Soap Compressor
Soap Compressor
3D
Published 2020-10-16T22:40:14+00:00
While showering one morning, I looked at all the little bits of used soap that were loitering in the shower tray and thought that I could do something with them. I was sure I'd seen a press or similar for sale a long time ago, but upon Googling had no joy in finding one.
No problem, I can make my own I thought. I have basic design skills (TinkerCAD level) but I was sure I could knock something together.
I came up with the soap compressor. Many thanks to YSoft_be3D on Thingiverse for the design of the bolt (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:387266). There was no way I could do that myself in TinkerCAD.
It works quite nicely. From my own experience I would recommend:
1) Cheesegrate the soap leftovers first.
2) Add a little water and mix together.
3) Before putting in the soap compressor, rub a little vegetable oil on the base plate and the underside of the lid to facilitate easier release.
4) Tighten slowly, dont overdo it. I used PLA+ and its just about strong enough. ABS or PETG would probably be better.
5) Once the new soap puck is removed, leave to dry for a little while.
It was a fun little project, Enjoy!
Printed on my Snapmaker 2.0 A250 using default fast print settings in Luban.
| Date published | 16/10/2020 |
| Sin apoyo | YES |
Great design! I really appreciate the thought you gave to strength... putting the force along the layers and not the weak point between layers. This feel very solid. Only print problem I had was the screw was too big.. it would only turn one rotation. I re-printed it with X/Y at 96% and it worked fine. The "box" is also a little tight in the frame, but that's probably by design. I guess I could have printed the frame a bit bigger, but it was quicker to print a new screw. As you can see, I made my first puck. I really wanted to try it, so I grated half of an active bar! :) It worked really well. I realize you're probably done with the design, but one suggestion I have is a deeper lid and longer guides on the base plate. You really need to fill the box up pretty high to compress a solid puck.. lots of room for under-fill errors. With the current design, I probably need to go through 4-5 bars before I have enough slivers to pack them. Thanks a lot and great job!