Screen Door Spike

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As with most of the problems I encounter in life... I see a problem, create a solution, share the solution with others who may have the same problem. Rinse and repeat. I live in an area that is, effectively, some version of grass/weeds clinging to sandy soil. I happen to have a screen door on my man cave that opens to said sandy soil. Having tried door stops, rocks and all manner of obstacles to prevent the door from slamming shut in the wind that crops up a lot of the time here, and having failed to find something that wasn't a boulder or anything else just downright heavy, I had an idea... **Stake that door down!** And so a journey into designing the most useful 'screen door spike' I could began and this is the end result. This is version 2... version 1, technically, worked... but had some shortcomings that I solved in this version. 42mm wide X 63mm deep by 152mm high. Door grip is 25mm wide (just shy of an inch) The one pictured was printed with .3mm resolution. Easy to push into the sand by foot but imagine you could use a rubber mallet in other locations. Rings on either side of the model allow easy removal and also provide additional strength to the part. You can probably make the spike a bit thinner to accommodate harder soils, but for my purpose the thickness helps keep it in the sand. **NOTE:** See below for model orientation on the bed. I've included the Solidworks file for those who want to modify the design. For a wider door cut, you *should* just be able to change the width of the first sketch (Boss-Extrude1) and everything else should fall into place, but... I haven't actually tested that theory so ymmv. If you find this useful, be sure to like it to help others find it!