K-Cup Coffee Grounds Extractor
K-Cup Coffee Grounds Extractor
3D
Published 2018-06-13T13:46:24+00:00
Feel guilty throwing out those spent K-Cups full of coffee grounds? Would you rather recycle them and use the grounds in your garden?
Made this to extract the coffee grounds easily and efficiently. Fits on a standard wide-mouth mason jar.
I had tried 2 other models and they either broke really easily or didn't extract all of the grounds (or both). In addition, they took a lot of effort for each K-Cup processed... so I thought a screw-like device would remove the grounds easily without a lot of effort.
This design works great in PLA as well as PETG (have tested both, pictures above are PETG).
Note that if you use PLA, you must be careful to let used K-Cups cool down before twisting onto the screw and emptying the grounds. The high temperature of freshly extracted grounds will deform PLA. Have not had this happen with PETG.
Hope you find this as useful as I do... happy printing!
No supports are needed for the standalone model. The model with the foil-piercing platform requires supports (see S3D image above).
If printing the platform model that has the large shelf (and requires support), I suggest using PLA unless you have good PETG/ABS kung-fu.
No matter which filament you use, be sure to specify 3 or more walls/bottom/top layers.
I HIGHLY recommend printing with 7 top layers, 3 bottom, 3 walls as this gives the best strength. This will also ensure the foil piercing platform's floor is solid and also gives more strength to the top of the screw in both models.
Printing both versions in about 9 hours in PETG:
https://youtu.be/-GAWdz65l7I
Some K-Cups vary slightly and if you find that the liner gets caught on the tip of the screw point, use a nail file to sand it down a bit. It doesn't need to be all that sharp actually.
| Date published | 13/06/2018 |
| Tempo per farlo | 210 - 300 Minuti |
| Dimensioni | 84mm x 84mm x 45mm for standalone model |
| Tecnologia | FDM |
| Complessità | Easy |
| Supporto Gratuito | YES |
Resized to fit a regular mouth mason jar, thanks!