Trackpad handle

Date: November 2014
.STL file: trackpad-holder1.zip

I use this trackpad in the living room since, unlike a mouse, a hard flat surface is not required. But I always found it a bit awkward to pickup and move for fear of causing undesired operations. This simple 3D printed handle solves this problem.

Replacement key for towel dispenser

Date: October 2014

The plastic "key" used to open the towel dispenser in one of the kitchens at the office had been lost so I was modeled and printed a replacement.

Vacuum cleaner pipe support/hook

Date: October 2014
.STL: vch.zip

After about 13 years of use, the plastic part used to hook the pipe on the main enclosure broke:


This part had features to hold accessories which I never used and were long lost. So the new part I designed is simpler:


The openings on the upper surface are meant to allow the part to deform a bit when press-fitted around the pipe. The opening on the side was meant to install and access a tightening screw as on the original part, but this turned out not to be necessary. The part fits very tightly as-is.

In an attempt to play with the name of this vacuum cleaner (shark plus), I managed to give the object a shape reminescent of a carnivorous bird's curved beak. The screw access openings are also shaped to look like eyes.

Toy hook/chain link

Date: October 2014
.STL: tcl1.zip

I printed additional hooks for a baby entertainement center.

Triple Wall hook

Date: September 2014
.STL: crochet_v1.zip

For years, I had been putting up with an almost unusable wall hook in my bathroom. So I designed a new one. This is the first useful thing I made with my 3D printer.

Useless parts

When I first got my 3D printer, I build several useless (or decorative) parts in order to learn how to use this new machine and the related software. Here are a few:

From left to right: Sphere in cube, Cup that does not even retain liquids and Unnabed object