Ultimate Heating Hook (Parametric model included)

I'm not gonna ask for a coffee, but please make sure you give me a like if you find this model useful.

I designed this hook on request of my wife. It went to several iterations mainly because I wanted a perfect fit - not too loose, not too tight. This is quite hard to achieve since:

• 3D printed objects are not dimensionally accurate (materials, calibration, process etc.)

• radiators dilate / contract at different temperatures

• heating radiators are not standardized

Therefore I designed this hook which features an open ring and parametrizable tolerances. It does not need supports when printing and should be printed in a material which doesn't soften much at higher temperatures (I printed in PETG and is rock-solid).

You need to measure two distances (use calipers!):

• Dimension A: the thickness of a radiator pipe

• Dimension B: the distance between two pipes

as in this picture (contains the dimensions of my radiator):

Then, load the included F3D file in Fusion, go to Design -> Modify -> Change parameters and add the measured values in the table (in the Expression column), then hit OK: 

After that, save the model as a mesh to produce a STL file, and run it through your slicer as usual.

For convenience, I generated already several STLs for dimensions I noticed that are quite common in other models. The naming convention of the files is: Hook_A_B.stl. where A and B are the dimensions (in mm) as described above.

Enjoy!