Push2open - Reliable and powerful (Latch mechanism) by FunkyArt

FunkyArt

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Plate1-PETG_Plate2_PLA _ 0.2mm layer, 3 walls, 25% infill

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1.5 h

2 plates

5.0(2)

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105

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Description

What is the most obvious thing to do when the handle of your drawer breaks off? Replace it with a push to open mechanism ;)
Extend your drawers with the convenient push2open mechanism.

The drawers should have rails. it is also important to ensure that the drawers can still be pushed in when upgrading, otherwise they will stick out a little. The brackets should be used for fastening, they are designed in such a way that they cannot be attached at any point, this is to avoid disturbing the mechanics. they can be glued or screwed, and they also allow easy replacement.

All you need is a Spring (⌀ 7-8 mm x 40 mm) and some PLA & PETG

Assembling:

First you should install the slide as shown in the picture. once the slide is in, it should not be able to fall out. make sure that the slide runs smoothly, if not, check for support residue or similar problems. If necessary, you may also have to grind the "rail" on the housing a little.

These two hooks are not the same, make sure the hook is installed below the axle height. You should also place the spring as shown in the picture.
This is actually the only part where something can be installed incorrectly :)

Here I have taken the side with the "R", which belongs to the back or closed side. I pressed it into the spring first and then installed both together. the slide should be fully extended (like picture above) so that the hook finds its correct place immediately.

Now install the spring, if there is no hole you have forgotten to remove the support ;) If it is to short you can pull them to increase the size a little (like i did).

Then carefully bend in the cover parallel to the back. This should ideally be a little flexible (petg), then it should fit without any problems.

Now the whole thing should work. If it doesn't, press both hooks together again, they should be even with the housing. If this doesn't work either, check if there is support on the inside of the slider (on both sides).

To use the whole thing for a longer time, you should apply a little grease to the grinding points.

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** Edit: Nevermind. My textured pei plate came today so I gave it a try on that, and it came out perfect. ---- I was able to print the PLA items with no issue, but I attempted to print the PETG items twice, and both times failed. I am on an x1c with a smooth high temp plate, which I made sure to clean thoroughly after I switched materials, and gave an additional once over with 99% IPA, but the results came out as seen in the images below: I tried to see if adding some additional adhesion might help, but it did not. I noticed a lot of buildup on the nozzle, and strands being dragged around. Any ideas or suggestions? I am not quite sure what I did, or did not do that I was supposed to do. Perhaps it had to do with transferring settings when I switched the profile from the one it was originally set to, to the x1c.

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@FunkyArt

Hi, thank you for your feedback, the right picture looks somehow weird, looks like extremly overextruding some parts. I can not give you a patent remedy, the right picture would let me check the slicer/extrusion settings, gcode and reslice it, make sure to activate Arachne. Which nozzle size are you using? I have made the experience that it can also be the filament. Especially with PETG I have had mixed experiences, the one you can barely get off, the other one you can barely get on ;) But I would reduce the speed and the first layer height a little bit or use a good amount of glue pen. My experience with this model is limited to the textured PEI plate and 60°C bed temperature which has worked fine for me without any glue in normal speed (P1P).

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