workshop adapters

Custom Shop Vac Adapter: 3D Print a Perfect-Fit Dust Port Adapter for Your Sander

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A bright home workshop workbench scene with an orbital sander resting on a wooden bench

Every sander owner knows the wobble. You push the shop vacuum hose onto the sander’s dust port, it almost fits, and then it pops off as soon as you move across the board — or hangs so loose that dust escapes around the joint. A custom 3D printed shop vac adapter solves that for good, … Read more

Paint Can Pouring Spout: 3D Print a Snap-On Spout and Lid for Drip-Free Paint Jobs

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A bright room being redecorated, an open paint can on a dust sheet fitted with a matte orange 3D printed pouring spout

Introduction Every painter knows the sound: the glug-glug of paint leaving the can, followed by the sight of a fat drip escaping down the outside, over the label, and onto the floor — while the rim channel fills with paint that will glue the lid shut and spray flecks everywhere the next time the lid … Read more