Ironing Board Hanger

Get your ironing board off the floor - perhaps on the back of a closet door as I did with this approach.

I looked at the various brackets others shared but thought I would like something a little different. Some others depend a bit more on cantilevered arms which seem to ask a bit more of PLA than it might have in it. Mine beefs up the support arm and gets more material under them too. It should securely support a T-shaped ironing board leg for a sturdy mounting on a wall or the back of a door.

Just for fun I've shared the clay model I roughed up as a starting point. If you model your own 3D parts consider getting a chunk of simple Plasticine or other modelling clay, and you'll find it speeds your path to a first viable model by letting you find a good shape, and rough-in the initial dimensions.

I printed my ironing-board hanger at only 25% fill, thinking I'd just use that first try as a test print and that was surprisingly strong already, so I've simply put it into service. Perhaps if slated for aggressive abuse it might warrent printing yours at 40% or more. (A couple of years later and it's still fine BTW).

I improved a few thicknesses and chamfers after that first test print (and my photo above), so if you print this shared model you'll already be one step ahead of me. I'll print a v2 myself once (if?) the first one fails.  (ed. it didn't)

The screw holes are also  improved in the STL shared, with thicker material and a better countersink.

Realized this would probably be a decent shovel-holder for the garage or gardening shed too. Later - I used it also for a sledge hammer in the workshop and it's still going strong.

Enjoy. Would love to see your makes. :)

Category: Organization