I HATE Towel Rings...

prusaprinters

<p>I HATE Towel Rings…because they scrunch up my towel and don't keep it dry.</p><p>I apologize if I have offended anyone with this sentiment.</p><p>This thing will convert your towel ring into a towel bar.</p><p>It is designed for a ring that has a total outside dimension (diameter) of <strong>168 mm</strong> and a cross-section diameter of <strong>3 / 8 inch (9.5 mm)</strong>.</p><h3>Bill of Materials</h3><p>You need to print one interface, two sides and three connectors.</p><h3>Backstory</h3><p>I can't even claim the house came like this.</p><p>We recently renovated our bathroom and there are a gazillion details and apparently I wasn't paying enough attention until it was too late.</p><p>But...through the <strong>power</strong> of <i>3D printing</i> I was able to convert "too late" into "<i>almost</i> too late." It's almost like having a time machine and 1.21 gigawatts of electricity.</p><p>Can you tell that it's 5 in the morning?</p><h3>Print Settings</h3><p><strong>Printer:</strong></p><p>Prusa Mini</p><p><strong>Rafts:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Doesn't Matter</p><p><strong>Supports:</strong></p><p>Doesn't Matter</p><p><strong>Resolution:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Variable from 0.1 to 0.2 mm</p><p><strong>Infill:</strong></p><p>10%, but I also print all walls at 2 mm thickness</p><p><strong>Filament:</strong>&nbsp;</p><p>Fiberlogy. &nbsp;I used Easy PET-G, but that's because EPG is my go-to filament for everything.</p><p>If you use a different filament and get a great (or not so great result), please leave a comment.</p><p><strong>Notes:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>I was able to get all parts to fit on the 180 x 180 mm build plate of my Prusa Mini albeit I had to rotate the interface.</p><h3>Post-Printing</h3><p>Hopefully it's obvious how to put the parts together from the pictures.</p><p>Everything was a press fit between the connectors and other pieces and I've been using it for 4 months with no problems.</p><p>Printers vary and tolerances can be finicky -- hopefully, if you need to resize anything, it's just the connectors.</p><p>The ring to bar interface should click on and be fairly stable. If it doesn't, your ring may be a different size than mine. Hopefully you can fix by resizing in your slicer.</p><p>The intent of the big circle is to keep the whole thing hanging vertically -- without it, the weight of the bar and towel pushes the whole thing against the wall.</p><p>My bar had a slight concave curve in front when I first installed it. Over time, this has become mitigated as the parts have settled into each other until I only notice it if I look for it.</p>