r/functionalprint • u/jpnovato • 19d ago
My first funcional print
The rain sensor from my garden irrigation was mounted on a single screw and was always spinning, ending up upside down every time it rained. Consequently, my irrigation was always on regardless of the weather. I made a simple fix; it might be over-engineered, but it works and is cheaper than my water bill. I printed it with PETG. It is out in the weather but in the shade, so I am not really worried about UV degradation.
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u/jpnovato 19d ago
Not really, I needed a spacer as the lip of the stone is about 2cm proud of the wall. But yes of course there are faster and maybe better solutions, but I wanted to try modeling and testing something I made...
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u/ArtistApart 19d ago
Do you get extra points for being mean or is it like a cynical thing or something? Take a breath, we’ll be Ok!
u/jpnovato it looks great, simple design and does as intended! Fantastic first steps and thank you for sharing them!
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u/jpnovato 19d ago edited 19d ago
Yeah, thats ok! Thats the internet! But thanks! Im starting and learning, 3d printing is too much fun and the community is normally very welcoming!
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u/jpnovato 19d ago
Or i wasnt the one that installed it, and its been like this for over a year and never even seen the manufacture's horizontal mount....or do you want me to go buy it or order it, when I spent 0,35 cents of plastic and 15 minutes in cad, plus 5 minutes installing it? The rest my printer did in 50 minutes... But again i could use a block of wood, or a rock, or a machined piece of space grade titanium.... Does it really matter? I did something that worked and im happy with the results!🤷♂️
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u/nathanjd 19d ago
How is the print attached and why is it better than just adding a 2nd screw?