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The 18650 battery is a LiPo technology and extensively used in commercial and industrial applications. Here is my 3D model of another 18650 battery. If you're like me, it doesn't matter how much care you take, it's still possible to miss…
If you've ever wanted to make use of those Makita LXT 18V batteries, you are going to want a solid and clean way to get to the battery terminals. This 3D print provides a plastic plate that slips onto the battery, snapping on just like a…
If you've ever wanted to make use of those Milwaukee M18 18V batteries, you are going to want a solid and clean way to get to the battery terminals. This 3D print provides a plastic plate assembly that slips onto the battery, snapping on…
The 4mm 3 wires Wago connector is a useful electrical fitting. Often, it needs to be secured to a base plate. Wago do have base clips, but inconvenient to get hold of. Here is my design for a quick solution. My mount accommodates two,…
There are these useful gadgets you can purchase from the hardware store to keep your work gloves with you when you are not wearing them. Typically, a small clip that attaches to your belt loop and a larger clip that attaches to your…
To electrically connect to a Makita 18V LXT Battery, you will need some metal pieces correctly shaped and aligned to reliably and robustly clip onto the battery. For most, 3D printing can assist in printing the plastic component, but for…
As a family, we like sushi nori rolls. Making it at home means we can come up with our own stuffings. This sushi maker assists with the filling process. Perhaps not traditional Japanese, but we find it useful. The maker is optimised for a…
Yet another filament clip. Rather than twist or contort the loose end of your filament to hold in-place by hole locations on the reel, this clip provides a simple way to clip and un-clip the loose filament during storage. The clip fits…
If you've ever wanted to make use of those Makita LxT 18V batteries for non-Makita projects, you are going to want a solid and clean way to get to the battery terminals. This 3D print provides a plastic plate that slips onto the battery,…
This project takes an Atorch DL24 Electronic Load module and makes some minor modifications to it and encloses it into a custom 3D printed enclosure to provide improved handling and board protection. The project also converts the DL24…
I had a need for two 1/3 measuring cups. Rather than buy two sets of measuring cups to only extract those needed measures, I came up with this measuring cup design. The measuring cup design has a simple handle and is intended for…
The 4mm 3 wires Wago connector is a useful electrical fitting. Often, it needs to be secured to a base plate. Wago do have base clips, but inconvenient to get hold of. Here is my design for a quick solution. In addition to the Wago…
To keep my hands free whilst working, I sometimes keep a drink bottle attached to my work belt. My design provides a belt/bag buckle arrangement to secure to the drink bottle. The simple buckle arrangement allows quick and convenient…
This is an M12 screw and matching nut design with an extra feature, it has a cavity hole of 6.8mm. The thread is 1.75mm pitch. This can be used to pass 3D 1.75mm filament through it. The cavity hole is sized to accept a small garden…
This buckle can be used is multiple situations. My design is simple to print and is of low cost and designed to accept a flat woven strap of up to 20mm width. The strength of these buckles can be improved by choosing strong plastics. Note…
Yet another bag clip. Here is a useful bag clip that closes on a thicker folded plastic bag or similar, typically at least 1mm thick. This design is inspired (well done to phil38) by another design seen on Thingiverse,…
Tool to assist in the disassembly of car panels and the like. It allows you to easily get in between panels by levering the panels out of their fixed position. The tool needs to be strong and tough. I found Nylon and perhaps PETG a good…
I have on one of my past projects some M6 nuts that can come loose. So I have a need to adjust the nut tension every so often. I want to be able to just finger tighten the nut and don't want to go out and buy metal butterfly/wing nuts. My…
I never seem to have the right potentiometer knob for the job on-hand. I could keep a reserve of interesting knobs on hand, but that takes space. Instead, I custom design the knobs, as needed. Here is another of my 3D knob print designs…
Placing bags on the Tesla Model 3 rear seat can have an unexpected surprise. If the bag weighs enough (maybe 5Kg or more), the car will trigger a rear seat belt warning. Rather than disable the warning (child seat enabled), I decided to…
