ManTheVan
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We have a metal Lakeland clothes airer/horse thing that’s only a few years old. It’s a bit like a zig-zag design that is held up by a couple of plastic arms. You lift the plastic arms to collapse the airer when your togs are dry.
Anyway, one of the plastic arms has cracked and epoxy has not worked to fix it. There’s nothing whatsoever wrong with the rest of the airer, but Lakeland have now stopped selling it.
All it needs is a new plastic arm and I reckon a 3D printed one would be perfect.
However, is it possible to scan in the original arm, somehow, so a printer could actually print it? Is there anyone who can advise? For the want of a 20p piece of plastic, it seems criminal to scrap a perfectly good and useful bit of kit.
We bought a wonderful 3D printed cup holder adaptation for our Ducato from a member here. I just wonder whether what I’m thinking of for the airer is at all possible. If so, is there someone who’d relish the challenge in exchange for some beer tokens or a personalised walking/hiking stick (as I make those!).
Anyway, one of the plastic arms has cracked and epoxy has not worked to fix it. There’s nothing whatsoever wrong with the rest of the airer, but Lakeland have now stopped selling it.
All it needs is a new plastic arm and I reckon a 3D printed one would be perfect.
However, is it possible to scan in the original arm, somehow, so a printer could actually print it? Is there anyone who can advise? For the want of a 20p piece of plastic, it seems criminal to scrap a perfectly good and useful bit of kit.
We bought a wonderful 3D printed cup holder adaptation for our Ducato from a member here. I just wonder whether what I’m thinking of for the airer is at all possible. If so, is there someone who’d relish the challenge in exchange for some beer tokens or a personalised walking/hiking stick (as I make those!).