To all the 3D printing capable people here - I've got a question:
Y'know dishwasher cutlery baskets? Well, the base of ours is falling apart. The cutlery compartments have a plastic mesh at the bottom that stops spoons, forks, knives, pizza cutters, whisks, pastry brushes, graters and egg separators from falling through and interfering with the big spinny whoosing water jet thing. :J
Are the plastics used in the printing process up to withstanding the heat and water from continued washing cycles? If so, would someone be up to the task of creating a few small pieces of printed mesh that I can place over the ever increasing holes that let our spoons and knives fall down and interfere with the spinning jet 'o water?
Get measurements and I'll try.
I currently use PLA which probably isn't so great at those temperatures. I do have some ABS that would probably do the job.
Couldn't get the measurements last night as the dishwasher was already prestacked with dirty implements and I didn't want to get curry sauce on my ruler. It's been on overnight, so I'll be able to get the sizes this evening come tidying up time.
Ye gads, it's shaping up to be a fascinating Friday evening.
I've measured up and I'd need 8 lots of a 40mm x 54mm mesh. The holes would need to be around 2mm square, big enough to let water through, but small enough to hold the cutlery.
We'd looked at a replacement a few weeks ago, found an original on Amazon and it was £25 - £30, which made me rather vexed. I wanted a cheaper alternative, but the cheaper non-original ones didn't have the deep grooves which allow it to fit over the racks. The product link's here.
I now see that the current prices are somewhat more appealing. :-$
If Ant or Throb are willing to make a mesh insert with postage for less than £9.20, then I'd much rather send the cash their way than Amazons (or a third party). :)
