Paper Towel Holder (DL-02)

A device that uses the paper towel package as it is and holds it down as a weight, so that paper towels can be pulled out one sheet at a time with one hand, like a box of tissues. What you make with the 3D printer are the side parts that connect the two pipes. Print two in total, one for each side. The key point in use is to open the package's dispensing opening from end to end and place the device on it with the package film stretched flat.

The images use pipes available at a home improvement store. Aluminum pipe with 19 mm outer diameter (17 mm inner diameter), 1 m, 624 yen (reference price)　 If you cut the pipe yourself, deburr the inside. This helps prevent injury if it breaks during construction or use. After joining and gluing one end of the two pipes with the 3D printed parts, fill the pipes with pebbles or sand of the kind laid on the bottom of aquariums as a weight, then attach the side part at the other end of the pipes. The side parts have ribs for fixing the pipes, so they can be assembled just by hammering them in, but if you print in PLA, glue them so they do not break during long-term use. Printing in TPU with 100% infill improves adhesion, so gluing may not be necessary. Finish so that the whole thing is not twisted. Do not pack the pebbles tightly; leave them so that they rattle a little inside the pipe (but not so loose that they shift lengthwise). This absorbs movement when pulling out the paper and keeps the device sitting stably. For details, please refer to the link below. https://scrapbox.io/nijikenji-20749324/ペーパータオル押さえ_3Dプリンタ仕様

Approximate 3D Print Weight

20g