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It seems that most of the drywall mounts that I looked for printed in a vertical orientation, which is not good for strength.

For once, I didn’t reverse engineer anything to design this. Lulz.

https://www.printables.com/model/548516-printable-drywall-mount

Update 8/10 - Added dimension sketches, Added .step file, Added a thinner support ring option that will sit more flush (but not completely)

  • poofy_cat@lemm.eeEnglish
    81·
    11 months ago

    Neat, good job. You might want to include what screw size it fits, and the word “anchor” somewhere in the description/title for searching (these are typically called drywall anchors in the US).

    • remotelove@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      Cool, I’ll add better details, for sure!

      Fyi, it should work for screws with a diameter of ~3.5mm. As long as you can get the screw to self tap its own threads, you should be OK.

      Everything should be a very tight fit, when all is said and done. I have to press the anchor bits into the cap by pressing the assembly together hard on my desk.

  • scotticus42@lemmy.nzEnglish
    31·
    11 months ago

    Looks like a nice, quick print for petg on my sidewinder. Don’t currently have anything I need to hang. But added this to a collection so I can definitely find it later.

    Love the idea of printing it split like this. Accomplishes both the spread for anchoring, and decreases layer weakness in the structure.

    Thinking of either of these facts makes it seem like a better idea than any other anchor I’ve seen for printing so far. (Used to work in a hardware store, so I know of a few ways to anchor into drywall) Of course I’ve yet to see a print for a toggle anchor (usually have a spring and folds open once you put it through a hole in the wall). Nor have I really looked into finding anchor files. Just came across a few over my 3 years printing experience.

    • remotelove@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Thanks for comment!

      I tried a few anchors that were already out there all of them broke at the layer lines easily with PLA. Granted PETG would probably have mitigated that issue, but I didn’t want to change filaments.

      The toggle anchor would be fun to design, but designing a hinge that would work universally across many printers and filaments would be a challenge, for sure. Cheers!

  • Imgonnatrythis@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    11 months ago

    Neat, now I can yell at you when shit falls down instead of just cursing these mounts in general. I hate these things, they often don’t install well, fall apart and never hold the weight they are rated for. I’ve tried a bunch of different types and they all kinda suck. Print me a better studfinder and we can be friends.

    I'll bookmark it because I'd rather print one than buy it, but just seeing these raises my BP.
    • remotelove@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      You can yell at me all you want! If you need a hug, I can get you one of those as well, no charge.

      I am using some of the mounts now for some pictures, but I can say they are extremely stout, at least the way I printed them. You have to use a hammer to tap them in the last little bit so it doesn’t spin. They survived some fairly hard love taps, and once the screw was in, they aren’t moving.

      Your personal experience may be different.

      • Imgonnatrythis@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        I don’t say no to hugs.

        That retainer ring looks pretty stout. Do you somehow counter-sink that to get it flush or just let that hang out?

        • remotelove@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          They sit 3mm proud. This is not an issue if they are hidden, me thinks. However, you should be able to not use the support ring if it is an issue. (I’ll modify a design today in attempt to reduce the amount it sticks out.)

          Also, these are intended to be extremely secure and almost permanent. If you want it flush, you can probably pound it in a little more with a hammer. If not, leave it proud and it gives you a little meat to pull it out of the wall later.