{"id":537765,"date":"2026-03-15T10:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T10:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/537765\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T10:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T10:06:09","slug":"this-printed-zipper-repair-requires-no-unsewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/537765\/","title":{"rendered":"This Printed Zipper Repair Requires No Unsewing"},"content":{"rendered":"

If a zipper breaks, a 3D printer might not be the first tool one reaches for \u2014 but it\u2019s more feasible than one might think. [MisterJ]\u2019s zipper slider replacement<\/a> is the kind of 3D print that used to be the domain of well-tuned printers only, but most hobbyist printers should be able to handle it nowadays.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The two-part design allows installation without unsewing the zipper ends. Note the print orientation of the green part, which maximizes the strength of the peg by making the layer lines perpendicular to the load.<\/p>\n

What really sets this design apart from other printed versions is its split construction. Putting a new slider onto a zipper usually requires one to free the ends of the zipper by unsewing them. [MisterJ]\u2019s two-part design instead allows the slider to be assembled directly onto the zipper, without the hassle of unsewing and re-sewing anything. That\u2019s a pretty significant improvement in accessibility.<\/p>\n

Want to make some adjustments? Good news, because the files are in STEP format which any CAD program will readily understand. We remember when PrusaSlicer first gained native STEP support<\/a> and we\u2019re delighted that it\u2019s now a common feature in 3D printer software.<\/p>\n

[MisterJ]\u2019s zipper slider design is available in a variety of common sizes, in both standard (zipper teeth face outward) and reverse (zipper teeth face inward) configurations. Naturally a metal slider is more durable than a plastic one, but being able to replace broken parts of a zipper with a 3D printer is a pretty handy thing. Speaking of which, you can also 3D print a zipper box replacement<\/a> should the squarish bit on the bottom get somehow wrecked or lost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If a zipper breaks, a 3D printer might not be the first tool one reaches for \u2014 but…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":537766,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,61],"class_list":["post-537765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=537765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/537766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=537765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=537765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=537765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}