Calendar Hanger

Calendar Hanger

This model is for hanging a paper calendar, the sort of calendar they used to give us for free at the bank and now we buy at the dollar store. This solves two common problems with hanging these calendars:
 

1. When you hang them on a nail, the nail cuts through the paper and the calendar falls down, then you have to reinforce with tape, subsequently reinforce the reinforcement, etc. This hanger has a much bigger hanging peg, like the hole in the paper, to not tear through.
2. Over time the top corners of the calendar curl and flop down so you can no longer see the whole picture, reducing calendarific enjoyment and making your kitchen or office look like some kind of Mickey Mouse operation. This hanger has some little flaps at the edges to support the corners of the pages so you can view the entire picture.

Action shot:

The pieces:

The hanger consists of three pieces:

1. Center
2. Left
3. Right

The left and right pieces are inserted into the center piece and can slide to adjust to the size of the calendar. They are supposed to fit loosely but there is a small bump on their face to provide a bit of friction so they don't just fall out of the center piece.

There are two versions of STL files for the left and right pieces. The “short” ones will accommodate calendars approximately 8" - 13" wide. The “long” ones will accommodate calendars approximately 11" - 16" wide.

Assembled:

Printing Notes

1. I printed using Ankermake M5C and Ankermake PLA+ filament.
2. I used the standard 0.4mm nozzle.
3. The current version of the slicer in Ankermake Studio v1.5.15 is Prusa based.
4. I used 10% infill and had good results with grid and gyroid fill patterns.
5. Turn on Support material. I prefer Snug but Organic works fine as well. The Center piece doesn't really need support but the left and right do.
6. The total filament for all three pieces was in the range of 30 or 35g.