Had some issues with the mechanism being sticky and not coming apart, but after some recalibrating and using the exact filament settings listed -- ended up printing perfectly on 2nd try.
Make sure you slow your speeds way down.
Awesome print, making 3 more for the rest of my drains/sinks. Thanks a bunch!
Beautiful mechanism! You made a shallow version of V1. Any plans to do the same for V2? This one is about 4mm taller than my (surprisingly non-standard) drain.
Haha, I knew someone would ask me... I think I can do 4mm shorter but I don't know if I can go much shorter than that. Can you email me at logicalplanet3d gmail.com and I will send you one for testing.
Printed in ABS. The bottom was stuck closed so tight that the shell cracked in several places while trying to get it open. The bottom never did separate.
Zach, I have posted a video to help show how to defuse it easily AND I posted an improved version today too. Download the new version and it should open much more easily.
Yes, you must first careful defuse all the walls by gently prying between all the surfaces before trying to open it. I will make a video and send you the link here later today.
For sure, PLA works and works well, but it is so easily deformed with hot water. So you just need to be careful not to use boiling water over it. Otherwise, I would use all the same recommended settings, including 100% infill.
Great design, looking forward to printing. However when I downloaded the files, they were both the hex pattern bottom and not your updated bottom. Just thought you should know.
Not sure what's up, but when I download I get a zip file that has two STLs which both have hex bottoms. The LP version has a hex bottom and the linear bottom. I imagine there was just a small mixup in upload. :)
Discussions — Drainer – Pop-Open Drain Strainer Version 2.0
You are welcome. Thank you for posting the make. And, yes, it is a precision print for sure, but once you get working, it is pretty gratifying, right?
Beautiful mechanism! You made a shallow version of V1. Any plans to do the same for V2? This one is about 4mm taller than my (surprisingly non-standard) drain.
Haha, I knew someone would ask me... I think I can do 4mm shorter but I don't know if I can go much shorter than that. Can you email me at logicalplanet3d gmail.com and I will send you one for testing.
Printed in ABS. The bottom was stuck closed so tight that the shell cracked in several places while trying to get it open. The bottom never did separate.
Zach, I have posted a video to help show how to defuse it easily AND I posted an improved version today too. Download the new version and it should open much more easily.
Yes, you must first careful defuse all the walls by gently prying between all the surfaces before trying to open it. I will make a video and send you the link here later today.
Is there a posibility to print using PLA and if so, what could be your recommendation ?
For sure, PLA works and works well, but it is so easily deformed with hot water. So you just need to be careful not to use boiling water over it. Otherwise, I would use all the same recommended settings, including 100% infill.
Great design, looking forward to printing. However when I downloaded the files, they were both the hex pattern bottom and not your updated bottom. Just thought you should know.
So sorry. I think I have corrected that now. Please download it again and you should see both versions.
Not sure what's up, but when I download I get a zip file that has two STLs which both have hex bottoms. The LP version has a hex bottom and the linear bottom. I imagine there was just a small mixup in upload. :)
Oh. Thanks for letting me know. I will look into it.
So sorry. I believe I have fixed that now.
Oh my drain is to shallow, do you plan to do a shallower version?
I just posted a new low profile version. See if this one works for you...
https://than.gs/m/1402886
awesome part! is it possible to make a 55mm diameter edition of it? :)
At the moment, I don't think I can make it that small using the same design approach. But I will give it some thought and see if there is another way.
Thats great! I tried scaling it down on x and y in slicer. Looks peomising, but the built in support keeps getting busted
Would you mind emailing me at logicalplanet3d gmail.com to help me keep in contact with you if I can create a version for you.
it looks cool and it works like a charm
Any chance you could do a version for smaller european sinks (45mm)?
Definitely a challenge but I am happy to try if you will test it. Please email me at logicalplanet3d gmail.com.
Thank You, even if you didn't do anything. I think you did.
Haha, lets just say I did. Haha. No, I guess the thangs site just had a problem. Glad it is solved.
I'm having trouble downloading the STL files. It just stays on the circle going round and round. Can you tell me how to get the stl files