Today I Printed: A Magnetic Bin Latch

Mon 11 January 2021

A magnetic bin latch to replace a broken mechanical one. I glued in a magnet and embedded a nail in the lid to stick to it.

The bin lid has a spring built into it so that it always springs open. By getting the size of the nail just right the lid will now stay down until it’s lifted with a small amount of force, at which point it pops open.

That's it

Here’s the OpenSCAD file.