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Inspiration
Inspiration
Although the elephant salt and pepper shakers looked aesthetically pleasing, they were a pain to refill, since the refill hole wasn't big enough and caused salt or pepper to constantly spill while trying to fill. My solution to this involved creating a custom fitting funnel to make the process easier.
OnShape Modeling
OnShape Modeling
The Initial Design
The Initial Design
Always tipped over when trying to refill and fell over.
Next Iteration
Next Iteration
More wider based allowed for easier refill session.
Another Problem...
Another Problem...
After printing this funnel, when the shaker was flipped over to refill, the condiment would just fall out of the dispenser hole. For this reason, I also designed some blockers to cover up the holes. (The one blocker design is for the salt and the three blockers one for the pepper). Also, the blocker is useful for placing the pepper upright too, since the holes for the pepper are faced towards the bottom when placed upright.
A Box & Lid to Complete the Kit
A Box & Lid to Complete the Kit
Final Results
Final Results
Skills Reinforced
Skills Reinforced
The power of iterating and continuing to improve from previous iterations, OnShape cone modeling, precisely getting the dimensions of small holes and objects.
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