April 9, 2025
Description
Finding myself with altogether too many oils around my oil diffuser(*), I designed this stand to hold 10 of them around the oil diffuser itself. I improves the design to incorporate a cheap lazy susan(**) to allow the oils(***) to be freely rotated around for selection, without tangling the cable or interfering with the diffuser.
Printing: I am a big fan of printing outside sections with fuzzy skin(*****) for texture and grip. Use a height modifier to leave a little flat area at the bottom and top. Like all fully rounded over lips, use a few extra top layers to ensure solidity.
Construction: 8x M4x6mm bolts, 1x lazy susan, (optional) 8x M4x5mm threaded inserts(****), see line drawing for how it goes together.
I've uploaded the non-rotating version also (it is slightly different as the lofts were done differently).
(* this came from just a local chemist, I think it was this one: https://www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/buy/123340/bosisto-s-compact-ultrasonic-diffuser-onyx - the diameter is 71mm, the dimensions of your oil diffuser can be up to 74mm. I may be able to upload a larger diameter version anyone needs one)
(** poor Susan, what did she ever do? If anything Susan is working the hardest here to get stuff in front of you… anyway, this fantastic susan is just from a hardware store: https://www.bunnings.com.au/adoored-75mm-90kg-lazy-susan-bearing-plate_p0080820 - is 75mm, but the holes are positioned exactly for it… making different versions for different lazys susan might be more work…)
(*** my oils range from 25mm to 29mm in diameter, this will accommodate up to 30mm, and only obstruct 12mm of the label - I chose that as a compromise between stability and readability, though I do admit that some of the names of the oils don't help greatly with knowing what they might smell like… “soothing”, “kindness”?)
(**** don't want/like threaded inserts? I just watched a video from Made with Layers (Thomas Sanladerer) about “self-forming thread” or self-tapping I guess, so I made a new version with those holes - I have not printed this whole model (self tapping version) myself as I only have one diffuser and I already printed mine, however I did test print the holes and they work just fine with the M4 machine screws that I have from aliexpress. I think as they are only inserted one time this method will be fine)
(***** I've uploaded a screenshot of the settings I used on the print in the images, the diffuser holder is the one with feature size 8, the edge of the oil spinner ring is the thicker one with 0.4 thickness)
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