3D printing is the perfect tool to fix little things in everyday life that are always annoying but too time-consuming to fix with other methods. The new brackets to attach flower boxes to the railing of our balcony are (like most things purchased) poorly thought out. I have simply constructed spacers that can be clipped …
Monthly archives: May 2021
Tool for opening car wet batteries
Tool to open the individual cells of a car battery. As a friend of classic lead wet batteries that you can still maintain and refill with deionized water or sulfuric acid, I was always looking for a reasonable tool to open the cells.This tool is suitable for all common car wet batteries. The contact surface …
Universal battery charging slot
Universal battery charging slot for all available types of battery round cells.Any primary or secondary cell can be permanently clamped and connected to a measuring instrument, laboratory power supply or electronic load. The current collectors are pressed firmly onto the battery terminals via the spring, which provides a reliable and reproducible result. This device is …
Universal mount (inclusive suspension fork) for low rider bicycle luggage carrier
Introduction Suspension forks and unfortunately many rigid bicycle forks do not have attachment points for low rider bicycle luggage carrier. With suspension forks, it is usually argued that it could come to a swinging and thus to speed wobble. In practice, this depends heavily on the mass on the front wheel and is in fact …
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Walkie-talkie modified into a baby monitor
Commercially available baby monitors are ridiculously overpriced, usually only allow one-way communication and cannot be used for any other application. Once the child has outgrown the device, it is useless. In addition, the radio range of the devices is usually very limited.An alternative would have been smartphone apps or the baby monitor function of our …
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Paper towel holder with threaded rod for more stabilty
I first used the paper towel holder from user “kr15_uk” for my motorhome, but always had the problem that the roll unrolled by itself or fell off completely. I put a M8 threaded rod through the two round openings and designed two adapters for it. On the not so often used end a M8 nut …
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Bottle cage for camper
Introduction Simple, flexible but very stable holder for large 1.5 l bottles and Nalgene wide mouth bottles.The holder is deliberately designed in two parts to be able to freely choose the height so that top-heavy bottles do not fall out.The upper part of the holder is built particularly stable to prevent even on very bumpy …
Bracket for small fire extinguisher in camper van
Introduction Stable mounting for a quick-grab small fire extinguisher (maximum diameter 110 mm) in the motorhome or caravan. A lying position is provided.The bracket is three-part to be as flexible as possible and adapt to the conditions in the motorhome. The fire extinguisher is attached with a separate strap (maximum width of the strap 44 …
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Magnetic sponge tray for sink
Introduction Sponge tray that can be magnetically attached to the inside of the sink. In this way, residual water drips directly into the sink and, despite the holder, the full size of the sink is always available when needed.The tray is designed so that residual water can drain through several rounded drain holes. All internal …
Small under cabinet reading lamp for camper
Introduction Very compact and space-saving under-cabinet reading lamp for LED strips. I have designed the lamp so that the overall height is as low as possible (limited by the switch). The beam angle is chosen so that when mounted just above the head is pleasantly illuminated the book. Printing I recommend using heat-stable filament such …
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