3D Printed Home Improvements and Tools

Prior to making and designing this assembly my window was difficult and slow to open. Now I can open it three times as fast with a fraction of the effort. The handle rotates for easy use and the assembly is held on with a single M3 bolt and some undercut features. 

In my house, the ceiling by the staircase is a constant headache to anyone tall enough to regularly bump their head. This part was designed to fit within a piece of pipe insulation so that the foam could be mounted on a sharp corner without displaying any visible mounting hardware or tape. 

As a roller hockey player and a skateboarder I deal with lots of bearings, some of which require pesky spacers that make removing the bearing from the wheel difficult. I designed this tool to make the bearing removal process easier. Use is simple, just align the top of the tool with the bearing hole and press down. The bearing should just pop out with enough force. An updated screw assisted version can be found in its own projects tab. 

Admittedly I did not design this part, I took it from Thingiverse. However, the 3D printer setting manipulation I had to do to get it to print with all its weird overhangs and shelling features made it worth displaying on this page.

This simple hook was designed to work with command strips. Since its creation this hook has become the common 3d printed part in my room. I now have >20 of them.

These simple holders were designed to keep my controllers off of my desk to avoid some clutter. Made to work with command strips and to fit both my controllers with a single model. 

Upon moving into my house I discovered a cabinet in my bathroom was missing one of the pegs which hold the shelf up. After a quick model and an even quicker print, my cabinet again has all its intended shelves.  

It seemed that every time I returned my chapstick to my nightstand only moments later I would hear the clang of the tube hitting the floor. To solve this I 3D printed this friction fit triangular sleeve to prevent my chapstick from rolling away from me.

I struggled with bathroom clutter as many of my items liked to lay on their side and haphazardly stack on top of one another. This part was made to allow some of the long skinny objects to stand upright, making better use of the vertical space. Each item was measured and placed into a custom fit spot.

A custom solution was needed to hang pots and pans off of the aluminum member of my bakers rack. The hooks I designed and printed use as much space as possible to allow for good cantilever purchase on the beam and solidly support even my heaviest pots.

My calipers are probably the tool I grab most often and were starting to get in the way when they lived on my desk. This little mounts solves that while keeping my calipers safe and within arms reach