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Be careful...that looks like a load bearing knob! /s
That's a content I subed for!
I woulld order a 3d printer, learn how to print, learn CAD, print a new part that doesn't fit and then order a new part.
In my experience, you're missing two steps. "Forget again how to print" because at some point, you're running out of models that are already available. Then the printer collects dust for two years, leading to "re-learn how to print and calibrate". I now own my third printer and never got around to teaching myself CAD. Must be happening soon though, I'm convinced.
I'm not horrible with CAD, but I always forget how to print. Well, not so much "forget" as "can't be bothered to sort out the software".
I have a MakerBot Replicator Mini which I bought second-hand. It only works with an old version of MakerBot's proprietary software, which is only available for Windows. I've since switched to Linux on all of my machines, so I'd have to do a lot of fiddling to get it to work.
Maybe the software works on Wine, I haven't tried yet. I don't really want to run a Windows VM just for this, but it's much more likely to work. Getting the STLs into the MakerBot software would be pretty annoying.
If I was more enthusiastic about it, I might want to replace the brains of the printer with something more universally supported, so it just works on standard 3D printing software. But it's so low in my priorities list that I don't think I'll ever do that.
Maybe I should just look for a makers space where there are public 3D printers that you just pay per print. But I don't know if there are such places in my country at all, let alone my city.
I got myself a printer with a 370°C hot end so I can print all of the filaments, including stuff that gets used in areas like an engine bay or needs to be very robust mechanically. If I'm not gonna learn some basic CAD, I might as well sell it and not think about 3D printing.
If you're not already used to any CAD software, I really recommend FreeCAD. It used to be pretty horrible, but the recent releases (1.1 especially) make it genuinely excellent IMO, quite a lot more user-friendly, and fun to use. It's still got a learning curve to it like literally any professional/creative software, especially those as complex as CAD, but there's a strong community with plenty of tutorials and resources that you can learn from.
I have heard that it's much harder to learn if you're already used to other CAD software, with one Lemmy user telling me it's far worse than switching between any other two CAD solutions. But since you don't have that baggage, I think you can do alright.
I had my shower knob fail so I had a vice clamp for a shower handle for a while.
I just 3d printed a new knob and glued it on with epoxy. Fucker ain't never coming off now.
I hope you yelled at it a few times too. "Come on! Fucking come off now! Do it! DO IT!"
Quick fix is not the most ethical or honest, but it's to go look for a store that sells your brand of washer. They don't change the knobs that often so you might be able to swap the broken for a non broken. But like, I don't personally feel good using that method.
There's a decent chance that store sells the knobs tho
There's nothing more permanent than a temporary fix.
Shear off two sides of that screw head, put on a vice-grip, and you have the washer I grew up with.
I once replaced a volume knob on my guitar with a dryer knob. Thing was huge.
Was it labeled appropriately?
It went upto extra dry.
Is it still there?
Sadly I lost that guitar in a fire
You should have cleaned out the lint trap.
lol, or maybe I should have not moved in with a junkie who fell asleep while smoking. He made it out ok.
Did you?
Omg, it's a g-g-g-ghost!
jinkies! A ghost guitar!
Now thats showmanship! Get up on stage and make it wail! All those wannabe's w/ dual neck guitars can suck it. Because that crowd is going to be brought to the spin cycle dimension!!!!
Oh the ladies will love it!
(also "Thats what she said.")
Man, that dryer is screwed.
finally! something on my level of skill.
I have an old VGA box. It switches between monitors. You connect your pc vga out to the box vga in. Then the box has VGA out A and VGA out B.
You turn the knob to send your display either to monitor A or B. Well, the knob broke in 2005.
On the floor was an old key that had no use. The key has holes at the top as a design choice. These holes are in the shape of a triangle.
I noticed the holes fit perfectly onto the metal rod that turned the broken knob. So I took the knob off, put the key over the rod, and now I don't need to use a wrench to turn the knob. The key is the new knob.
Well....not new. That key has held there since 2005.
We must have similar models and problems. I was able to print out a replacement part luckily.
It bothers me that stuff like this (appliance parts in particular) isn't really standardized.
I don't want to have to redesign a replacement part for every unique knob in existence.
Give me standard knob.stl and let me print it dammit
It's probably not a standard, but I'm pretty sure the size of the flattened metal rod this knob goes on is very common in large household appliances (oven, washing machine etc).
Yeah it's a really unnecessary problem to have. It took me three print iterations to get the fit good enough.
Please share it to the 3d print community! If you had to solve the problem guaranteed someone else needs it too.
Thank you for your service.
I would like to second this. I don't have a 3d printer, but my library does. I can do all the research in the world beforehand but nothing helps more than a file someone else has used successfully.
I'd be happy to but I'm not registered in any repository. Is there a way to upload the STL here?
Uh, yyyyyeeessssssss
I'm sure. If not I can try setting up some kind of filehoster in the morning. I'm tried. How large are the files? I did this once and I don't remember.
I'm going through https://fedidb.com/software looking for a file host right now
https://manyfold.app/ might be your best bet? It says it's for organizing 3d print stuff
It's no bigger than a couple of megs I guess.
Shot in the dark here but if you take the part number and try it at McCombs Supply you might be able to get the replacement timer a lot cheaper. eBay is another option.
I know am appliance store in Sacramento I trust as well. Also ACE hardware tends to hire experts who can help you jerry-rig something together. At least the owners of the local franchise (friends of the family) are cool.
If you put some tape on the screw with a lil flap, that can serve as the arrow.
That's not a fix. Now you need a screwdriver to change it!
Can you twist er with your fingers or is she a screwdriver job?
Screw the screw through a small scrap of wood then insert as shown in the image. Add sharpie arrow if desired.
I would put on the perm-arary locking pliers, personally
Ahh yeah set of these:
I wass missing this from the original picture!
😂 This was our washer knob for most of my childhood
I’m glad I could bring back this fond memory.
We need a "there, I fixed it" comm
Haha, I "temporarily" rigged up a wooden ruler under the dash of my car to control the heat after the knob broke. This was about a year or two ago, still there.
Did the same with a previous washer. The advantage was I only needed the bolt to pull it out to turn the washer on, and could still turn the larger part underneath with two thumbs pressure to select the wash. Never bothered with a replacement, worked fine, even for my wife. If it ain't completely broke, don't fix it.