Elegoo Mercury Plus 3.0 Wash Station Bucket Handles

I love the new Elegoo Mercury Plus V3.0 resin wash and cure station, but even before I used it I saw a problem. The wash bucket, which is intended to contain almost two gallons of resin wash fluid (alcohol, detergent, or other noxious substance), had no way to grip its slick sides! And, during normal usage, when switching from cleaning to curing, it is necessary to move the full bucket out of the way.

However the bucket does have a small, sharp ridge about two-thirds of the way up. Not large enough to really grip though. These printed handles sit below that ridge and when zip tied in place, grip it securely and offer an easy and safe means to lift and move a full bucket.

FDM printed, and I used a lot of walls and infill to make a pretty solid part. Two are required. Print in the orientation shown for maximum strength, and just live with the support needed. The only special thing I did was to paint the seam on the bottom edge. I've got two handles on the plate, but they could be printed separately.

The zip ties are what I had on hand, and with their 24 inch length two linked together are required to get around the bucket. So four are needed all together unless you can find longer ones. Please don't scrimp on these! Mine are listed as a tensile strength of 175 lbs. The exact brand I have are UtiliTech #0292680, and I see that that exact item is available at Lowe's and other places. Placed on the long sides of the bucket, the handles will not interfere with the cover.

When joining the zip ties, I tried to place the join points at the corners of the bucket, but I see that the joints there slightly interfere with the LED towers on the wash/cure station. I'd suggest to place all four joints at one end of the bucket so that they will all be at the opposite side from the towers.

The .SCAD file is included, complete with my clumsy programming. Feel free to alter/improve. Faraday the cat approved.