Adjustable Over-the-Door Wreath Hanger

The Ultimate Over-Engineered Adjustable Wreath Hanger

If your significant other is demanding you hang a "circular arrangement of branches" on the front door, you've probably run into the same problem I did: store-bought metal hangers scrape the paint off your door frame, and they are never the right length to center the wreath perfectly.

Instead of printing a static replacement that will inevitably be the wrong size for next season's wreath, I designed the last hanger you will ever need.

Watch the design and testing process here:  Convincing my wife the 3D printer was worth it (Part 6)

Key Features:

• Infinitely Adjustable: Designed with two sliding rectangular tubes and a threaded rod mechanism. Just turn the top handle to raise or lower the hook to the exact millimeter required.
• Insanely Strong: The interlocking track design is incredibly sturdy against pulling forces, easily handling the heaviest wreaths.
• Paint-Saver: Protects your door frame and weather stripping from being gouged by cheap metal store-bought hangers.
• Secret Key Stash: Features a hidden clip modeled into the back of the hanger (facing the door) so you can secretly stash a spare house key where no one will ever look.

Printing Guidelines:

To make sure the sliding mechanism works perfectly and the hanger doesn't snap, I highly recommend using the following slicer settings:

• Door Hook: You will likely need to adjust the part that hooks over the door, as I modeled it specifically to fit my door which has a hollow space in the top and tilts slightly downwards.
• Orientation: Everything should be laid down flat on its side on the build plate. This ensures the pulling force of the wreath travels across the continuous X/Y layer lines, making the part virtually unbreakable.
• Material: I printed it in regular PLA and PLA-CF (yes, I now know PLA-CF is mostly a gimmick) and both were more than strong enough to hold the heaviest of wreaths.
• Supports: Use Tree (Organic) supports for the overhangs. The threaded rod looks like part of it is cut off, but that is by design so that no supports are necessary for the threads.

Print it, hang it, and live to print another day!