Can Dispenser

Can Dispenser

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill
0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill
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Description

This is a 12 ounce can dispenser for your refrigerator. It is designed to fit six standard US 12 ounce cans. Simply insert the cans on the top shelf, and then remove a can from the bottom. Not much to explain!

 

I designed this to fit standard 12 ounce US beer or pop cans. I have not been able to personally test how this works with 330ml cans found elsewhere, but I was told that it works fine.

 

I designed this for myself but felt that others could find it useful. The original design was two parts but I thought that it would be better to print as a single print. This made for some design challenges because I did not want to use supports. But after spending some time in Fusion 360 I finally got the design to be one part and not require supports. The holes on all the sides have been carefully designed. They help reduce the amount of material used, but placed carefully to add stability while printing while not interfering with functionality.

 

Additionally, the middle shelf was the most difficult area to design because one of my design goals was to avoid supports, but still allow the cans to fall properly to the lower level. The shape was very carefully designed to allow the cans to fall freely. I had to print several of these until it was perfect.

 

This print will take about nine hours to print on the Bambu Lab A1 and about seven and a half hours to print on the X1 Carbon. 3D printers are great, but how many superhero statues do you need? Might as well use your printer for something useful.

 

The first image is a render in Cinema4D with the Redshift renderer, the next two images are photos of an actual print.

Print instructions

The print is properly oriented for printing, DO NOT CHANGE THE ORIENTATION. No supports are needed. PLA is recommended but PETG also works well.

 

Please let me know if there is anything I can do to improve this print. Good luck!



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Printed on my P1S with no issues using PLA, default orientation, and no supports.
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Thanks for sharing your print, looks great!
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I don't seem to be able to print this on my PS1 but I am also new to this so it may be new human error. Anyone successful with sending this to their PS1? Looks like a fantastic design!
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I'm sorry you are having issues printing this. When I designed this I printed it on many different printers including the Prusa MK3s, an FLSUN, and Ender 3, and recently tested this on my X1 Carbon and A1 before posting it here. Can you tell me what is wrong? Maybe I can help you.
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Replying to @FoxLane :
I get a message saying the print setting are not compatible with the selected printer, Bambu X1C.
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Replying to @PruittCustomCre :
This is an easy fix. I created this using the Bambu Lab A1 but very little needs to change to print it on the X1C. On the top left of your slicer screen click the dropdown where it says "Bambu Lab A1 0.4 nozzle" and select "Bambu Lab X1 Carbon 0.4 nozzle" (or a different size nozzle if you changed it.) Then look down a little further and you will need to hit the dropdown for "0.2mm Standard @BBL X1C". And that's it, you are good to go. Bambu Lab now has five printers so this will be common.
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If I scale the z axis will the design still work? I'd like to have it functional with more than 6 cans if possible.
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I don't believe that would work because two cans may try to drop at the same time causing a jam. However, it's possible that you can try splitting the model in a CAD program, extruding the lower part, and then reattach the top part. I did a quick calculation and it looks like it might be around 256mm tall after the modification. I designed this with very tight tolerances to make it work reliably and any changes may affect functionality.
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Printed great! Perfect for the garage fridge.
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Thank you for the five stars! I hope it works out well for you.
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