Sliding Closet Door Child Safety Lock / Latch v2.0

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This is a child safety lock / latch made for use on sliding closet doors, or any other overlap-style sliding doors. Both pieces print quickly and easily without supports. Installation: It's very simple to install. Just attach those 3M foam mounting squares to the backside of the body and stick it to the rear door. Make sure it's positioned so the latch is out of reach of kids, toward the top. When the doors are closed, the latch barely rests against the edge of the front door. Scaling / Modifications: If the body doesn't fit between the gap between the doors, scale both pieces down until they just fit without dragging on the front facing door. If your printer flow isn't calibrated right, the latch insert might not fit in the slot. Just sand it down a little or scale it down and reprint the insert. Version Info: I printed my first version a year ago. I made some changes and now here's version 2.0. It has held up to a 3-year-old trying to break into the closet every day for a year. This version 2.0 update includes a change in the latch insert style, as well as increasing the overhang of the bumper on the latch insert to create more surface contact between the insert and the door. In v2.5, I'll be adding an insert storage holder to go on the front door because I lose the insert when trying to take it out.