Kenmore/Whirlpool Handle Bracket for Stainless (alum) handle

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UPDATED .STL FILES FOR BETTER FIT 06/30/16. TWO NEWER VERSIONS, BETTER FIT. I have a Kenmore 106.72153111 23 CUFT refrigerator in stainless steel. I has nice brushed aluminum handles, but one end (of each) has a poorly designed gray plastic bracket. Mine both broke after about a year, and I have re-glued them numerous times. You cannot just buy the plastic part. You have to buy the whole metal handle too. As of now Jun 2016, that is about an $80 -$85 price for one of the two handles. I finally decided to make my own. Not perfect but close enough. If these break I will update the design a bit. (part of W10564292) This part (part of WPW10564292) should also fit a Whirlpool WRT311F2BM00 refrigerator. Print Settings Printer Brand: LulzBot Printer: TAZ 4 Rafts: No Supports: Yes Resolution: .03mm Infill: 50% rectilinear Notes: I used Gizmo Dorks Transparent ABS. My favorite. I wish the same formulation came in other colors. You will have to add your own supports. I used Simplify3D and used the auto support feature and removed a lot of the support to insure I could get the out easily. The ones up the center where the screw goes to attach to the aluminum hand were fairly sparse. Ones near the side walls do not need to be removed if you can get the screw and driver in there. On my second shot I reduced the outer layers, top and bottom from 3 to 2 to speed up the print. I think 3 layers is better and costs about five minutes. My print time was about 1 hour. I reduced the squash on the first layer from 90% to 95% because the rdius edge gets mess up on the first layer. Post-Printing Clean up the mounting holes and make sure the screw heads that attach the braker to the door are flush with the bracket as much as you can. Make sure the screw that holds the plastic bracket can fit through the hole at the back of the cavity. The photo included here is not actually the same as the design. The two bumps on the "T" protrusion which fit into the brushed aluminum handle can be tight. You can file or trim the two small bumps on the "T". Or, place the bracket flat side down on a hard surface, and press the aluminum part onto the plastic "T" with just some gentle pressure straight down. How I Designed This I used Helix Modeling 5.1 from Microcadam c. 2001. No longer available -- a travesty!