Piece / projectKeep the wardrobe. Replace the fitting.
A broken plastic joint became a reverse-engineering project instead of a reason to replace the whole wardrobe.
3D printing • Prototype
A lid that starts with the thread
A reverse-engineered jar lid with a 1/4-inch pitch and a translucent-blue prototype.
Documented April 2021From the workshop
Make a new part meet an old one
The April 2021 account identifies a reverse-engineered jar lid with a 1/4-inch pitch. The photograph shows the blue prototype fitted to the jar, making the interface itself the focus of the project.
A prototype that looks like one
I liked the edge-glow blue filament because it made the prototypes look like three-dimensional blueprints. The visible prototype marking is left in the photograph as part of the record.
Credits & project notes
Lid reverse engineering and prototype: Michael Pytlowany. Existing jar geometry supplies the mating requirement.
The photograph is not evidence of a seal, food-contact suitability, or canning performance.
Sources
Jerky_FPV project archive
2021-04-29
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