2026-01-01 22:48:24
3D Print Blog 2026001
Sometimes it takes 3D Printing a useless invention to figure out the real solution to your problem.
Inspired a little by Morley Kert, I have decided to use my 3D printer regularly and maybe I will manage to document it here.
Today I printed a hook for my daughter's kitchen. It broke immediately when I tried to press the two “legs” together, which were supposed to hold it in the hole drilled in the kitchen wall. It's a play kitchen with three hooks for utensils. These hooks have always fallen out quickly since I assembled the kitchen.
This needed to be improved. So I designed a hook that I could print.
Presumed problem:
I printed the hook vertically. The two halves of the pin, which should shrink slightly when clamped into the intended hole, were therefore loaded parallel to the print plane and broke off. A second attempt is currently being printed, this time with the pin printed horizontally so that the individual layers run along the pin and give it more strength.
I created the 3D model with OpenSCAD and largely provided it with variables. If you are interested in using the model, I am happy to make it available.
While writing this, the second attempt has been printed and it has not broken. Unfortunately, it is no better than the original—it also falls out easily.
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)