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+// -*- C -*-
+
+tube_dia = 22.4;
+
+hinge_around = 2.5;
+hinge_pin = 1.5; // xxx
+main_th = 3;
+minor_wall_min = 1;
+
+screw = 5.0 + 0.75;
+screw_nut_across = 10; // xxx
+knob_behind_across = 15; // xxx
+
+clamp_width = 15;
+
+clamp_gap = 2;
+
+lower_th = 1;
+
+overlap_l = 0.1;
+
+// calculated
+
+main_r = tube_dia/2 + main_th;
+
+hinge_outer_r = hinge_around + hinge_pin/2
+hinge_y = tube_dia/2 + hinge_outer_r;
+
+screw_max_y_lhs = -main_r -screw_nut_across/2;
+screw_max_y_rhs = -main_r -knob_behind_across/2;
+
+screw_y = min(screw_max_y_lhs,
+ screw_max_y_rhs);
+
+bot_y = -screw_y -max( screw_nut_across, knob_behind_across/2 )
+ -minor_wall_min;
+
+
+module TubePlan(){ circle(r = tube_dia/2); }
+module HingePlan(){ translate([0, hinge_y]) circle(r= hinge_pin/2); }
+module HingeBodyPlan(){ translate([0, hinge_y]) circle(r= hinge_outer_r); }
+
+module TubeClampLeftPlan(){
+ difference(){
+ union(){
+ polygon([[ 0, hinge_y + hinge_outer_r ],
+ [ -main_outer_r + overlap_l, hinge_y + hinge_outer_r ],
+ [ -main_outer_r + overlap_l, bot_y ],
+ [ -clamp_gap/2, bot_y ],
+ [ -clamp_gap/2, 0, ],
+ [ 0, 0, ],
+ ]);
+ HingeBodyPlan();
+ }
+ TubePlan();
+ HingePinPlan();
+ }
+}
+
+module TubeClampLeft() { ////toplevel
+ linextr(-clamp_width/2, clamp_width/2)
+ TubeClampLeftPlan();
+}
+
+TubeClampLeft();