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Round 5: Handheld Vacuum Cleaner Challenge

So, can a vacuum cleaner also be 3D printed? We’re excited to kick off this round of the Limited Kit Challenge with a featured Maker’s Supply kit. If you have an idea for how it could become something useful, fun, decorative, or unexpected, we’d love to see it.

Featured Kit

Maker’s Supply |Handheld Vacuum Cleaner (ZC011)

Kit Features:

2‑in‑1 Vacuum & Blower Design
Highly expandable structure
Supports custom‑tailored appearance styling
Built‑in memory function

Usage Note: In addition to this kit, other Maker’s Supply accessories can also be added.

How to Join

Comment under this post and include:

What you want to create (the use case or scenario)
The general form or function of the model (Concepts with images are preferred)
Why Handheld Vacuum Cleaner is essential to your idea

At the start of your comment, please identify your role:

“I’m a model creator”
“I’m an idea contributor”

If you are a creator, feel free to reply under any idea comment that you would like to turn into a real model. Creators who actively engage with ideas are also more likely to be selected.

Timeline:

Idea submission deadline: 15 days after posting
Selection announcement: within 5 days of this post

Why This Kit Is Interesting

Have you ever imagined building your exclusive vacuum cleaner via 3D‑printing? This kit lets you freely customise its look and functions.

So—would you like to get a cost‑effective personalised‑styled device for daily use with it?

🧠 Inspiration Examples

Robot Vacuum Cleaner X Cyberbrick @ FADY

— using the kit to make a real cleaner

AeroVac – Sleek Handheld Vacuum @ JANBERRY DESIGN — an elegant handheld vacuum you must love

Siphon01 Handheld Vacuum Cleaner @ Nuka-Cola — attractive outlook, giving a strong sense of the future

🏆 Support for Selected Submissions

At least 10 standout ideas will be selected.

Selected idea contributors and/or the creators who develop selected ideas may receive:

Free kits, parts, and filaments
Official support during creation
Official promotion opportunities
Ongoing BOM commission incentives

Join Now

Maybe apart from beautiful appearance, can you make it more interesting or more suitable for your needs? Share your idea in the comments—your concept could be the next one we help fund, feature, and bring to life.

About the Limited Kit Challenge

The Limited Kit Challenge is an official prompt-based community co-creation program built around Maker’s Supply kits.

Each round features a specific kit or selected parts
Community members submit ideas within a limited time
Selected ideas may receive free kits and filament support
Published projects may receive official promotion and BOM commission opportunities

Who Can Participate?

MakerWorld model creators
Idea contributors and design enthusiasts

You do not need to be a model creator to submit an idea.

Selection & Support

Submissions may be reviewed based on originality, effective use of the kit, feasibility, and clarity.

Selected creators and/or idea contributors will be announced in the comments. Selected creators may be contacted by private message and asked to provide a brief creation plan, design approach, and estimated timeline.

Please note: both selected idea contributors and the creators who develop selected ideas may receive Maker’s Supply parts support.

Participation is also limited to regions our shipping partner can deliver to. Appreciate your understanding.

We’d love to see more of these ideas brought to life, and creators are encouraged to reply to ideas they’d like to develop.

For Selected Creators

Selected creators will be contacted by private message.

If selected, creators will need to:

Complete a project based on Handheld Vacuum Cleaner Kit
Publish the final model on MakerWorld with the correct BOM
Share at least one community article after publishing that includes:
- The hashtags #KitChallenge and #HandVacuumCleanerDIY
- Content such as inspiration, design process, assembly steps, final results, and any challenges encountered

Failure to meet delivery or posting requirements may affect eligibility for future challenges.

Submission does not guarantee selection. Projects must comply with platform rules and intellectual property requirements.

#Kitchallenge #Handheldvacuum

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Comment (62)

@denlabvn : I'm here as an idea contributor, but i'm also a 3d designer as hobbyist. I'd like to make a kit for vacuum forming parts and vacuum chamber for makers. Thank you and good luck everyone!