It's dangerous and frowned upon to store a blade attached to a scalpel handle, yet I do it all the time. My needs are not surgical, but it's dangerous. I also typcally use a #11 blade on a scalpel handle #3. To help make the storage of a…
This is an M6 screw and matching nut design with an extra feature, it has a cavity hole of 2mm. This can be used to pass 3D 1.75mm filament through it. The printed M6 screws and nuts needed a little attention to improve their screw…
Here is a disc shooter. It shoots small discs a few metres. The shooter has a disc magazine hopper for 5 discs, so can repeatedly be fired until all ammunition is spent. The shooter accuracy leaves a lot to be desired, but it is a lot of…
I needed some simple knobs and no time to get to an electronics store, so here is my 3D print design. The knob is designed to fit a 6mm potentiometer shaft. The knob has a 12mm base and has a height of 13mm, not including the indicator…
To avoid smaller items rolling around in my Tesla Model 3 (2021) frunk, I was interested in a secure post or two that I could attach items to. The Model 3 has two adjacent bolt wells in the frunk that can double as securing points. NOTE:…
My spanner collection inside my portable toolbox was always a mess. Each spanner dispersed in the toolbox box and hard to find. My solution to the spanner mess is to bring them together into this 3D printed spanner carrier. The spanner…
A coaster for Borderlands fans. It's 95mm in diameter and 4mm high. It's designed in two parts to allow you print in different colours, if you so choose. It looks great with an orange logo and grey or black body. The logo insert is 1mm…
I had a need to fit some lighting fittings. The wiring is simply via screw blocks. Instead of using purpose built terminal blocks (of which I had none on hand), I designed and printed a couple of custom screw terminal block boxes. The box…
I managed to misplace (lose!) my vacuum concetrator fitting for my Makita DCL180Z 18V LxT vacuum cleaner. The concentrator is a useful fitting, so decided to design and print a replacement part. My concentrator part is about 130mm long.…
I've found the Pyrex 470ml round storage Dishes very useful. Though over time, the plastic lids become stiff and brittle. This 3D print in TPU filament makes a remarkably good replacement lid. The lid is 126mm in diameter and 10mm high…
I never seem to have the right potentiometer knob for the job on-hand. I could keep a reserve of interesting knobs in my parts bin, but that takes space. Instead, I custom design the knobs, as needed. Here is another of my 3D knob print…
To improve thermal control of my 3D prints on difficult plastics, I moved my Prusa i3 MK3s into an enclosure. The enclosure dimensions was chosen to place the filament reel outside enclosure. I opted for a spooling solution where the…
This is an M12 screw and matching nut design with an extra feature, it has a 4mm cavity hole. The cavity hole is intended to accept a 4mm PTFE tube. The PTFE inner diameter is 2mm. The PTFE tube can be used to pass 3D 1.75mm filament…
Here is a treatment for a foot ailment that strikes many people, plantar fasciitis. When you have plantar fasciitis, you usually feel pain in the bottom of the heel or the arch of the foot. Some people describe the pain as feeling like a…
The HW-636 is a DC-DC buck step down power converter. It has a relatively high input voltage range (6.5 -60V) with an output of upto 30V at 5 amps. Here is my 3D design of the module for modelling purposes, hence only the sizable PCB…
The 4mm 5 wires Wago 221-415 connector is a useful electrical fitting. Often, it needs to be secured to a base plate. Wago do have base clips, but inconvenient to get hold of. You may even need several of these Wago connectors, daisy…
When you cut sheet metal, it leaves an edge that can be abrasive to nearby wiring, even after filing the edges. The common practice is the shroud the edge with a grommet or some similar protection. Here is a purpose built edge protector,…
My spanner collection inside my portable toolbox was always a mess. Each spanner dispersed in the toolbox box and hard to find. My solution to the spanner mess is to bring them together into this 3D printed spanner carrier. This 3D…
It's important to keep your workbench clear from clutter. My Foredom like handpiece ends up on my workbench, so I designed this simple mount to securely hold the handpiece whilst not directly in use. The mount accepts two 3.5mm pan head…
This project is for those that have a need to spin yarn into a tightly meshed ball so that the yarn can be neatly stored or used. There are inexpensive manual yarn winders for this spinning purpose. These winders typically have a handle…
