Emily VelascoMLE_online
Apr 20, 2026, 10:35 PMThe problem: Toilet paper rolls fit loosely on the holder, resulting in unsightly and unpleasant flopping
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- Emily VelascoMLE_onlineApr 20, 2026, 10:37 PM
The solution: a simple 3D print keeps toilet proper roll nicely centered on the holder and offers smooth dispensing operation
Kris\Slykaslyka@pawb.funApr 20, 2026, 10:45 PM@MLE_online I didn't know I needed this until now
- Emily VelascoMLE_onlineApr 20, 2026, 10:46 PM
@slyka Isn't so much better lol?
SnoopJSnoopJ@hachyderm.ioApr 20, 2026, 10:47 PM@MLE_online better living through technology 😮
James Brownancientjames@mastodon.socialApr 20, 2026, 11:14 PM@MLE_online If I don't squash the roll into an oval, it always quietly unspools itself.
Greg Bellferrix@mastodon.onlineApr 21, 2026, 2:35 AM@ancientjames @MLE_online ghost cat?
misterninehammisternineham@mastodon.socialApr 20, 2026, 11:50 PM@MLE_online v satisfying! good solution
- Emily VelascoMLE_onlineApr 20, 2026, 11:55 PM
@misternineham it works much better than i was expecting. I didn't think it would be as satisfying as it is
Dean SegovisHackAWeek@mastodon.socialApr 21, 2026, 12:48 AM@MLE_online So smoooooth
LovesTha🥧LovesTha@floss.socialApr 21, 2026, 1:44 AM@MLE_online my fear with this is the accuracy needed for "rolls freely" and "enough friction to allow one handed inertia tearing" is going to be a pain.
- Emily VelascoMLE_onlineApr 21, 2026, 1:46 AM
@LovesTha I made it so it has an amount of friction that feels right. I'm not worried about it. I've used many freely spinning toilet paper holders with zero issue
John Wilsoncrazybutable@mastodon.socialApr 21, 2026, 2:41 AM@MLE_online how did you design how the two halves snap together?
- Emily VelascoMLE_onlineApr 21, 2026, 2:47 AM
@crazybutable i accidentally designed the hole to be a tiny bit too small once printed, and rather than reprint the whole thing, i drilled it out with a drill bit slightly larger. That left the passage to the hole a tiny bit narrower than the hole is. So, it's a little snug as it slides over the bar, and then pops into place when it gets to the hole
Apr 21, 2026, 3:06 AM@MLE_online
I like it. It's a neat solution for something you found irritating. Good job! And the naysayers on here can go stuff themselves.
Patrickpatrick@social.seattle.wa.usApr 20, 2026, 10:44 PM@MLE_online That is a beautiful 3D printed toilet paper bushing. You are a genius saving the world from toilet paper chaos.
Or you could just leave the toilet paper roll sitting on top of the tank, like 75 million single men do every day, and keep the bathroom door shut.