OTTO Recycle Bin Hinge Pin

Noticed that the head of the hinge pin attached to my recycle bin had been sheared off recently. I wasn't able to provide a direct provider, but the following link was the closest

vendor on-line with imagery which matched the still intact pin I pulled from the other side.

This project was more about function, than form, but I have uploaded the SCAD just in-case someone wants to poke around.

Print instructions

Category: Outdoor & Garden Summary

Noticed that the head of the hinge pin attached to my recycle bin had been sheared off recently. I wasn't able to provide a direct provider, but the following link was the closest

vendor on-line with imagery which matched the still intact pin I pulled from the other side.

This project was more about function, than form, but I have uploaded the SCAD just in-case someone wants to poke around.

Print Settings

Printer Brand: MK3

Printer: Prusa i3

Rafts: No

Supports: No

Resolution: .2

Infill: 25%

Filament: MatterHackers PETG Black Build Series

Notes

I printed this a few times trying to get the cleanest version I could.

First attempt was a horizontal print with PrusaSlicer auto generated supports, and a vertical print with no supports.

The horizontal print filled up the relief segment with so much junk that picking out the pieces wasn't really worth the post processing effort.

The vertical print looked great, but structurally the piece is not strong enough at the place where the relief begins. I could have probably used a modifier to increase the infill at this part, but I elected to just use Meshmixer to generate a little less invasive supports.

In the end, I didn't really spend too much time trying to get the final print pretty, and printed horizontally with minimal supports and printed across the length of the relief with basically no internal support structures. The printer played nice with the crazy bridging and $0.60 worth of material later I had my two new hinge pins popped in-place.

Design and description by jshessen , licensed CC-BY.