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Another reason to have a 3d printer - Ladder feet

Brent Dowell

Brent Dowell

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So, a 'multi-function' ladder I've had for many years had fallen on hard times. Left outside, the plastic non-slip feet had degraded in the sunlight to the point where once side lost its foot, and the other side wasn't far behind.

3d printer to the rescue. I drew up a quick 2 part foot to go on it. I printed one part in hard plastic (pla) and the other part in TPU (Soft rubbery type of plastic).



ladder foot 1.PNGladder foot 2.jpg
 
The tpu is just a solid friction fit. Pretty hard to move once it got it in there.

I'm thinking I might have rounded that foot a bit more, and might revise it in the future. If I do, I'll probably use some super glue gel to fix it permanently, but I doubt it's going to go anywhere.
 
Very cool. :thumb: I was thinking about the potential for UV degradation of the feet on my ladder recently. Now I have an idea where I can buy some if the need arises, lol. (Actually, it looks like they're available for my Little Giant online.)
 
Vaughn McMillan said:
Very cool. :thumb: I was thinking about the potential for UV degradation of the feet on my ladder recently. Now I have an idea where I can buy some if the need arises, lol. (Actually, it looks like they're available for my Little Giant online.)
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Yeah, I'm still conducting uv tests on some pla. I have a cell phone holder out by the hot tub that has been there a couple years and it still seems ok.

these are quite a bit beefier than the old ones, so should last a while, I hope.
 
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