I needed to come up with a trellising system for a compact balcony garden. It's supposed to be easy to install and take apart (for moving plants around), but sturdy enough to keep a 0.5-1m plant upright.
For printing, these are the settings I used:
- Material: PETG
- Layer height: 0.4mm
- Infill: 100%
- Perimeters: 3
The components and how to use them:
- Fixed hook - thread a jute cord through one of the holes, position the hook at the middle of the cord and make a knot to ensure the hook doesn't slide on it and keep the resulting 2 cords close to each other.
- Adjustable hook - the 2 jute cords should be threaded through the middle wide openings and secured by passing through the holes on the sides. If the plant is very heavy then a knot can be made between the loose ends and the tensioned cord, such that over time the cords don't slip and loose tension.
- Clip - Intended to be secured between the two tensioned jute cords.
- Spacer - Primary function is to simplify making nets for climbing plants, see photo for an example of a simple mesh.
Notes:
- dimensions are in mm.
- other types of rope/strands may work, I only have jute on hand.