Cutlery basket for dishwasher

In our dishwasher, the grid on the bottom rivet of the cutlery basket was broken in several places. The material was obviously too thin or not durable enough. The holes in the grid repeatedly allowed cutlery to fall through and blocked the rotation of the rotor during the rinsing process. Since I did not like …

Smoking pipe holder with ashtray and cork to knock out

A pipe ashtray with tray for two pipes. The two trays are designed so that even top-heavy exemplars or small travel pipes do not fall out and have a secure hold. The ashtray has rounded corners and edges for easy cleaning.For knocking out the pipe is a recess for a cork provided. For this purpose, …

Spatula and mixing plate for two-component adhesives

Simple but very useful mixing plate with spade for viscous two-component adhesives. Both parts are optimized for fast and cheap printing to meet a single use. The mixing plate has a slight elevation on three sides so that not everything runs down immediately. One side of the plate is open to better wipe off residues. …

Cardanically suspended and fourfold ball bearing beverage holder

Suspension of a vessel holder from a rack by means of two intersecting perpendicular pivot bearings. Sturdy construction made of weather- and sea-resistant plastic with stainless steel screw connections. Two bearing points per ring for the highest possible stability. Thereby high degrees of freedom in the swing-out movement. Suitable for standard 330 ml or 500 …

Universal repair buckle

I designed and 3d printed a universal repair buckle for broken strap buckles on bags or backpacks.Most buckles have the female part of the buckle sewn in tightly, but the male part of the buckle breaks. Due to the different dimensions, it is usually not possible to replace the broken male buckle because of the …

Adapter for supporting a marble plate on a radiator

Due to floor-to-ceiling windows, we lack a windowsill for all our plants. We had a marble slab cut for the radiator. But in order to provide sufficient convection, a certain distance between the radiator and the marble slab must be ensured. It is an old cast iron radiator (ribbed radiator). Suitable for the space between …

Clamping claw for micro milling machine

Inspired by a no longer needed ITEM system profile I had the idea to build a small miniature milling machine from old parts. I will report about this separately. I used the small, but for my purposes perfectly adequate Proxxon KT 70 as a cross table. To fix the workpiece, I designed and 3D printed …

UV photography using longpass filter

Typical for modern digital photography is the protection of the image sensor against UV-A and UV-B radiation in the wavelength range of 280 – 380 nm​1​. For this purpose UV blocking filters are used which are nothing else than longpass filters with a minimum transmission in the UV range and a maximum transmission in the …