By CNC, I mostly mean 3D printers, but some of these things are general belts and pully things.
As always for (for small things), having the illustrations drawn at scale is essential.
I originally started creating these labels to properly organize a pile of litter (a.k.a., tackle boxes). While these didn’t come in tackle boxes, I figured I might as well move other things to the same cabinet system and label them too.
Idler Pulley
These are for idler pulleys; for various 3D printers, and my MPCNC mill. For the life of me, I can’t figure out why I have some classified as a GT2 and another one classified as a 2GT. As a person who’s a fan of standards and identifying points of confusion, they need to negotiate a better classification between themselves.
If the WWE and the WWF can work out a way to differentiate themselves, the people in charge of GT2 and 2GT should be able to!
The SVG files sometimes have lingering progression and construction drawings in case I need to revisit and re-edit. I thought I’d also include them in these screenshots to show what goes into a final icon. Usually, it’s more interesting to see how isometric icons are made.
SVG is available from GitHub.
Made in Inkscape.
Heat Breaks
For 3D printers, the filament channel makes sure the filament transitions from cold-and-rigid to hot-and-molten, at the exact correct moment, when being fed through the heater and nozzle.
SVG is available from GitHub.
Made in Inkscape.
Springs
All springs are in the same file (for now). But there are only two (for now): GT2 belt tensioners and bed leveling springs.
SVG is available from GitHub.
Made in Inkscape.
Nozzle Drill Bits
The most common 3D printer nozzle orifice is 0.4mm. At only a few hundred microns, the nozzle is hard to service if it gets clogged. Luckily there are tiny drill bits made for that.
Side note, these drill bits are also AMAZING for clearing out clogged carburetors on small engines.
A tiny label; there’s not much to it, but not much needs to be said.
SVG is available from GitHub.
Made in Inkscape.
Heater Blocks
I have a few blocks, but only one is drawn out for now.
Most of the labels follow the rule of having an (at scale) direct plan illustration. I made an exception with this to only have the orthographic. It didn’t seem necessary.
SVG is available from GitHub.
Made in Inkscape.
Filament Extrusion Gears
Just the one for now.
SVG is available from GitHub.
Made in Inkscape.
Bowden Connectors
These are essentially Chinese finger traps for Teflon tubes.
The isometric icons were a bit tedious but fun. The most tedious part is the threads – why do so many machine parts have screw threads!?
Especially the screws!?
SVG is available from GitHub.
Made in Inkscape.
Nozzles
I thought about just having a black silhouette for these, but something about the screw threads and the chamfering on the heads’ corners made me want to capture that (chamfering) in the illustrations.
SVG is available from Github.
Made in Inkscape.