@pb4life8 : This is a sick idea. Not sure what size of plastic you can get away with 16 kpa. of pressure.

@macjabko : That is a great idea!

@tekwiz17 : I’m a model creator. My idea is to make a handhelf vaccum that attaches to the side of your desk. This is where the vaccum is. You can pull a handle out, and turn it on to vaccum up your desk. It sucks everything back to the box on the side lf the desk, and you can pull out the bottom to empty out the trash it collected.

@tekwiz17 : Update: I would also inculde diffrent attaxhemnts for the end, like for small areas or large areas.

@tekwiz17 : I am a newer designer, that would love help or sugestions on how to do things if anyone has them!

@liaparadox : I'm an idea contributer and I'm imagining a little vacuum I can strap to my foot, over a sock or a shoe, so when I'm walking around my house I can slide it on and vacuum corners and crevices and things. It sounds a little silly - it IS a little silly - but I'm disabled and can't do frequently bending over with a hand vacuum, and the big vacuum just feels like overkill to drag out sometimes, you know?

@TeraE : I’m a model creator. My idea is to combine the Handheld Vacuum Cleaner Kit with CyberBrick to build a small negative-pressure rover. The vehicle would use its suction to “stick” to smooth vertical surfaces and try to drive on walls. If the result turns out good enough, I can even install a cleaning cloth and use it to clean glass windows. The printed body would include a sealed suction chamber, soft skirt, lightweight CyberBrick chassis, and protective frame. The vacuum kit is the key part here: its 7K / 13K / 16K Pa suction levels make it possible to test different adhesion modes, while CyberBrick handles remote control and movement. This project is somewhat uncertain because I'm not sure if the suction power of the kit is strong enough. If the suction is not strong enough for wall climbing, I’d turn this into a tactical ball-collector rover: it would vacuum up 14 mm balls from the floor, feed them into an internal magazine, and launch them with a CyberBrick-powered mechanism.

@TimDaTiny : ive seen rc cars that straight up rely on a powerful fan to keep them glued to the wall and they can do it bc theyre so light. If you do it smart and have some pla aero on hand, it should be possible

@TimDaTiny : @Szuzu1969 : maybe, but how would you pump the sir out of the individual suckers?

@mu_guo : I’m an idea contributor and would love to use this project to learn-by-doing 3D modeling. i want create a noo-noo (yes from teletubbies) looking desktop vacuum - also mounts onto Skadis from the side. the flexible hose tip fits to different adapters that turns into eraser poop collector, a downdraft table, or else. I want to also add a spilt custard-looking deco piece to rest the end of the flexible hose. thumb up if you also love retro goofs

@mu_guo : ai assisted concept illustration (not to scale)

@Sylvesterkh : I am an idea contributor, and my idea is an assistive handheld vacuum designed for users with limited strength, grip, or mobility impairments. This would support elderly users or individuals with conditions like arthritis, tremors, or reduced motor control—enabling independent use of a vacuum cleaner without needing to hold and stabilise like a conventional vacuum. It would feature a modular, ergonomic assistive vacuum system built around the handheld kit: Forearm‑mounted or wrist‑support cradle to remove the need for grip strength. Pivoting articulated head that maintains floor contact without requiring steady hand control. Lightweight docking/rail system (e.g., desk-edge or fixture-mounted) allowing guided motion instead of freehand use. Large tactile buttons or trigger paddles for easy activation. The Handheld Vacuum Cleaner kit is essential as the customisable structure allows ergonomic redesigns to convert into an accessible assistive tool rather than a traditional vacuum cleaner

@Beltrao10 : i am just a beginner but i want to desing a flexible cleaner

@user_4257989422 : I am an idea contributor and would love to see a handheld pool vacuum, rechargable and light weight. It should be able to pick up light pool debris

@TimDaTiny : what would you use to make sure the water doesnt get in the electronics?

@JohnnyTownMouse : i am an idea giver: use the blow function of the vac unit and fashion some sweet racers!

@CitizenTook : Cool! I love seeing new kits.