A small tray with sub-divides for small parts, like screws, etc. The overall tray size is 58.75 by 131mm and 28.25mm high. Here is my 3D design. My design may match your needs, too. My print is made in PETG 1.75mm Aurarum red filament,…
Here is a remake of my bench power supply. The power supply provides a useful regulated DC voltage, adjustable from about 0.5V to 30V DC at 4A. The power supply is based on the FNIRSI Step Up/Down 50W Power Module. This improved design…
I've seen these sub hooks being sold that fit over a coat hangar to allow accessories or even another coat hangar to be dangled from. A simple idea that can be easily reproduced with a 3D printer and at a low cost. Here is my design that…
Being a proud owner of a Tesla Model 3, I was looking for ways to improve my car use experience. I do find that shopping bags can fall and loose their content into the boot of the car. Placing the bag into one of the car's bays is one…
Here is my design for a token playing card, the Ace of Spades. The card dimensions are about 78 x 51mm and 2mm thick. If the card is not to your preferred dimensions, consider scaling the print file in your slicer software. My print is…
Neat cabling gives a project a clean finish and helps you trace and debug should problems arise. So I needed a way to secure wiring of varying thickness to adjacent smooth panels. I made these 3D printed clips to hold wiring in place. The…
My son's Subaru WRX 2006 is a CS9 Club Spec version. For this, he wanted a front grill badge. Here is my 3D printed solution. This version has the text font in "normal" style. I've included a couple of photos of the original Subaru CS9…
I had a need to keep solder flux fumes out of my face whilst doing soldering on my electronics projects. There are plenty of solutions that are available for purchase. For me this is a simple mechanical project with some incorporated…
The APX6000 is a radio commonly adopted in enterprise solutions and by emergency service organisations. It's useful to clip the radio to your belt and operate the radio via a wired microphone. We never seem to have enough belt clips for…
NOT INTENDED AS A LIFE SAFETY DEVICE! If you've ever worked at heights, it's wise (essential) to work with height safety equipment to protect you from dangerously falling; effectively life protection. A key component in the height safety…
This portable yellow work light was sold on eBay and used three included 18650 batteries. The work light underperformed. This document describes a re-engineer of much of the work light. The rebuild makes it brighter and adapts it to work…
Yinyang, in Eastern thought, the two complementary forces that make up all aspects and phenomena of life. Yin is a symbol of earth, femaleness, darkness, passivity, and absorption. Yang is conceived of as heaven, maleness, light,…
On occasion, my 3D print needs assistance to remove bits of printed filament from the baseplate. Fingernails are wonderful for this purpose. If you have lots of remnant bits to remove, a scraper will help with this chore. There are other…
My wife enjoys making pies. The pies are cooked in a Sunbeam Pie Maker and can make 4 pies at once. To safely store the pies in the freezer, they need support to not become damaged nor to fall apart. My solution to help my wife protect…
Here is a holster for my Leatherman Wave Original (the original Wave tool, retired 2004) multitool. I like that I can remove and replace the multitool with one hand, quickly and easily. Other holsters I have seen rely on friction or a…
Here is an ID card holder for cards of size approximately 85x54mm and 0.75mm thick. The holder has minimal card bordering allowing the card content to be fully displayed. The ID card can be instantly installed or removed from the holder,…
To help press down the pastry in my wife's pie maker, a tool was needed to assist. The pies are cooked in a Sunbeam Pie Maker. My solution to help my wife set out the pastry to use a custom 3D printed pie tamper tool. Before the pie maker…
My son's old Toyota Corolla alarm remote control case was falling apart. My solution was to 3D design and print a complete new remote control housing replacement. Here is my design. My design may match your needs, too. The Toyota logo is…
My spanner collection inside my portable toolbox was always a mess. Each spanner dispersed in the toolbox box and hard to find. My solution to the spanner mess is to bring them together into this 3D printed spanner carrier. This 3D…
I modified my cheap work light by Xfinity to be brighter and to use my Makita LXT batteries. To finish it off, the original plastic enclosure and battery mount was replaced with 3D printed parts. To make the work light brighter, I…
