February 15, 2025
Description
The Aeropress premium is beautiful but delicate. The glass makes me nervous to just be sitting on my counter waiting to be knocked over and shattered. I wanted to make a stand to hold everything together and offer a safe place to store it. Over the past few weeks I believe have created a stand more function, safer and cheaper than the official one.
- Strong and sturdy
I wanted this stand to be able to offer more protection and be comfortable to have it out on my coffee station.
100% 3D printed
No additional hardware needed. Just print and assemble
Can be assembled but be confident it won't come apart when carrying it.
No clips to snap, threads that can loosen or section to fall off. I want to be able to carry it from just the top, side or anywhere and have it be solid and secure. That meant assembling in a way that would be easy to put together but impossible to come apart on its own. The solution Im very happy with. The top screws directly to the bottom. To ensure it never comes loose on its own by screwing in the press and glass tubes it locks it together and there is no chance of it coming apart on its own.
Able to be printed on a 256mm printer
Was a challenge but was able to make the X axis 253mm.
Minimal supports needed
Only the bottom section needs tree supports to hold up one overhang. Other than that nothing else needs support
Easy to slide in and remove the bottom cap but it will be held in place.
This took a number of iterations but I was able to find a fairly simple solution that is satisfying to use. Just slide into position and it will click into place. Lift slightly and pull and it can be removed.
Minimal areas where coffee grounds or dust can accumulate and be difficult to remove
I have created another stand for my Cafelat Robot years ago and I had a number of recessed spots to put the tamper, filters and other items. This made sense at the time but over time realized it made areas that were hard to clean. This time I designed in almost no recessed areas so a simple wipe will make it easy to clean.
Easy to rinse down
Just remove everything and rinse with water. The tubes and even where they screw together are made to be rinsed out easily.
Spot for rubber feet
The bottom side has 4 spots for rubber feet that should prevent the stand from sliding and being directly on a wet countertop. I also designed it in a way to make the feet less likely to be pulled off.
The structure is pretty strong so a standard 2 walls and 15% infill should be plenty strong enough.
You will need supports for the bottom section. I recommend tree supports so it doesn't impact the surface. Use the 3mf file to use my exact settings.
Print them all on separate plates one at a time to have a more even and consistent finish. As the printer jumps between parts it can impact the look at certain layer lines.
If you configure yourself I strongly recommend scarf seams aligned to the back. By default it will do regular up the front leaving an ugly seam that's super visible. Scarf aligned to back will dramatically reduce it.
License:
Standard Digital File License
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