French Press Replacement Bushing

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I've had every type of coffee machine from the single cup Melitta to a huge Saeco automatic coffee/cappuccino and I've even made "cowboy coffee" more than a few times when no machine at all was available. That's why I sort of standardized on the French press, it's simple, it's easy to clean and does not take up much space. I like my designs elegant which to me means pleasingly ingenious and simple and last week when my French press failed my world was shattered, sort of. 3D printer to the rescue! The failure was due to a crack in the small plastic bushing that aligned the coffee plunger. My new bushing replaces the stock snap in part with a threaded two part design that not only provides more support to the plunger making it more stable to use but the nut/bolt design allows the inner plastic cap to be held tightly against the outer chrome housing preventing it from turning during use and blocking the coffee and spilling. If you need this here's my version. Prints in only a couple minutes so you can get your coffee quickly. Full description here. https://kioskfan.wordpress.com/2018/10/19/repair-of-the-day-french-press-plunger-bushing/