I love my 3D printer, had it about a year and I keep coming up with stuff to print. Turns out I have a lot of bits for my coffee too. Here's a list of stuff I've found or designed and printed: * Funnel for manual grinders * Funnel for with storage bottles * Holder for storage bottles * Distribution tools * Portafilter holder for wall * Tamper holder for wall * Portafilter support for weighing/tamping * Foot for my Feld2 to stop it falling over! * Various other bits Some stuff gets used all the time, other bits probably a waste of time, but the brilliant thing is that they're really cheap to make and relatively quick (compared to buying something and waiting for it to be delivered). [URL=https://i.imgur.com/8Rkijor.jpg][IMG]https://i.imgur.com/8Rkijor.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

I can see your next project, a split plug for the cable…to press into that hole 😉 [upl-image-preview url=//i.imgur.com/7fYF9yD.png]

@"DavecUK"#p6309 actually that's a good idea!

I agree @"Jordash"#356, 3D printers are very useful. The only coffee related item I’m still using is a dosing ring that locks onto the lugs so you don’t need magnets (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3807340). My original pid was in a 3D printed case too.

My drip tray is 3d printed, though not by myself!

What I want to know is, what do you feed the printer to tell it what to print? A hand drawing, a CAD drawing, what about sizes and dimensions? For example, what was it you fed the printer to make say your portafilter wall holder? I ask this, because I know it isn't as simple as just buying a 3D printer…is it? Which means having one and actually making anything from it, is way above my brain's pay grade.

I got this 3D printed WDT Tool from Etsy. Works great and looks better than needles stuck in a wine cork. [URL=https://i.imgur.com/zfoajMG.png][IMG]https://i.imgur.com/zfoajMG.png[/IMG][/URL]

@"drdre89"#p6602 It does, how much did it set you back?

@"Pompeyexile"#p6601 The general process is: - Create or download a 3D, to scale, CAD model (usual format is .stl) - Run .stl through a slicer program - This converts the 3D model into layer by layer instructions for the printer to follow (known as a gcode) - Load the gcode file into the printer and print it You are right that if you get a 3D printer you should teach yourself how to model. You can not bother, but then you’re limited to only being able to print what others design. The beauty of having a 3D printer is being able to quickly create something custom just for your needs. For example it wouldn’t take long to design a plug for the hole that @"DavecUK"#1 highlighted in @"Jordash"#356 pictures at the start of this thread. Total cost to print would be a few pence (the most common plastic for 3D printing is PLA, which costs around £20 per kg). Doing CAD models for these sort of structural things isn’t as hard as you’d think. I use Openscad, which works by adding together and subtracting shapes. For example, to design the plug for @"Jordash"#356 hole can be as simple as adding together two cylinders (one the size of the hole and one a few mm bigger to act as the cap and stop it being pushed through), and then subtract another cylinder for the wire. It’s a bit more complicated if you want rounded edges, but certainly not impossible.

@"drdre89"#p6602 meanwhile, I'm awaiting delivery of this: B Blesiya Needle Coffee Tamper Distributor Espresso Stirrer Stirring Tool, Made of 304 Stainless Steel - Black https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09KTSCV8K/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_DYMBTN0DMQDB7BPJ9ABH

Hornbyben…You lost me after the line 'the general process is:' and as for adding this and subtracting that and if you want round edges it's even more complicated, just for a small thing to plug a hole with a cable running through it…How the hell did someone ever manage to print a working gun for chuff sake!!!? I marvel at people like you who are so technically savvy. As for me, maths and sciencey stuff are complete enigmas to me. Even this thing I am communicating to you on now frustrates the hell out of me, because I can see no rhym or reason why it sometimes just stops doing something that it has done without issue for months, and I have to contact one helpdesk or another to sort it out. But, ask me to bake a cake…I'm your man.

Who else uses 3D printed Coffee Accessories?

thusband

Msmk0 Nice! Clever idea for the WTD. I might have to copy you on that.

dutchy101

Finally got some prints done. Thanks to @hornbyben for the design details for the WDT and brush holder. Sits beautifully at the back of the Minima.

Will paint it black on the weekend

simonc

dutchy101 that’s genius. I need to work out how to get one of those printed

hornbyben

dutchy101 looks good

thusband

dutchy101 That looks good. Very clever.

Here’s a WDT I just printed. Added some acupuncture needles and it has really made a difference.

hornbyben

simonc if you have access to a printer feel free to drop me an email and I’ll send you the file.

dutchy101

simonc

All hornbyben’s work. Such a clever design

simonc

hornbyben that’s the bit I need to work on! 😀

Also looking at a water chute that lets me fill the tank in place as it’s so hard for me to remove it.

dutchy101

Other one is a dosing cup mod for the Solo to bring the cup up closer to the chute and at a better angle

dutchy101

thusband

looks great. Amazing what people can do these days. What a gamechanger 3D printers are

Pav

Custom PID case for my old Gaggia classic.

The famous WDT tool. Ugly, but it does the job.

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