Here is a knob for a industrial kitchen gas cooktop. The knob has a relatively large diameter of 70mm. It's designed to press fit onto a standard gas fitting 8mm shaft with a (6.25mm) flat side. The top of the knob has an indentation to…
My son needed a space to place his sunglasses in his car. The coin panel below the centre console served no real use, but presented itself as a possible place to modify to store his sunglasses. The car is a Subaru WRX Club Sport 2006. The…
I had a spare LED fog light, so decided to turn it into another work light. Question: Why do I have 3 work lights? Answer: I need a third work light before I can have a fourth one, of course. To make the work light portable, I matched it…
If you are like many X1 Carbon printer owners, you are dissatisfied with the internal lighting of the printer. I find it hard to see whatever is on the print plate through the tinted glass of the printer case. I understand that there is…
Here is a small hobby size vice. I use this vice to hold wire, small printed circuit boards, etc. while soldering. The vice has a 36mm jaw that opens to 38mm. My design is simple. It has three printed parts. Should a jaw get damaged, it's…
I have a commonly available 18650/AAAx3 flashlight. This flashlight is known under multiple names and available in Amazon and other sites for a low cost. I have designed a vertical mount to stow the flashlight out of the way when not in…
The metal insert in the central air vents in the Subaru WRX (2006) can fall out and become lost. This is what happened in our case, one guide got lost. I needed to replace the missing air vent guide. The shiny metal was out of character…
My son swapped the sound system head in his Subaru WRX STi 2013 car. The remote USB connection in the centre console also needed changing. To secure the new USB socket, I designed and 3D printed a USB panel mount. Here is my design. The…
My Proxxon vice is solid steel. The steel jaws are unforgiving when clamping objects made from soft or fragile materials. To protect the vice held object, I designed some flexible TPU jaw protection covers. The covers provides a soft…
This is a 3D design of a stainless steel rectangular tray available through eBay and AliExpress (with the magnets removed). The tray dimensions are 136.5mm by 54mm at the base and 13.5mm high with tapered sides. The tray has a brim which…
My multimeter (UNI-T UT61E) probes hang loose and can get untidy. The probes dangle and can get caught and break. To help reduce this dangle problem (but not eliminate), I came up with this design to allow the attached probes to be…
To help with the filling of a sausage roll, my wife needed assistance to keep the fill in position and a way to compact it. Here is my fill and compacting tool to assist with the fill process. The mold is a frame of 110 x 40mm and 36mm…
Probes attached to my portable oscilloscope can get untidy. The problem gets worse when I move my oscilloscope around. The probes dangle and can get caught and break. To help reduce this dangle problem (but not eliminate), I came up with…
My son's Subaru WRX 2006 is a CS9 Club Spec version. For this, he wanted a front grill badge. Here is my 3D printed solution. The badge size was chosen as a guesstimate and is 70 x 22mm. I hope you can find this print useful, too. Print…
I noticed that the metal from my small step ladder had worn through the rubber feet. Hence the floor protection from the feet was no longer there. Rather than hunting for the right size and shape in the hardware store or via an online…
Spread cream or similar with this simple spatula. Here is my design to easily print a 113x22mm spatula. My print is made in 1.75mm eSUN PLA+ White filament, with 0.2mm layer height and 15% infill on a Bambu Lab X1 Carbon printer. Print…
There I was, with a pool that needs cleaning and a pool pole that can't hold my leaf basket. After maybe 5 years, the plastic wishbone clip had given out and broke. Well, quicker than an Amazon Prime delivery, I whipped up a new wishbone…
The signal generator is a useful tool for the electronics enthusiast's work bench. You can spend a lot of money for a powerful signal generator. The UDS1000S series of signal generators are feature rich and low cost. The module is readily…
The Geekcreit Battery Capacity Tester module is sold without a case. It can be used without a case, but the internal components will be better protected in some kind of enclosure. Here is my 3D design of a suitable case for the module.…
Here is a tool to help make muesli bars or similar. The printed pieces clip together to make a 3 by 4 matrix of 12 spots for your muesli bar filling. See included photos. To complete the mould, print 5 pieces of the short strip and 4…
