(This is my first upload so please go easy on me)
What is the part for?
I have blinds in my house that were purchased from The Home Depot and I recently noticed that one of them was missing an end cap on the bottom rail. I modeled a replacement that fits well and is close enough to the original that I forget its even a printed part. Unfortunately, Im not sure what the make or model of the blinds are but I have tried to include enough pictures/information for you to see if its worth trying this part on your blinds. For quick reference, the *interior* of my lower blind rail (that the cap fits to) is ~36mm wide and ~26mm tall (pictured). If your blinds are about that size and look like my picture I’d say it’s worth a test print.
How does it work?
The end cap actually just stays in place with friction from 4 pillars. There is a lower channel on each side that a pillar fits into and the other two pillars fit against the top corners (shown in pictures). The cutout on the top is to leave room for where the blinds connect to the rail. You may note from my pictures that the manufacturers part has additional rails that run from pillar to pillar but as the interior of the rail is hollow I see no function for them and haven't had any problems with my part not having them. Additionally, the manufacturers part has a hole in the end of it and I can see no function for it as you can grip the sides of the cap to remove it. I think it looks more clean without the hole anyway so I have not included it in my part.
What have you uploaded?
I have uploaded the STL, the 3mf from PrusaSlicer I used to slice it, and the gcode I used to print it. The 3mf and resulting gcode worked for me but I encourage you to use the STL to set up your own print to be sure.
Print Notes:
I printed mine in PLA cause they dont need crazy strength and won’t ever see that much heat. I also printed them with a layer height of 0.3mm, two perimeter walls and an infill of 15% (rectilinear gave even fill for the small pillars) cause it’s not a part where you really benefit from detail. It was a quick print at 22 minutes and PrusaSlicer tells me it used 13 cents worth of filament. Not bad.
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