Ikea Alex Compatible Handle

prusaprinters

<p>I've loved my Ikea Alex drawers for the last decade but alas, always HATED those notches on the front for pulling, always getting dirt into my drawers. Since I recently joined the ranks of 3d printing noobs and wanted to try my hand at fixing this longstanding annoyance.</p><p>Found these handles by Whity (remixed from the original on Thingiverse: <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2939638">https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2939638</a> ) and very much liked the base design that is, just an insert, not needing to drill and add screws to attach.</p><p>Tinkered with the design on Tinkercad, using the original notch insert part as the base, and made several design changes to make it a bit more sleek, such as shortening the handle height and making the drawer front (visible piece behind the actual handle) thinner. In my test pieces printed in PETG I did not find that these made the piece less durable (infill was only printed at 10%, with 4 gradual infill steps in Cura) The handle was changed to a curved piece, and left open on top so that a top or bottom grip could be used to pull the drawer out.&nbsp;</p><p>Yes, my test print (pictured) had an unfortunately shifting issue partway through, I will add better pics once I've printed out a whole set of these for myself.</p><p>Holes for optional screws from original design are maintained, if you want that</p><p>PLA would be fine, I am currently printing with PETG</p><p>No supports needed</p><p>Infill – suit to your needs, I did a 10% gradual stepped infill on my PETG test print and they felt solid enough to me</p>