Habit Breaker

This is a tool to use if you are struggling to break a habit. The reason I made it is because I have ADHD and get distracted easily. However, sometimes I get distracted by the same thing over and over again and it becomes a habit. What I have made is a small chute that has a left-handed, long, and short thread to try and break that habit.

1) Fusion 360 (Other 3D modeling apps may work but I recommend this one)

2) 3D Printer (I used the Bambu labs X1-Carbon, we had to scale it down to 80% and each print took ~1 day with internal coil using tree supports and external coil using regular supports)

*Optional*

3) Needle Nose Pliers (Other pliers/hands can work too but these work the best in my opinion)

4) Sandpaper (Not necessary, but can help clean/neaten the print)

If I want this to be functional I first have to know that it will break a habit. For me, sometimes I get distracted subconsciously, without knowing I am actively getting distracted or doing something I shouldn't.

To counteract this, I made the threads left-handed and long with a short distance in between each thread. The reason I made the thread left-handed is that it's not something I'm used to, I will always untwist a thread right-handed so to counteract my subconsciousness I made it left-handed.

The reason I made the thread so long and with such short distances was so it would take time. Hopefully, since untwisting it will take so long I will realize I should get back to work before I open or I get so tired/annoyed with untwisting that I just go back to work on my own.

Now I had to make a design to break a habit.

I started with a cylinder because I felt that was the best shape for a coil and I made it 10 inches in diameter to hopefully fit a phone and some other items (won't work due to scale down to 80%). I tried to leave a thick enough brim to hold a thread but also not affect the amount of space inside the shoot.

Next, I made the internet piece by making a cylinder that fits perfectly into the first piece I made. I had to shell out this internal piece too, also leaving an edge that could hold a thread.

To make the thread I had to find a kind that could fit the size I wanted. In the end, I went with the ANSI Metric M Profile with a 250 mm size.

When I went to send it to the 3D printer I found a problem that I thought I'd run into. I made the design bigger than the 3D printer I had availability to, could make. I had to scale it down to 80% so it can still work on some items but probably not a phone. Another thing I didn't think of was how much time/filament these would take. On a Bambu Lab A1-Carbon, both of these prints take around a day and can't be done with the tree supporters.

However, other than those features once you send it to the printers the work is all down.

After the design is done printing, now you need to clean it. To do this you need to just take the support materials off. Pliers, specifically needle nose pliers tend to be most helpful but you can use your hands too. Another optional choice is to use sandpaper to smooth out the edges but other than that, once the supports are off you should be ready to use it.