Handle Adapters for Aweful '80's Round Taps

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The house I'm currently renting has absolutely dreadful round taps from the 1980s, but since it's not my place I'm stuck with them. I have no idea why anyone ever thought round taps were a good idea, especially in a kitchen where cleanliness is paramount. If you've got chicken-covered hands, you have no choice but to contaminate the entire sink with chicken juice, unlike modern lever taps where you can easily use your wrist to bump the water on. After several years of putting up with "turney taps" I finally came up with these add-on handles as a non-permanent makeshift solution to tide me over until I eventually have my own house wherein round taps will be strictly prohibited. One of the first things you'll notice is that the cold water tap is installed backwards. For reasons entirely unknown to me, the cold water taps in the kitchen and master bathroom turn the wrong way while, on the other hand, the taps in the ensuite bathroom turn the correct way - i.e., the same way every other set of taps in the world does. Again, don't even bother asking me why - I'm just going to roll with the punches. Print Settings Printer Brand: LulzBot Printer: AO-101 Rafts: No Supports: No Notes: All the usual stuff: Material: MG Chemicals 3mm ABS (both blue and red) Extruder: 220°C Bed: 120°C Pre-spray with two coats of hair spray before printing Post-Printing After printing it I sanded it down and scrubbed off the hair spray with a brush under running hot water. The existing taps were held in place with a #10-24 machine screw which I replaced with a slightly longer one to make it through the adapter. The four screws around the outside were M4 x 35mm. Since it'll be wet most of the time, you'll probably want to use stainless steel.