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I printed a small sponge holder a while back and have been using it about a year now. Ive been seeing these ads for silicone drainers lately and decided to make something similar. This is actually v2. The first one had a separate base and grates on top but I didn’t like how it turned out. This is a combined grate and base. Printed in 4 pieces and welded together.

Video: https://streamable.com/p1g18u

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (3 children)

This is all one piece

How big is your printer?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Lol, sorry. I meant it was one piece, i.e. not base and grate. I'll reword it. It's 4 printed pieces welded together.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Do you use heat welding or a solvent?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Welded with a soldering iron.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think OP wasn’t clear. It’s at least 4 pieces if we’re going by seams. Probably meant that it’s a single unit now, as in it’s all connected together

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Yeah exactly, sorry about that. I reworded the post.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Zooming into the image, by "all one piece," they mean the grates and bottom plate, as there are seams along the back wall at about one average bed width apart