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Ceiling fan chain puller, mounts on garden stake or Swiffer pole.

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  • Fan_chain_puller__stake.stl
  • Fan_chain_puller_swiffer_body.stl
  • Fan_chain_puller_swiffer_clip.stl

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Last update 2020-12-13 at 15:14
Publication date 2020-09-08 at 23:18
Design number 196710

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3D model description

This little bugger goes slips onto the end of a pole and lets you pull the chains of ceiling fans beyond the reach of mortals such as you or I. This one in specifically molded to grab the oval weight on the end of the Hunter fan in my living room, but I've seen similar on most brands, so I figure it should work. LMK.

For my own pole, I used one of those garden stakes you get at the hardware store (because it was handy). The long green plastic stakes. They are about 11mm-ish wide.

Suspecting not everyone would have one of those laying about, I also adapted this to fit on a Swiffer pole. Both models are included.

UPDATE 12/13/20:
I redesigned the Swiffer version, making the clip separate so that it could be printed horizontally, for greater strength.

3D printing settings

For the garden stake:
20% infill should be fine. Print vertically, with the head (forks) on the bed and the stake side up. The print shouldn't need any support so long as its layers aren't overly thick with regards to the extrusion size (0.2 layers on a 0.4 head should be fine).
The fit to the stake should be tight, but don't worry if its a little loose. The angle will add grab it.

For the Swiffer pole:
Print the body vertically, with the head (forks) on the bed and the pole side up. 20% infill should be fine, so long as you can resist the urge to torque the print off the bed. You won't need supports, so long as your layers aren't overly thick in relation to your extrusion size (0.2 thick layers with a 0.4 head should be fine). Print the clip flat on its side, minimum wall thickness of 0.8. No support required. Part can be inserted into the body in either direction.

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