Circular Collapsible Bowl/Basket

thingiverse

Print in place Circular Collapsible Bowl/Basket First off, huge thanks to 3DPRINTINGWORLD for sparking this design with their amazing basket creation on thingiverse - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2901274. This circular collapsible bowl/basket uses the same collapsing technique as 3DPRINTINGWORLD's design but incorporates a brand new handle system that allows it to collapse flat, hang like a basket, or support itself as a sturdy bowl. The octagonal cross-section of the handles makes this versatility possible while still keeping things simple and easily producible by any desktop FDM printer. As designed, the octagonal holes are 6mm wide, and the octagonal handles measure 5.9mm in width. In my experiments, I found that a 0.1mm offset between "peg" and hole provided a smooth fit. Keep in mind that not all materials or printers are created equal, so I've included a handy testing peg you can quickly print to test the fit before printing the handles.