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Figure 2-2.
A printed ring
MakerBot in the Bathroom
Sometimes buying a replacement part just isn't good enough. The store may
not pick up the phone, have what you need in stock, or maybe not even have
enough of just one item. In many cases, the cost of just driving to the store
for parts might be more expensive than the parts themselves. That's where
this story begins; with a man in desperate need of a shower.
At
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3465
,
Marty writes:
It's a story that can happen to anyone. You move to a new town and leave
your shower curtain behind. 'No problem,' you think, 'I'll just pick up a
new liner at the pharmacy down the street.' So, you trek to the local
pharmacy and find the shower curtain liner you were looking for, only to
discover that they are out of rings, hooks, or anything made for holding
up a shower curtain! Facing down defeat and the very real possibility
that you will have to take a dirty, inefficient bath, you come to a stunning
realization: You're a MakerBot owner. You live for these moments.
Marty quickly drafted a design (
Figure 2-3
) in OpenSCAD and replicated
enough shower curtain rings to ensure a trouble free shower experience.
Figure 2-3.
Marty's curtain rings
