2026-01-05 vacuum part
In an effort to fix my vacuum, I designed and ordered these parts from an overseas contract manufacturer.
The vacuum’s head is supposed to fit into a slot on its body and hold the arm up, but the extrusion had worn down and it would topple over randomly.
I ended up going with the 3D printed stainless steel version of the part as the nylon ones were not quite rigid or strong enough.
I used an M2 stainless steel bolt as a way to connect the part to the vacuum. All in all, these prints cost me $8 including shipping.
And the final result, my vacuum is functional!
This is what the part looks like in Onshape:
This was my first time learning how to do any kind of CAD modelling. It was not too difficult and quite fun!