Repairing a Plastic Coat hanger with 3D Printing

A broken coat hanger - is there any larger First World Problem?

You are well dressed and successful.

You have recently been headhunted by a private equity firm that want to pay you a squillion dollars to pick shades of colour for their new range of 3D Printers.

All you need to do is attend one interview.

You go to the wardrobe to find your best suit – OH MY GOD! A coat hanger has broken, putting creases in your new Armani.

Never fear – the Coat Hanger repair is here!

arkatipe has designed simple fixer for broken coat hangers and uploaded it to Thingiverse for free download.

Simply download it, slice and print the cylinder. Then you take the fixer put it in some boiling water for about 30 secs to soften the plastic, and then affix to the broken coat hanger.

Simple, easy and now you can get that job and rule the world!

A coat hanger fixed with 3D Printing. Crisis averted!

So why is this important?

One of the major uses for 3D Printing in the household will be to repair broken items. In this case we are stopping the coat hanger being thrown away with a few cents of plastic and a few minutes of printing.

This is the first repair I have done using a 3D Printing, using a tool that is not available in the shops.

Allow me to Wax Lyrical for a mo

Now I know most will say – “Big Deal” but a flood starts with a single raindrop, a journey of 1000 miles starts with a single step. I think this is the first step of the amazing journey of 3D Printing.

Also, ‘Hater’s Gonna Hate’.