February 25, 2025
Description
A pretty forgiving, adjustable, and easy to replace handle for cupboards or 3D printer enclosures.
(no need to make it more complicated than necessary, you know?)
This handle is screwed to my enclosure's acrylic glass door with regular M3 screws (you can melt a hole for the screws with a soldering iron). When you've attached the latch to the door, use the holes on the back of it to mark where to drill holes for the magnets. I used regular all-round glue to affix the 10x2.5mm magnets to the latch and the door frame, respectively. To clean up the look and reduce the likelihood of magnets coming loose, I also put a sticker label over them (see pictures). Once the latch is installed, slide on the handle. The bottom handle holder has a pointed tip pointing down to prevent the dowel from sliding out due to gravity. Easy to adjust and remove the handle when needed. |
I would recommend printing in PETG, as a bit of flexibility really benefits the model. PLA probably works just fine tho.
Parametric design for 3D printing
Open the .step file in your preferred CAD program and look for "parameters"
As everyone's printers and needs are different, I have, to the best of my abilities, made the entire system editable using spreadsheet parameters.
| I've favourite some parameters you might want to play around with. Although for most people, only handle_inner_diameter is going to be of interest. |
License:
Creative Commons — Attribution
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