tap handle for commercial kegs

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<p><strong>Update October 2021:</strong> FYI there is a patent troll submitting take-down notices for tap handles that hold a keg cap. My design <i>is not</i> his design, nor was I even aware of his design until he hit my Thingiverse account, but he claims his patent gives him the rights to <i>any</i> design of this basic concept. I am not making any money with my design, and if Prusa wants me to take it down, I will.</p><p>All of which to say - if you like this design, better download it <strong>now</strong>.</p><p>----------------------------------------------</p><p>A very simple mod of Neon22's Customizable Profiled Handle (<a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:923244">https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:923244</a>) to turn it into a tap handle for a standard tower beer faucet that will hold the round plastic cap of a commercial quarter-barrel keg.</p><h3>Print Settings</h3><p><strong>Printer Brand: </strong>SeeMeCNC</p><p><strong>Printer: </strong><a href="http://amzn.to/2GEXcmB?tag=tv-nothing-20">Rostock MAX</a></p><p><strong>Rafts: </strong>No</p><p><strong>Supports: </strong>Yes</p><p><strong>Resolution: </strong>0.25mm layer height</p><p><strong>Infill: </strong>20% with a solid modifier for base</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>Used Hatchbox PLA Bronze 1.75mm filament. Printed upright. I struggled to get Slic3r to calculate adequate support material for the cone, and wound up with overkill that took a good bit of effort to remove. I used a modifier in Slic3r to make the first 25mm solid infill, with the rest at 20% honeycomb. Took about 2.5 hours to print.</p><p>After removing support material, did some light sanding &amp; scraping to remove stringers. I then tapped the hole at the bottom post-print to fit the faucet handle threads. The hole turned out about 2-3mm too shallow to fully thread on, but it still works. Applied a little double-sided tape to the flat face of the cone to help the keg cap stay in place.</p><h3>How I Designed This</h3><p>Used Neon22's OpenSCAD file;<br>Profile shape #13<br>height 110<br>width 23<br>round hole, 8.5mm dia &amp; 13mm deep [<i>should have been 16</i>]</p><p>Then added the following lines:<br>rotate([90, 0, 0]) translate([0, 35, 5])<br>cylinder(15, 5, 31);<br>translate([0, -19.5, 68])<br>cube([4, 1, 8], true);</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Category: Kitchen &amp; Dining</p>