May 3, 2026
Description
My sliding cabinet door would not slide anymore. The door is about 25 years old, so are the wheels it 'slides' on. Unfortunately one wheel broke.
When searching on the internet for a replacement wheel, I first only found many other people having the same problem but not able to find a replacement wheel.
So I went reverse designing a wheel. Printed is in TPU (100% infill) and placed it on the bearing which held the original one.
Wheel works like a charm. How long it will last? Don't know. It has been in service for 1 hour now.
Eventually I did find the wheel online
Unfortunately not in my country, also not cheap. So trying my model is absolutely a thing I try first.
About printing:
The model contains 3 parts:
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The wheel which I printed in 100% infill TPU (Yellow). Furthermore I added 2 other parts as support (orange and blue), which I printed in PETG. Since TPU and PETG can print on one another but don't stick, the supports can be taken of with rather ease. Separation between the parts is 0mm so the surface is perfectly smooth.
The old wheel needs to be removed of course. I used a saw to cut it but stopped just before I hit the metal of the bearing. From that moment I broke the wheel .
The new wheel should slide on rather easy. One opening of the new wheel has a chamfer which should go on the bearing first.
License:
Creative Commons — Attribution — Noncommercial — Share Alike