Oreck Faninator

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I desperately needed my vacuum fixed instantly, with eight kids and a shedding Siberian Husky making messes everywhere. A replacement part wouldn't arrive from Amazon until Monday, three days from now, so I took drastic measures to try and fix it myself. This critical part takes a lot of abuse and impact, situated as it is between the vacuum's suction end and the bag. Despite that, I designed this part with extra thickness in mind and printed it with thick walls for added durability. It has survived one vacuuming session so far, but if it makes it until the replacement arrives, that will be a major success. It took 1 hour and 30 minutes to print at .75mm line thickness (.6mm nozzle) and .28mm layers, using PETG material with the cooling fan turned off to maximize impact strength. After printing, I cleaned up the hole with a 1/4" drill bit. Note that my Oreck vacuum is an 2100XL model, but its fans are relatively universal. This design is released under the GPL license and includes the original SolidWorks file for reference.