# Making an elbow socket

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-an-elbow-socket/12155>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [April 2, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-an-elbow-socket/12155 "2021-04-02T19:44:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nbmit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a5b964/32.png) [@Nbmit](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Nbmit)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-an-elbow-socket/12155/1 "2021-04-02T19:44:57Z")

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Hello, I am very new to the community. I am having trouble making an elbow socket. Any recommendations??

Thank you for any help

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/b/befd918e44410fdba09126b4cd0be31cdacdb51d.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-an-elbow-socket/12155/2 "2021-04-02T20:04:01Z")

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Here is one way.

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**Author:** ![MrJack88](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mrjack88/32/8138_2.png) [@MrJack88](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MrJack88)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 8:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-an-elbow-socket/12155/3 "2021-04-02T20:57:37Z")

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1. Sketch a circle.
2. Distant it from the axes.
3. Revolve at 90°.
4. Make cylinder both ends.
5. Use shell tool on both end’s surfaces.
6. Valla!

I actually didn’t try it but it seems logical.

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-an-elbow-socket/12155/4 "2021-04-02T21:29:07Z")

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Here you go… 🙂

[https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/7/7d8f85fd0de581cd1ed43ba0114f68f14680db5f.MOV](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/7/7d8f85fd0de581cd1ed43ba0114f68f14680db5f.MOV)