{ "version": "2026-10-20", "license": "Dimension sheets: CC BY 4.0. Standard and published-size files: CC BY 4.0. Xem Studio's own designs (files_license = Xem Studio Design License): free to use and sell things from, not to redistribute as files — https://xemstudio.com/license/. Other publishers' files: their own license, linked beside them.", "slug": "tee-bridle-joint", "name": "Tee bridle joint", "kind": "hardware", "category": "Joinery", "group": "Bridle joints", "year": null, "question": "What are the proportions of a tee bridle joint?", "tags": [ "joinery", "woodworking joint", "3d printable", "connect 3d prints", "no glue", "stl", "step", "bridle joints" ], "aliases": [ "tee bridle joint", "t bridle joint", "bridle tee", "junta de horquilla en T", "T-Scherzapfen" ], "overall_mm": { "length": 80, "width": 60, "height": 20 }, "official_cad": false, "xem_status": "free-files", "les": false, "free_files": 3, "url": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/tee-bridle-joint/", "sheet_txt": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/tee-bridle-joint/sheet.txt", "sheet": { "basis": "Xem Studio design — geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions", "overall_mm": { "length": 80, "width": 60, "height": 20 }, "notes": [ "Woodworking joint drawn for 3D printing: the parts lock together by shape, so a print can be joined without glue or screws. Drawn at true size with the parts line to line (zero gap) in their assembled position — add your printer's fit allowance to the mating faces (your AI or slicer can do this).", "The slotted end straddles the through member, which is cut down to its middle third where they meet." ], "table": { "columns": [ "dimension", "value" ], "rows": [ [ "stock", "20 × 20 mm square" ], [ "parts", "through member, slotted member" ], [ "middle third", "6.67 mm" ], [ "slot length", "20 mm" ], [ "assembles", "the slot straddles the through member from the side" ], [ "holds", "racking and twisting; pin it against sliding" ] ] } }, "sheet_text": "Tee bridle joint — dimension sheet\nSource: Xem Studio, https://xemstudio.com/objects/tee-bridle-joint/ (sheet CC BY 4.0; files Xem Studio Design License, https://xemstudio.com/license/)\nBasis: Xem Studio design — geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions\nCatalog version: 2026-10-20\n\nOverall (mm): length 80.0, width 60.0, height 20.0\n- Woodworking joint drawn for 3D printing: the parts lock together by shape, so a print can be joined without glue or screws. Drawn at true size with the parts line to line (zero gap) in their assembled position — add your printer's fit allowance to the mating faces (your AI or slicer can do this).\n- The slotted end straddles the through member, which is cut down to its middle third where they meet.\n\ndimension value\nstock 20 × 20 mm square\nparts through member, slotted member\nmiddle third 6.67 mm\nslot length 20 mm\nassembles the slot straddles the through member from the side\nholds racking and twisting; pin it against sliding\n\nFiles elsewhere (not hosted by Xem Studio; license as stated by the publisher):\n- Xem Studio: Joinery design (geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions) — web — Xem Studio design — https://xemstudio.com/\n\nFree files (Xem Studio Design License, Xem Studio; STEP + STL, 3 parts): https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/tee-bridle-joint/index.json\nAPI: https://xemstudio.com/api/geometry?object=tee-bridle-joint\n", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Xem Studio", "title": "Joinery design (geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions)", "url": "https://xemstudio.com/", "formats": [ "web" ], "license": "Xem Studio design", "license_verified": true, "hosted": false } ], "xem": { "status": "free-files", "sheet_free": true, "mesh_price_usd": null, "step_price_usd": null, "tolerance_mm": null }, "related": [ "corner-bridle-joint", "tee-halving-joint" ], "fits": [], "dimensions": "exact (nominal, no printing tolerance)", "dimension_rule": "All geometry on Xem Studio is exact (nominal, true size) with no printing tolerance. Where a part meets another part, the object lists its mating features (feature, exact size, what it mates with, fit class: press, slide, run, socket, clamp or designed). Apply your process's allowance to those features only; 'designed' gaps are part of the design and stay as drawn.", "mating": [], "faq": [ { "q": "Where is a tee bridle used?", "a": "Where a leg or rail meets a long member mid-span, e.g. a table leg under a long rail." } ], "files_license": { "name": "Xem Studio Design License", "holder": "Xem Studio", "url": "https://xemstudio.com/license/", "note": "Xem Studio's own design: free to use, print, modify and sell things made from it; not to be republished or redistributed as files." }, "offers": [ { "file": "tee-bridle-joint-through-member", "formats": [ "step", "stl" ], "price_usd": 0, "license": "Xem Studio Design License", "step": "https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/tee-bridle-joint/tee-bridle-joint-through-member.step", "stl": "https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/tee-bridle-joint/tee-bridle-joint-through-member.stl", "note": "Through member reduced to its middle third at the joint" }, { "file": "tee-bridle-joint-slotted-member", "formats": [ "step", "stl" ], "price_usd": 0, "license": "Xem Studio Design License", "step": "https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/tee-bridle-joint/tee-bridle-joint-slotted-member.step", "stl": "https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/tee-bridle-joint/tee-bridle-joint-slotted-member.stl", "note": "End member with the open slot" }, { "file": "tee-bridle-joint-assembled", "formats": [ "step", "stl" ], "price_usd": 0, "license": "Xem Studio Design License", "step": "https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/tee-bridle-joint/tee-bridle-joint-assembled.step", "stl": "https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/tee-bridle-joint/tee-bridle-joint-assembled.stl", "note": "All parts in their assembled position (each part its own solid)" } ], "markdown": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/tee-bridle-joint/index.md" }