Mouthpiece Remover

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A mouthpiece getting stuck is incredibly frustrating. Unfortunately, they can cost as much as $40 on Amazon! In preparation for the marching band season, I decided to create a cheap, 3D printed mouthpiece remover that works on trumpet mouthpieces and most other small mouthpieces like French horn, mellophone, cornet, and flugelhorn. This project only cost me $7 to make and 30 minutes to assemble. The total printing time was 5 hours at .1 mm with the Tevo Tornado. #How to remove a mouthpiece: 1. Loosen the crown bolts at the bottom of the mouthpiece remover until the sliders can move freely. 2. Move the two sliders apart to create room for the mouthpiece. 3. Turn the bottom wing nut on the threaded rod clockwise (bottom view), and alternate this process on both sides until the mouthpiece can be placed in with the sliders above the lip where the mouthpiece connects to the lead pipe. 4. Move the sliders inward to secure the base of the mouthpiece. Tighten the two crown bolts to lock the sliders in place. 5. Alternate turning the top two wing nuts clockwise (top view) until the mouthpiece pops out. Be careful, as they can come out aggressively, and I'm not responsible if any mouthpieces get dented by falling on the floor. Here's a video of me using it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeP1htOAiFo #Materials: All the supplies were found at Home Depot. Here's what you'll need: 1/4 in threaded rod 1/4 in - 20 nylon lock nut (2 needed) 1/4 in - 20 nut (2 needed) 1/4 in - 20 wing nuts (4 needed) Number 8-32 x 3/8" wing/crown screw (2 needed) Number 8 metal washer (2 needed) #Assembly: Print all the parts out (no supports required!) Cut the threaded rod to an appropriate length (mine were 3.75 in long) Insert the threaded rod into both the threaded holes in the top section of the mouthpiece remover to break away any loose plastic or defects in the print. Remove the rod afterwards. At one end of each of the threaded rods, put on a lock nut. They can be twisted on part of the way by hand, but then you'll need to use a wrench and pliers to twist the nut until it's flush with the rod. Insert one of the rods with the nut into the bottom of the build. Then, put on that side's slider and hold it in with its corresponding crown bolt and washer. Insert the rod into the top section of the build. Use the wing nuts and regular nuts to help twist it on (see picture for nut setup) Insert the other rod into the other hole, again put on its wing nuts and nut to twist it in. Put on the other slider and its crown bolt and washer, and you're done! I designed this using Fusion 360 and by looking at pictures of existing mouthpiece removers. If you enjoyed this project, a tip or like would be very much appreciated!