156
I designed a printable drywall mount.
(www.printables.com)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 09 Aug 2023
156 points (99.4% liked)
3DPrinting
15083 readers
245 users here now
3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.
The r/functionalprint community is now located at: !functionalprint@kbin.social or !functionalprint@fedia.io
There are CAD communities available at: !cad@lemmy.world or !freecad@lemmy.ml
Rules
-
No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia. Code of Conduct.
-
Be respectful, especially when disagreeing. Everyone should feel welcome here.
-
No porn (NSFW prints are acceptable but must be marked NSFW)
-
No Ads / Spamming / Guerrilla Marketing
-
Do not create links to reddit
-
If you see an issue please flag it
-
No guns
-
No injury gore posts
If you need an easy way to host pictures, https://catbox.moe may be an option. Be ethical about what you post and donate if you are able or use this a lot. It is just an individual hosting content, not a company. The image embedding syntax for Lemmy is 
Moderation policy: Light, mostly invisible
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
Neat, now I can yell at you when shit falls down instead of just cursing these mounts in general. I hate these things, they often don't install well, fall apart and never hold the weight they are rated for. I've tried a bunch of different types and they all kinda suck. Print me a better studfinder and we can be friends.
Fucking studfinders man...
I have switched to just using a ouija board and asking it where the stud is. Just as reliable but a little more fun.
Eeeeyyy! I just found the stud.
There are some other types for higher loads, but its not about anchor, its more about shitty drywall cant hold any load. If you want to hang something heavy you need wooden/metal plate in drywall or you need a concrete wall 😜
You can yell at me all you want! If you need a hug, I can get you one of those as well, no charge.
I am using some of the mounts now for some pictures, but I can say they are extremely stout, at least the way I printed them. You have to use a hammer to tap them in the last little bit so it doesn't spin. They survived some fairly hard love taps, and once the screw was in, they aren't moving.
Your personal experience may be different.
I don't say no to hugs.
That retainer ring looks pretty stout. Do you somehow counter-sink that to get it flush or just let that hang out?
They sit 3mm proud. This is not an issue if they are hidden, me thinks. However, you should be able to not use the support ring if it is an issue. (I'll modify a design today in attempt to reduce the amount it sticks out.)
Also, these are intended to be extremely secure and almost permanent. If you want it flush, you can probably pound it in a little more with a hammer. If not, leave it proud and it gives you a little meat to pull it out of the wall later.
Cool. Appreciate the effort!
I added another version today that has a 2mm ring without the chamfer, btw.