Looking for a classy door sign that's both fun and practical? It features a clever print-in-place holder with a sliding mechanism and various inserts that can easily be swapped out to suit your needs.
Right now, it's all about the bathroom – making sure private things stay private and nobody gets surprised when the door is opened.
But I'm expanding the range of inserts to include cool options for your office, the kids' gaming hideout, and more in the very near future.
Got another idea for a new insert? Drop me a line – I'm all ears for your creative suggestions!
The holder has the following dimensions:
Width: 150mm
Height: 70mm (75mm with the top grip of the inserts)
Thickness: 15mm (about 19mm with the grip of the slider)
For individuals preferring a more permanent fixture than double-sided tape, the design includes two holes located behind the inserts. These holes are 4.5mm in diameter.
Some printing notes:
22.03.2024
29.03.2024
31.03.2024
07.04.2024
Improved the support design further to avoid layer shift that could occur on the print in place slider with more brittle filaments (like old filament or matte PLA). To do this I've changed two things:
09.04.2024
I have added a printplate with just the handle part of the inserts. This way you can easily create your own inserts with the Makerworld “Make my Sign” and then attach the handle in the slicer.
To do this open “Make My Sign” and follow the next steps to get the right size. Play around with the colors, text, shape or add svg as you want.
I highly recommend to select “Face down”. This way it will have the right orientation when you add it in the next step to the slicer and having the text / icons facing down usually also results in a better front finish of the insert
Then click dowload and save the .3mf file.
Next step - Bambu Studio:
Open the latest version of my file. I've added the Handle today, so previous versions won't have it.
If you feel uncomfortable with these steps you can also just print your insert and the handle separately and glue them together.
Boosts are greatly appreciated. They not only help offset the filament costs of test printing such designs and going through multiple iterations until they're 'ready' to share, but they're also a vote of confidence that inspires us to keep exploring new ideas and pushing the limits of what's possible with 3D printing. I'm deeply thankful for every single boost and the support it represents. Whether you use them on my models or others' - please utilize them.