Replacement Cam Lock

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I made this to replace a keyed cam lock on a lock box I had. The lock was the metal kind in the picture. It was a Harbor Freight key box that I turned into an electronics enclosure for my printer. I really didn’t need to lock it and just thought a simple knob would be better. Required extras: For this print you will need 1) Qty 1: #8×1 1/2” pan head screw (M4×40? I think will be about the same?), washers, and a nut. 2)Your favorite glue. 3)A tad bit of grease. Assembly: 1) Print all parts… Duh… 2) Take a small bit of grease and coat the gluing spacer on the inside and one side. The grease will help keep it from accidentally getting glued to the other parts. 3)Place the tumbler through the hole from the outside. The wider part will be facing the knob. 4)Apply glue to the mount and place it on the inside, over the tumbler. 5) Place the spacer with the grease on top of the mount. 6) Use the #8 screw, washers, and nut to clamp it all together and wait for the glue to dry. 7) Remove the screw, and discard the spacer. Hopefully it didn't get glued in place. Your done with it. It’s just for gluing everything together. 8) Use the screw and nut to attach the knob and latch. You don’t need the washers for this part. Align the knob and latch how you want. Then tighten down the nut and screw. Mine was just slightly loose when I finished. I just took a pair of pliers and bent the cabinet in just a bit to take up the play. As usual…. "THE BEER-WARE LICENSE" (Revision 42): https://www.thingiverse.com/kwg08/ wrote this file. As long as you retain this notice you can do whatever you want with this stuff (for non profit uses only.) If we meet some day, and you think this stuff is worth it, you can buy me a beer in return.