2016-10-29

Building a Better Sink Strainer

Well, after changing the little metal kitchen sink strainer for the zillionth time, I decided that maybe I should try to make a better one myself...

This is what I wanted to replace:



This is what I was aiming at:



And this is what I got: 



After a few attempts, this is what I got: 




It worked!

Some cool things:
  • I made it in 2 parts that snapped together! No supports needed during printing and no glue needed to assemble!
  • It actually works!
But, the inner wall of the rim was very very thin, and the bridging during the printing of the basket seemed fragile.

So, I came up with a new design:


But that didn't fix the bridging... So one more design with round holes in the basket walls:



This is what the printer printed!





Here's the photo album!