Manfrotto 175 Spring Clamp Replacement Rubber Pad

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<p><i>Tips are appreciated and go towards creating new designs</i></p><p>I got a good deal on a used Manfrotto 175 Spring Clamp, but half of the rubber pads (part R175,05) were missing, and the other half was badly worn. With official replacements being either nigh-unavailable or crazy expensive to get I was looking for an alternative solution. As I had been wanting to experiment with TPU / flexible filament for a while I figured this was a nice, simple project to give TPU a try.</p><p>The print is super simple and should be done in 15-25 minutes, depending on what printing speed you're using. And while I haven't put the replacements through their paces yet, the shore 94A TPU filament I've used grips a piece of paper pretty tightly and you need to use quite a bit of force to get it out of the clamps' jaws. They fit great, too.<br>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Print Notes:</strong></p><p>Place the part with the bigger side on the build plate.</p><p>Unless your printer or filament requires it there is no need for rafts or supports, it should print as is.</p><p>Obviously do adjust your print settings to whatever type of TPU / flex filament you're using, such as minimizing your feed gear pressure, slow printing speed, no retractions and whatnot else you need to do for your particular type of flexible filament.</p>