April 30, 2022
Description
Tab Can Opener - tab lift and lid pull support
I found some tab can openers, but most of them are only designed to lift the tab, which is fine for soda cans, but if you want to peel off the lid, I only found hook-like stuff which still need a lot of force.
I was designing this for my mum which has major issues with their hands and she is perfectly fine now opening even bigger food cans which peel off lids.
The opener is supporting the two steps to open up the can.
Depending on the size of the can, it even locks on the rim of the can for easier peeling.
Printing:
I included two models: 3. Is including small support to stabilize the bracket for the tab lifing 4. Without support if you have a good printer covering the hanging surface
Printer Brand:
Anet
Printer:
A8
Rafts:
No
Supports:
No
Resolution:
0.25
Infill:
30
Filament: OWL Filament PLA Blue
Notes:
I printed the model flat, without support since there is a special model with built in support included.
Clearing the bracket of excess material
For both models, you can use a sharp scalpel to cut out the excess material or an old can lid, heat up the tab part and melt the bracket to size.
As always it comes with a FreeCAD model if you want to do your own customizing.
FreeCAD
Model is included as always
License:
Creative Commons — Attribution — Noncommercial — Share Alike
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