Emily VelascoMLE_online
Apr 20, 2026, 10:37 PMThe solution: a simple 3D print keeps toilet proper roll nicely centered on the holder and offers smooth dispensing operation
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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.