Why Buy When You Can Make Your Own? 3D Printing Solutions To Problems

The Problem...

I was woken up around 4am this morning with a bang. So I got up to investigate and it was nothing but a curtain rod that had fallen. The rod is one of those tension rods like a shower curtain rod, and the wood that my dad used to build these window frames is MDF which is a particle board and expands and contracts with varying moisture and heat levels. So the tension rods really suck for this use case, haha.

So after seeing there was no foul play and the dogs were still sleeping, I put the gun up, yes I was freaked out, and went back to bed, lol.

Finding A Solution

After getting up and getting a cup of coffee in me, I started surfing InLeo threads to see what the happenings were for the morning, then I went to Printables.com to see if I could find something to 3D print that would fix the issue. Low and behold, thanks to the wonderful internet, I found what I needed, saved a trip to Home Depot, and a few dollars along the way.

This particular file had 3 versions so I picked the latest version that had screw holes in it and downloaded. Once it was on my computer I opened up OrcaSlicer and imported the STL file onto a platter in the slicing program.

From here I measured the ends of the curtain rod to see how big I needed the holder mount to be. I scaled it inside of the program to what I was looking for and then copied it a few times to get the number of items I needed. Once all my printer settings were all set, I sent the file over to the good ole Bambu Lab A1 Mini to go from file to physical reality!

Let The Magic Begin

After the printer receives the file over WiFi, then it begins the calibration and print process. So all I have to do is sit back and wait a couple of hours for them to finish. Instead of sitting around though, I went outside and cut the first section of the yard to take advantage of a nice morning and getting my fat ass some exercise while tackling a homestead project. Getting all kind of things done at once! That's the way it's done here on @run-a-muck-farms!

Finishing Up The Project

The print finished up just before I was finished with the first big section of the homestead, so they were waiting on me when I came in to take a lunch break! They came out perfect!

So then after eating a bit of left overs for lunch and waiting on my lawnmower batteries to recharge, I went to work putting the new curtain rod holders up on the window frames.

I got a good measurement that I could use on all 4 of the pieces, as I went ahead and did both sets windows in the front of the house, because why not do them both and get it done right! After I got them all mounted with my trusty Dewalt screw gun that uses the same batteries as my lawnmower and all the other battery power tools I have, and then got the curtain rods put into place!

And another DIY fixit job has been completed thanks to some 3D printing magic and some power tools!

So what have you fixed or created today? Let me know in the comments!

Until next time...

Be cool, be real, and always abide with you my dudes!

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