Sorting Hat Bottle Opener

For the Harry Potter fan in your life, a Sorting Hat inspired bottle opener.

“SLYTHERIN!”

Print Instructions

Opening a bottle puts lots of strain on the print, so use stronger settings than usual to avoid tearing the print apart the first time you use it. (Ask me how I know…)

Suggested settings with PLA:

• At least 25% infill with gyroid or cubic pattern (not unreasonable to use 100% infill for this application)
• 0.2 mm or better layer height
• 6 top/bottom solid layers
• 4 shells/walls

When slicing, add a pause just before the coin slot is covered so you can insert a penny (USD). The coin will be permanently encased in the print (no glue required).

NOTE: This is designed as a 2 color print. You will need to either manually change filaments, use a multi-material printer (like MMU), or a dual-nozzle printer.

As pictured, printed with PolyTerra Black and Matte Brown PLA at 50% cubic infill with 0.15 mm layer height. Sliced in IdeaMaker and printed on Raise3D E2 with dual nozzles for two color print.

Need Help? Feedback?

If you have any questions or trouble with this print, or if you have suggestions for additional revisions, send me a message. Happy printing.

And while you're at it, help yourself to my other prints.