Rake

A 3D printable modern take on the venerable Garden Rake, designed to rake leafs, soil, sand, pine needles, fertilizer and other items around your garden, yard or at the beach.The design consist of 3 parts that can be easily 3D printed, without any support, on a mid-size 3D Printer with a build area of at least 170 mm X 170 mm (~6.7” X 6.7”) or larger. The parts all have M16-02 threads incorporated into their design. They can be assembled by simply screwing the joiner into the handle and the rake body.They can be printed with a variety of materials, including PLA, PETG, ABS, ASA and many other types of printable materials.PLA works well for this application as long as the parts will not be used, stored or kept at in a high temperature environment, exceeding ~55 C (~ 130 F).PETG and ASA are other excellent choices.The object should be durable, easy to maintain, and last for a long time.September 23, 2021A revised stronger joiner MK1.5 for this tool can be found here: URL: https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/76689-stronger-gaden-tool-handle-joiner-mk15 Printing DetailsRecommended print settings with a .4 mm nozzle- Layer Height: .2 mm- 7 perimeters or shells (3.15 ~ 3.5 mm)- 14 bottom layers (2.8 mm)- 14 top layers (2.8 mm)- Infill 15%~20%, depending on infill typeFor a stronger M16-02 joiner using PETGNote: PETG works better than PLA for this mechanical part- Layer Height: .2 mm- 10 perimeters or shells (4.5 ~ 5.0 mm)- 16 bottom layers (3.2 mm)- 16 top layers (3.2 mm)- Infill 15%~20%, depending on infill typeAssembly Instructions1- Insert and thread the M16-02 mm joiner fully into the handle.2- Insert the handle assembly in the rake body. 3-Tighten until the handle is seated against the rake .4- DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN!Optional: A small amount of glue suitable for the filament you are using, applied to the handle seating area of the rake will permanently join the parts.  Thank you for viewing this object!If you like it, please click on the “like” button. It will help focus my efforts on additional items that you care about.If not, please leave a comment and let me know how I could do better. Constructive criticism is always appreciated.In any case, I would love to hear from you. Please feel free to visit my store on My Mini Factory to view the other objects that I designed: https://www.myminifactory.com/users/DanoSoft