The COB LED is a convenient and compact light source. It comes in various physical sizes and light power. This module is 60x8mm and uses about 1W. Here is my 3D model for inclusion in my designs. If you're like me, it doesn't matter how…
My metal tweezers invariably get magnetised from general use. Normally getting magnetised is not a problem and can be demagnetised with some effort, too. The magnetism becomes an nuisance when handling small nuts and bolts that I often…
I found it useful to have at a glance labels for each of the filaments loaded into an AMS. When you have black in PLA+ and PETG, it can be hard to tell them apart. I designed a unique filament tag for each filament and a holder. The tag…
I unfortunately managed to crack my Pinecil shell body by awkwardly catching the barrel jack power lead. A replacement shell is only US$6, plus postage and GST, the price quickly adds up. Surely someone has made available a 3D printable…
The Dimmer speed controller module reshapes the mains AC waveform to control the power delivered to the load, effectively controlling the device's speed or brightness. See manufacturers specifications for limitations. The dimmer module is…
A 3/8" Metric Socket Tray for short sockets. The range covered is a little broken, but covers my key sizes. Holes for socket sizes: 11, 12, 13, 16 and 17mm I hope you can find this print useful, too. Print instructions To make the print…
The HSTS21 is a split core current sensor based on the Hall Effect principle. AC or DC current passing through a clamped wire induces a magnetic field that is sensed and outputed as a voltage in the range for this device of +/-4V DC. Here…
The battery capacity tester by Geekcreit places a battery under load and measures it's performance on an LCD display. The tester includes a battery socket for testing 18650 batteries, though it can test other battery dimenstions with a…
Unfortunately, the plastic handle of my Sandvik 345 pruning saw broke after little use. The saw blade was still sharp, though had some surface rust, but not enough to be of concern. So, the saw blade needed a replacement handle. I could…
The Nitecore Digicharger D4 is my go to charger for my Eneloop and 18650 rechargeable batteries. It delivers a decent battery current and can do one to four cells, simultaneously. It's open top design allows batteries to be inserted and…
I have a few drill burrs for cutting and grinding. I wanted a way to bring all my burrs to a single place and neatly make them accessible. Two added complications are that the shank sizes are either 6mm or 6.35mm (1/4in), the second…
I have a few drill burrs for cutting and grinding. I wanted a way to bring all my burrs to a single place and neatly make them accessible. An added complication is that the shank sizes are either 2.4mm, 3.0mm or 3.2mm (1/8in). My solution…
Our Fisher and Paykel BI602X Wall Oven started to have an issue with the Soft Touch Buttons. The button edges started to crumble. It was only a matter of time before the buttons would stop being functional and they were starting to be…
I wanted a means to measure real time readings for voltage, current and power. My past solution was to work with two multimeters, one for voltage and one for current and just calculate the power reading. Using my multimeters this way tied…
The Govee H5101 is a digital temperature and hygrometer monitor. It displays the current readings on a LCD panel and can share the readings, including history via Bluetooth to a smart phone. The unit is power by a CR2450 button battery…
Here is the Atorch AT24C energy meter module built into a case. The energy meter displays multiple electrical parameters, simultaneously. The case encloses the Atorch AT24CBT Energy Meter Module and includes a power switch. The meter…
Being a proud owner of a Tesla Model 3, I was looking for ways to improve my car user experience. I do find that shopping bags can tip over, dispersing their content into the boot of the car. Placing the bag into one of the car's bays is…
The Model 3/Y centre console has space for a sliding tray. I further wanted to subdivide one tray slot into two parts, one side for my torch, the other side for my sunglasses. The Tesla Model 3/Y compatible tray is the 2021+ version…
My Proxxon vice is a good size for electronics bench work, for example holding small PCB's, wires, connectors as I work with them. The vice also has significant mass and corners. To protect me and my desk from frequent vice movement, I…
To control my new 3D printer cabinet extraction fans and lights, I've designed a simple control panel. The extraction fans have a speed control knob and an on/off switch. The lighting brightness and an on/off switch in also incorporated.…
