Snooker Cue Guide with Sliding Jaws

// Snooker Cue Guide - Section 2 // Square frame with four curved sliding jaws // Units: mm $fn = 96; // Main dimensions guide_length = 60; cue_diameter = 13; min_opening = 14; max_opening = 40; frame_outer = 60; frame_wall = 4; frame_depth = 4; jaw_thickness = 4; jaw_radial_depth = 8; sliding_clearance = 0.35; // Preview opening diameter opening_diameter = min_opening; // Square end frame with circular centre module end_frame() { difference() { cube([frame_outer, frame_outer, frame_depth], center=true); cylinder(d=max_opening + 2*jaw_radial_depth, h=frame_depth+1, center=true); } } // Curved jaw segment module curved_jaw(angle=0, opening=14) { rotate([0,0,angle]) difference() { intersection() { translate([0,0,0]) cylinder(d=opening + 2*jaw_radial_depth, h=jaw_thickness, center=true); translate([-frame_outer/2, -frame_outer/2, -jaw_thickness/2]) cube([frame_outer, frame_outer, jaw_thickness]); } cylinder(d=opening, h=jaw_thickness+1, center=true); } } // Four jaw preview module four_jaws(opening=14) { for (a=[0:90:270]) { curved_jaw(a, opening); } } // Display conceptual frame and jaws // This is a geometry preview, not the complete sliding mechanism. color("lightgray") end_frame(); color("orange") four_jaws(opening_diameter);

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