(Part 2) Top products from r/functionalprint

Glass-filled nylon polymer gripper plates and steel for the two levers:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01F738PCE

Steel for everything:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007TYCA8

PLA isn't a good choice for this since it doesn't yield. It shatters without any warning signs.

I guess it would be a good idea to oversize everything quite a bit to make room for thicker walls.

Edit: I'm not sure why safety concerns always get downvoted on this sub, but there really is quite a lot of force involved and the device might be right next to your face when it violently shatters. Regular PLA is brittle. I'd even recommend wearing glasses/goggles when removing supports, because every once in a while a small sharp piece breaks off and flies in a random direction. PLA is cheap and super easy to print, but it does have its fair share of downsides.

This is awesome for when you need real crutches. However, for a sprained ankle, check this out: https://www.amazon.com/iWALK2-0-Hands-Free-Knee-Crutch/dp/B00092RB06

I saw a guy wearing one of these walking down the street, just booking it. it keeps both your hands free.

They're amazing if they work for you (so not for knee stuff, just for foot stuff).

Cool cool cool. Here's a link to the product if you want it. It's a great blow-dryer, except for not coming with a concentrator.

Adjustable wrenches have some perfectly valid uses. Holding the backside nut of a bolt your are tightening, for example - nice low torque use case. Also great for certain uses in bicycle repair (gripping freewheel removal tools and such).

If you want one that can handle some real torque, try this one. https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-85-610-10-Inch-MaxGrip-Adjustable/dp/B00009OYGZ

The problem comes in that there's lots of jobs they are NOT suitable for.

If you want to go all out you can get the wadsworth set. We use these to get into tight spaces taking apart stamping dies. You can put a pipe on it. I think it can take like 400lbs of torque. They are awesome.

Epoxy. I had some extra PC-7 sitting around, this stuff bonds anything and everything.

Edit: looks like this doesn’t bond well to polyethylene so ymmv. Worked for me

Edit 2: scratch that. A bit of extra force and the adhesive popped off. Threw on a couple wood screws and hoping that’ll be the end of it.

these work pretty well https://smile.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU

Thanks for the guild! I uploaded the model to thingiverse, both with the holes I used for my tools and a version without them so you can modify it for your needs! (if you have the right roll of tape that is!)

Model

Tape

Files

Pen

Glue stick is from a 3 pack that was at my local dollar store

Flashlight I got at walmart 2 years ago

Scraper is a 2 inch paint scraper that's been floating around the house for years

edit: formatting

Looks like an old Microsoft trackball i used years ago. Still have it somewhere i think.

Edit: link was obviously not this expensive back in the day. Was like $50 then.

https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-D68-00007-Trackball-Explorer/dp/B00005853Z

Sure! I used two microphone gooseneck arms screwed together (each has one male and one female end). The thread size is non-standard, so to attach it to a base, I found it easier to adapt it to 3/8"-16 using one of these. I clamped the printed assembly onto the end through a 1/8" thick aluminum plate using two nuts.

I uploaded the .stl files to thingiverse as well.

I wanted something long and non-fiddly to help level the bed, so i bought a twelve-inch feeler, cut it in half, and modeled a handle after a cheap screwdriver i had laying around (because orange!)

the linked post-pic excludes the peg thing used to secure the feeler itself - i was printing a variety of sizes: https://i.imgur.com/x6SiEBn.jpg

sauce: https://github.com/McNerdius/3DP/tree/master/feeler%20handle

I love this slide steel idea, maybe combined with some slide capo like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Rolling-Classic-Acoustic-Electric-6-String/dp/B07BK5Q4BT#customerReviews

Or a very high action like on a Dobro style guitar combined with some sort of capo that claps on the fretboard:
https://www.amazon.com/Shubb-C6B-Dobro-Capo/dp/B0002E2KUW

Just thinking out loud here, but I fully understand your point about not taking the easy road at all. I believe you might be right here, full chords are the way to go.

Here is the profile gauge I used. Maybe it could help you?

You need to get you one of these - https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Good-Grips-Smooth-Opener/dp/B000079XW2 - or similar. No sharp edges and the cans can be reused easily. Nice fix, though...

Thistothat recommends Household Goop.

Also not OP, but I’d use a drill bit extender. Then you can go right through the middle if you want.

I could see using this design as a coaster rather than a salt dish. STL file plz?

Also, the recipe book of the same name: https://www.amazon.com/Tequila-Mockingbird-Cocktails-Literary-Twist/dp/0762448652

ysk these are mass produced, and 3/$1 at my local pet shop


https://www.amazon.com/Ethical-2-Inch-Pet-Covers-3-Pack/dp/B0002ARWTA

No these are prismacolor markers.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00006IFGK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_-KG7CbCRDYTCY

But they are just as fat as a paint pen

I sanded until my thumb bled.

Then I hit it with high fill primer:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PKX16A/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Then I sanded that down smooth through the thumb pain.

Then I hit it with the texture spray linked above.

Then I gave it a couple of coats of "Trim Black":
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EM019O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The texture spray really hides a lot of the imperfections