Lever Pull Wine Opener Guide

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I have a LNT "Lever Pull" corkscrew wine opener. It is similar, if not identical to those sold under the Rabbit, Houdini, Costco, and other brands. It is the type that has a corkscrew with a flathead screw on the top of the corkscrew. Two parts tend to wear out on these openers: the corkscrew and the corkscrew guide. You can get replacement corkscrews on Amazon and they will fit almost any lever pull opener. However, it is nearly impossible to find a replacement guide, and these often wear badly, especially if the corkscrew bends and flexes when trying to get through synthetic "corks." This part is a near-perfect replacement. All you need to do is: 1. Remove the corkscrew by unscrewing the cap that holds it in place, and then twist it upwards until it is removed. 2. Tap out the pin that holds in the guide part. I have a small punch set and the smallest size works perfectly. 3. Drop the new guide in place and do the last two steps in reverse order. I have included not only the STL file, but also the gcode for my Ender-3 which I used for printing using PLA. I added some additional lines to the gcode which, during the time the top half of the hole for the pin is being printed, slows down the print and reduces the temperature in order to get a clean upper wall. The hole for the pin is intentionally tight, and you will have to push the small end of the pin in and out of the hole on each side to widen it a little before tapping it into place (my pin has two small ribs that hold it into place, and you want these to be the last thing that goes in the hole). I have also included the Fusion 360 f3d file for those with this program, in case you want to make changes to the internal spiral. This is a parameter-drive f3d file so you can do most modifications simply by entering new parameters, rather than editing the model itself, although the spiral must be edited by selecting it, right-clicking, and then choosing "Edit Feature."