3D print designs

I use a Creality Ender 3 printer with the standard 0.4mm nozzle. Most of my designs print without supports; check the descriptions below for printing tips.

See also other people’s designs that I like, or my Thingiverse page.

Contents

Yarn bobbin

Several yarn bobbins, some with yarn wound onto them

Download STL - Blender project file
Yarn bobbins are useful when knitting certain multi-color patterns, to keep the remaining yarn from tangling when it’s not enough to stay in a ball. (The clips are intended to keep the bobbin from unwinding while the free end of the yarn is attached to your project, not when the end is loose.) These are a quick and easy print, using hardly any filament.

(Pictured: generic white PLA, 0.2mm layer height)

Porch ceiling hook

Hook clipped into bead of porch ceiling, with a string of Christmas lights hanging from it

Download STL - OpenSCAD project file
I noticed that the vinyl soffit material on my house is shaped in such a way that I could clip something into the “beads” of it. This design might not be useful to anyone else as-is, but perhaps you can alter the project file to fit your needs. If you can make it work on your house, it’s great for Christmas lights – much better than command hooks that fall off every year.

(Pictured: generic white PLA, 0.2mm layer height)

Handspring Visor replacement parts

Handspring Visor PDA face-down, showing replacement battery door and Springboard slot cover

Battery door:
Download STL - OpenSCAD project file
Print this with supports and 100% infill, standing up on its shortest side so that the latch is flexible.

Springboard slot cover:
Download STL - OpenSCAD project file
This one prints without supports. I used only 10% infill, more than that doesn’t seem necessary.

(Pictured: Prusament Urban Grey PETG, 0.2mm layer height)

Panasonic RC-7021 flip clock replacement parts

Flip clock with the inner knob on the left replaced, and the front bezel missing

Time set knob:
Download STL - OpenSCAD project file
Print with larger end down and 100% infill.

(Pictured: Prusament Urban Grey PETG, 0.2mm layer height)