r/functionalprint 8h ago

Gridfinity kitchen organiser restrospective

Thumbnail
image
162 Upvotes

Background: - Bambu P1S 0.4mm nozzle 0.2mm layers - Sunlu PLA 2.0 - 3 bottom layers 3 top layers - 2 walls inside/outside - 5% gyro or cross hatch infill

What went well: - For most shapes, added 1mm clearance to the diameter or full length/width of actual measured dimensions seemed to work ok. - Added drain holes especially on the lowest point of each item. This works in conjunction with holes I added to the gridfinity baseplates. Time will tell if water will pool and get mouldy. - Uniform 6 height units made the bins look nicer.

What needs improvement: - 4 or 5 layers would cover up the see-through top layer. - Need to consider more loose fitting shapes. The cheese slicers for example, hugging the lines too close made it difficult to retrieve other than directly lifting on the Z axis. - Could angle the parts more, along the Y axis, to fit natural motion paths of how the hand lifts items. - Using Fusion 360 gridfinity tool to generate the bins resulted in a very tight fit between the units and the base. My own bin design according to the original spec somehow had looser tolerances. Need to investigate. Maybe consider outer/inter wall order.

Other thoughts: - Why ๐Ÿ˜‚ - Good beginner practice. - Time will tell if I'm happy with this.


r/functionalprint 2h ago

CNC dust shoe & support

Thumbnail
gallery
23 Upvotes

r/functionalprint 20h ago

Needed a heat set insert press, but all the designs available required additional hardware - so I designed my own! Entirely 3D printed, using a rack and pinion setup to translate up and down smoothly.

Thumbnail
image
615 Upvotes

r/functionalprint 14h ago

Strut covers and vacuum line clips

Thumbnail
gallery
129 Upvotes

Just a wanted to share a few of the prints I designed for my project car. All prints are ASA for now but if the heat starts to degrade them I may switch to nylon.


r/functionalprint 22h ago

I designed a strong and stable French cleat system

Thumbnail
gallery
435 Upvotes

r/functionalprint 21h ago

Spray bottle storage in my small kitchen

Thumbnail
image
329 Upvotes

r/functionalprint 1d ago

"Temporary" TPU primer bulb 17 months later

Thumbnail
image
1.0k Upvotes

r/functionalprint 20h ago

Quick and dirty organizer for my desk lamp

Thumbnail
video
97 Upvotes

r/functionalprint 22h ago

Discreet Cupboard Door Pen Holder

Thumbnail
gallery
126 Upvotes

My first submission - not exactly groundbreaking, but I got fed up of opening the cupboard door and pens rolling out onto me (it's a high cupboard, above head height)!

This pen holder sits nicely between the door and the recess where the inner shelf is, keeping the pens secured and accessible.


r/functionalprint 1d ago

My new and improved 3D printed disc golf cart.

Thumbnail reddit.com
246 Upvotes

r/functionalprint 23h ago

TPU Cutting Board Feet

Thumbnail
gallery
81 Upvotes

r/functionalprint 22h ago

Simple Vase-Mode Print to Replace Missing Piece from ~30 Year Old Stacking Toy Set

Thumbnail
gallery
57 Upvotes

We've been pulling out my old childhood toys recently for our kid, and unfortunately this toy set of stacking cups was missing a cup. It was a great excuse to model a quick replacement and print it via 0.8mm nozzle in vase mode. With the larger nozzle, I was able to extrude a 2mm thick wall to match the 2mm thick shell of the original cup.

Unfortunately I didn't have red available, so the pattern is a little off now, but oh well! It works very well and that is what matters.


r/functionalprint 20h ago

Needed a little parking space for vacuum

Thumbnail
gallery
30 Upvotes

Yes, it's dirty. The vacuum didn't have a home so I made one with 3d printed legs.


r/functionalprint 1d ago

Dyson airwrap custom nozzle for blowing dust of stuff

Thumbnail
gallery
35 Upvotes

r/functionalprint 1d ago

Printed something useful again today. A thread protector for my hiking poles. I often hike without snow or mud baskets, as they can be annoying on certain surfaces, but unfortunately, you end up ruining the thread. The photo shows that the thread still looks like new after several months of use

Thumbnail
gallery
81 Upvotes

r/functionalprint 1d ago

Broken part replacement for a mop

Thumbnail
gallery
37 Upvotes

Perfect fit from the first time, the gap is supposed to be there.

I used freecad btw.


r/functionalprint 2d ago

A mount to make the hair dryer hands-free

Thumbnail
gallery
1.1k Upvotes

As requested by my wife


r/functionalprint 1d ago

Control panel and servo mounts for automating my marine watermaker on my sailboat.

Thumbnail
gallery
150 Upvotes

r/functionalprint 1d ago

Ratcheting Paper Towel Holder v2.0!!

Thumbnail
video
96 Upvotes

r/functionalprint 16h ago

Designed a holder for my desk light remote

Thumbnail
gallery
2 Upvotes

Quick project in between studying, remote kept getting in the way on my desk.


r/functionalprint 1d ago

Finally I could prop up the strainer when making pasta

Thumbnail
gallery
263 Upvotes

r/functionalprint 2d ago

So I got my 3d printer 2 weeks ago and my first functional design & print is something for my kitchen. Super sturdy for 5% infill. Not very pretty but depending on your cabinet and bag size you could hang it inside.

Thumbnail
image
302 Upvotes

r/functionalprint 1d ago

Climbing safe speaker

Thumbnail
gallery
75 Upvotes

I spend a lot of time climbing in a full body harness for work, and everything needs to be rated and fully tethered for the safety of those below. The JBL clip 5 has a latch that can get bumped open and fall. This fixes that!


r/functionalprint 1d ago

18650 battery case

Thumbnail
gallery
8 Upvotes

I vape and always need to carry a spare pair. Dropped and broke a battery box but they were not ideal clipping open and closed everytime.

Positive side is protected enough.

The design does need some minor tweaking.


r/functionalprint 1d ago

Canโ€™t fix this cover anywhere . Mode a new one

Thumbnail
video
19 Upvotes

This blasters brake easily . All surveyors know how bare even impossible to find replacement . Stated by printing only the latch . Ended up by making the cover .