# Clamp Wedge Just Couldn't Take It No More **URL:** https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/clamp-wedge-just-couldnt-take-it-no-more/22253 **Category:** Troubleshooting **Tags:** wedgey **Created:** [September 7, 2024, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/clamp-wedge-just-couldnt-take-it-no-more/22253 "2024-09-07T09:47:42Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 3
### Author: ![md8n](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/md8n/32/28197_2.png) [@md8n](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/md8n) #### Post date: [February 6, 2025, 3:54am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/clamp-wedge-just-couldnt-take-it-no-more/22253/3 "2025-02-06T03:54:03Z")
One of the wedges cracked - the other 3 I printed are still OK. I put this down to a “manufacturing defect”, by which I mean that when the 3D printer hit the pause layer, I didn’t get the captive nuts into the print within a reasonable time (it was many minutes later), so that under stress it delaminated at this layer. ![IMG_20250206_123914](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/0/8/087704d0d16c0df80d81177914a3ace670e5ee63.jpeg) So, I’ve tidied up the design of my clamp wedge a bit and you’ll be able to find the STP file in the Router Be Gone thread. > [@M4 Router Be Gone (installed the spindle)](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/m4-router-be-gone-installed-the-spindle/21389/85): > > New clamp wedge design. Remember to set a pause in your 3D printer at the layer height at the top of the captive nut. And as soon as your printer hits that pause layer get the captive nuts in pronto - it’s easier when the plastic is hot, and you’ll get better layer adhesion when you continue printing. [ClampWedgeV3.stp](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/uploads/short-url/65jlmD42Ll1dYhgder737VMCRsY.stp) (482.0 KB) The new one looks like this, and is a little easier to fit into place ![IMG_20250206_123942](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/2/3/2356d4f4aee53eaa2953c8d1f979ad1d7e2869ce.jpeg) --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/clamp-wedge-just-couldnt-take-it-no-more/22253)._