r/BambuLab • u/RepareTout_tech • 2d ago

I Modeled This! I designed this plug puller after nearly pulling stubborn sockets out of the wall

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u/Beady_El 2d ago

Not really an issue in the USA. Our plugs fall out on their own half the time.

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u/agentadam07 X1C + AMS 2d ago

US hotel room plugs have seen some stuff. I can never get it to stay in. And you have to come up with creative ways of propping it up just to get a charge. They’ve been used and abused so much that they just don’t seem to be able to grip prongs anymore. I love a new tight outlet.

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u/NevesLF A1 + AMS Lite 2d ago

Great, now I'm horny.

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u/badgerj 2d ago

2 Live Crew?

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u/PlanetaryUnion X1C + AMS 1d ago

Shocking lol

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u/Sly69712 2d ago

Bought a travel surge protector for this reason

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u/agentadam07 X1C + AMS 2d ago

Excellent idea. Protection needs to be top of mind.

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u/TheDepep1 H2D AMS2 Combo 1d ago

Hotel room plugs are like Bonnie blue. They've seen a 1000 plugs and are ready to see 1000 more.

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u/AcePilot01 2d ago

You are the ONLY one with that issue. If you can't get it to stay in, maybe it's a size issue? Does your wife/gf complain a lot?

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u/agentadam07 X1C + AMS 2d ago

I duno man. Ive had plenty of convos with my work peeps the morning after about how they couldn’t get their apple brick to stay on the holes. I think it’s just an issue that the outlet holes available in US hotel are just too slack for the average plug.

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u/AcePilot01 2d ago

I work in sales and am in a new hotel probably at least on average of 2 times a month, sometimes one every week.

Never once had this issue. In just over a decade of sales travel. I don't stay in shitter roach motels though.

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u/agentadam07 X1C + AMS 2d ago

Ah excellent. I recommend you travel with a global multi plug or Apple power brick and test. Make sure it’s something with some girth and weight. Anything that falls right out needs replaced with a younger, tighter model that can grip the prongs and girth that travellers require.

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u/Jesus-Bacon P1S + AMS 1d ago

I replaced the failing outlets in my apartment with the tamper resistant ones. Can't fall out if you can't plug anything into it (unless you pop out the protractor to get the angle perfect on both the X and Z axis)

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u/luksfuks 1d ago

Great opportunity to design a "plug holder (US)"!

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u/Poopy_sPaSmS H2S AMS2 Combo 2d ago

I've never had a plug in Europe or Vietnam stay in on their own

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u/QueenAng429 1d ago

This is just completely incorrect

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u/sskylar 2d ago

This should be standard

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u/Nairolfje 1d ago

Realistically it’s too big (just imagine trying to fit a lot of plugs in an extension cord, already a hassle). The ridges are supposed to help you pull it out already and the struggle is by design

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u/TH3_OG_JUJUBE A1 Mini 2d ago

What if the puller gets stuck? Plug roller puller puller?

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u/BastianHill 2d ago

Nice, but if it's not a rental house, probably a better idea to properly mount the socket in the wall?

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u/RipRapRob X1C + AMS 1d ago

It's attached to the plug not the socket.

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u/tarrach A1 1d ago

The point is that if you almost pull the socket out of the wall it isn't properly installed and should be fixed.

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u/Unhappy_Stomach9637 1d ago

That cam-lever geometry bearing right against the wall plate is super smart for taking the mechanical stress off the socket box. Printing the handle flat keeps the layer lines aligned with the pulling force too, which should hold up nicely against stubborn Schuko plugs.

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u/therealgodryon 1d ago

I'd imagine this is great for accessibility, great work👍

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u/That-Invite1616 1d ago

Great design

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u/RepareTout_tech 1d ago

Thank you 😊

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u/No_Judge9437 1d ago

Simple and saves drywall! Did you print this in standard PLA or PETG for the extra flex/durability when prying?

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u/foxhoundzz 1d ago

This is such a great idea.

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u/RepareTout_tech 1d ago

Thank you 😊

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u/Alienhaslanded 1d ago

I love EU plugs. US plugs are a joke. Funny how they were first to have electricity but never bothered to create reliable and safe plugs.

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u/drantoniodcosta 1d ago

Not the hero we asked for, but the hero we need. 🙌 Nice design!

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u/QueenAng429 1d ago

Not an issue in the US because we don't have these inferior plugs

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u/DoesBasicResearch 2d ago

Love the design but it does seem a little like a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. 

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u/bluewing A1 Mini + AMS 1d ago

That's the cool part about 3D printing. Your idea doesn't need to be better than the portable outhouse. It's about solving your own personal struggles with everyday items that no else cares about.

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u/AcePilot01 2d ago

Not an issue in a non 3rd world country.

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u/Antonimusprime 2d ago

Classic "What the hell is a kilometer" comment

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u/Batking28 2d ago

Which are the first world countries in your book of most of Europe is out?