Sock Clips for Laundry Rack (improved, V4)
Description
PDFlundiplutzmus created a brilliant design to hang sock, face-cloth, handkerchief, etc. on the rod of a dryer rack (aka airer). But even brilliant doesn't mean there are no details that can be improved ;-). So I tried a few:
- I rotated the opening of the rod clamp downwards to rather hang the clips onto the rod instead of just clamping them from the side. (still respecting a configurable max overhang to avoid support).
- I added optional cut-outs for the strings of the clothes lines in case you want to mount it on the other rod of the rack.
- First and last clip are now half clips only by default. This saves space and multiple clip rows can be mounted directly adjacent (see photo).
… and just before publishing the model, I realized that there are other remixes that had some nice modifications, so I incorporated those ideas as well …
- Curvature teeth embedded into clip frame, that are easier and faster to print
- Sparse rod clamps to save material - now improved shape and configurable in count and width of fragments.
So this design is heavily based on designs by lundiplutzmus and modifications by Bikecyclist (also here) - but I refactored and partly rewrote quite some parts of the SCAD file trying to make it more readable. I also redefined some variables, e.g. clip_distance is now the real distance between clips (which is then filled by teeth and gap between teeth), see attached drawings for explanation of some configurable parameters.
I uploaded only a few examples of STL files that fit my drying racks, but you might need adaptations for different rods - even my dryers have all different rod diameters! I also made the clips a little wider for better drying than in the rather packed initial version - but everything is configurable - so change it to your liking. For a test print to verify your dimensions, try clip_count=2 (single peg) - which might even be useful (see picture)
| Recommended configuration parameters: | |
|---|---|
| rod_diameter | diameter of laundry dryer rod |
| clip_width, clip_distance, teeth_gap | see drawing for explanation |
| clip_count | use odd number to get even number of "slots" |
| Optional clothing line cut-outs: | |
|---|---|
| string_distance | 0 to disable, otherwise measured mid to mid of strings |
| cut_width | should be significantly wider than diameter of strings to allow some tolerance (e.g. 5 or even 6mm for 4mm strings) |
| first_cut | normally cuts are distributed equally (first_cut=undef), but start point can be set explicitly |
| Optional sparse rod clamps: | |
|---|---|
| sparse_rod_ratio | ratio of actual clamps in relation to full length, e.g. 0.25 for 25%, will be distributed equally over all clamp fragments (only used if sparse_rod_cuts > 0) |
| sparse_rod_cuts | number of wide cuts 0 full clamp 1 clamps only on ends (i.e. 1 cut in the middle) 2 clamps on both ends and one in the middle 3 clamps on both ends and two in between, .... and so on |
There are more configuration options and all parameters are described in the SCAD file.
Hint: If you are completely unfamiliar with SCAD design: OpenSCAD (https://openscad.org/) is free software (GPL 2.0). Just install it, load SCAD file, change some values if you like, check preview (F5), render (F6) and export STL file (F7) - done.
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