Elli - The Elbow Handle

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<p>Door handles are a very common, unavoidable contact point for our hands, which makes them a hotspot for infection.</p> <p>And here comes Elli! With this door handle you can open and close any door with your elbow or forearm.</p> <p>This retrofitting solution works on any door with a 8mm square steel rod as pivot point. It fits on each door at my home or workplace.<br/> Most common handles use a M6 grub screw to keep the handle in place and so does Elli.</p> <p>Keep in mind that the square steel rod is attached to one of the door handles in most cases. If you want to equip both sides of a door you might need to buy some square steel rod and cut it to length. 1m was 5€ at my local hardware store!<br/> I will post an instruction soon!</p> <p>This is the first prototype, but it works very well. Its already in use at my workplace!</p> <p>I will test other designs and maybe update the print on here on the next days - so stay tuned!</p> <h3>Print instructions</h3><p>I used PLA, 20% infill and 4 perimeters and it's sturdy enough. No supports needed.<br/> Printing time was 2.5h for one handle.</p> <p>If the 8mm fit is too tight, consider heating up the square steel rod in boiling water and pressing it into the fitting. Be cautios though!</p>