Ikea Pressa Rugged Clothespin Replacement Octopus Clothes Peg

Update [2024-11-12]: Just to make clear, there are several versions to use according to printer capability:

• 0.20 clearance
• 0.35 clearance
• 0.50 clearance
• Original

Also changed the position of the model, to half-open, so it is easier to “unstick” it from itself.

Update [2020-03-06]: minor improvements, chamfered some edges, slightly increased the diameter of the holes for the spring, since it was annoying/hard to insert the spring.

Original: The pegs on those Ikea Octopus hangers kept breaking, so I designed a direct replacement. After modeling it, I searched on Thingiverse and found a basically identical model, so I added this as a remix.

Since the comments on the "original" thing claimed it breaks as much as the Ikea ones, unless it's made of nylon filament (which I don't have), I altered the design for a hinged type, so the plastic isn't constantly deformed back and forth.

It's printed as one piece, flat on the bed, no supports. I printed the 0.2 clearance one on my prusa mk3 with no problem, but I included files for 0.35 and 0.5 clearance versions.
Other settings I used: 0.3 layer height for print speed and 30% infill so the hinge has some structure.

The holes for the metal wire are tight, but manageable, better tight than loose.