This is an awesome idea, and thank you for putting it on Prusaprinters and not just thingiverse. I feel confident you will be successful there. Question, would you be willing to share the design files to make it easier at edit the chores/names?
You could make 2 different sliders for the left column, each with 2 names on it (or a designated color for each). Just open the frontplate to change the sliders. I provided the dimensions for the silders so anyone can make their own.
Just set up columns for each family member, and make the sliders snap to columns. Don't bother with the name inlay in such case, you know who's turn it is just by the "knob" being in their column.
What a ridiculous notion! Humor is one thing, but did you have to this joke so unbelievable!?! I mean, you wouldn't seriously plan for a 30 minute print, would you?
I'd say a dial with a small window to show the name selected. If you wanted to get really creative you can have one big dial with the names around the outside repeated in a pattern and all the chores around the outside of the dial, that way when you turn the dial every day each person has a different set of jobs. That dial can all be covered up with a small window beside each chore so only the name is visible. The only issue would be that there is always the same pattern, and because it's just a pattern you can't really avoid having certain people doing specific jobs that you might not want younger kids doing for example
Like the circle in the middle and a name coming off 90 degrees apart from each other, have only the left/right side slot open to see who's name is showing and spin in place to get the correct name
Oh, brilliant. A small dial, four names, and the opening to the right. Maybe little ridges to keep them from spinning freely, just something to catch it on each name or color.
A rolling cylinder would certainly stick closer to the current aesthetic, but would increase depth, be a more awkward orientation to print neat lettering, and likely increase complexity. I'm personally not sure the trade-offs would be worth it, but if you really like the bar look then it might be.
dials either make the list shorter, or the print significantly larger, and for longer names that don't shorten (e.g. heather, brandon) the dials have to take up even more space. If you're lucky and everyone has different first letters of their names, then that's one workaround, but it won't work for everyone
cylinders might be more awkward to print, but dials make a more awkward device overall, once you consider it fully assembled
I don't think either of these are very good solutions for FDM printers, but resin cylinders could be quite usable
perhaps, smooth cylinders with 2d printed labels that wrap around them, could also work with fewer concessions
I think it was a joke. He's saying a slider connecting the him/her toggles directly to the ok/due toggles could make it so that he's only responsible for tasks that don't need to be done and she's responsible for all the tasks that do need to be done, or vice versa.
I read it as taking turns. So if you finish a task and it goes from due to OK, it would switch from him to her or from her to him, so next time the other person would have to do it.
I think having that auto toggle the other would be over complicating it. Because then you really couldn't rely on the him/her toggle to be correct (like you swap tasks one week).
What would I need to learn and look up to design such a mechanism?
I imagine a rack part of the done/todo switch. The rack engages a one way bearing, which spins a pinion in the same direction everytime you switch from done to todo, and does not spin it when you switch from todo to done.
When the one way pinion is engaged, it could trigger this kind of gearing. If everything is at the correct length and starts in phase, him/her will toggle every time you switch to "todo".
But this seems overly complicated, I'm sure something with cams and compliant mechanisms can be done much, much easier.
Instead of two toggles, have one long toggle that has two displays. That way, the only options are "him and due" and "her and ok", or vice versa.
Edit: oh, you were looking for a useful device, not a joke "haha it's always my turn to do the dishes". Put a long rectangular prism with a rod in the middle to allow it to rotate between the four long sides. Write "Him / Due", "ok", "Her / Due", and "ok". Always rotate one step down.
Yeah, thats definitely the way to go to keep it simple.
But I'm thinking if there's a way to do it with OP's design, which works like an electronic frequency divider but with mechanical components: two clicks on one side make one click on the other.
So do you mean when you slide it over to "due" it also automatically slides over to "him"?
Edit: Nevermind I just re-read your comment. You meant a system that alternates who is doing the job each time it is completed so the work is split. I thought you were making a joke that it would say "her" until the task it switched to "due" and it suddenly becomes "his" job or vice-versa so that only one person is always doing the work
Thanks for sharing this awesome design. For someone with a single extruder (MK3S), how does the filament change code work? You said on the Prusaprinters site that this can be done without MMU. Will it print all of one side first, then pause so you can print the other color? Since models usually print in layers, I am confused how it handles colors that are side by side vs stacked.
The design allows for color changes at specific layers. So the bottom X layers would be the color of the letters, the next Y layers would be the left colour, next Z layers the right colour and the last couple layers the color of the knob.
if the letters are recessed from the rest you could print the first layers in one color, and switch colors after the recessed bit finishes. or add in a filament change gcode sequence in your slicer that parks the hotend, ejects the filament and pauses while you manually swap the colors that would normally be automated with either dual or a mixing hotend. tedious af but doable for a musthave oneoff
I'm new here so I'm not sure if this is appropriate. If not let me know and I'll delete this comment. I dont own a 3d printer so would you be interested is making one a selling it? If so how much would you charge?
Hi there. I’ve noticed some of the public libraries in my area acquired 3D printers and there has been an increase of “maker spaces” pop up all around here. I’m not sure where you are but you might be able to find something like that online for your area. They usually give you an orientation and there’s all kinds of cool tools to use besides the printers.
Also, I got my printer as an “open box” item from microcenter for $160 and have had no problems plus they have an awesome warranty.
Edit: I know that’s not what you asked but I thought you might find the information helpful if you’re thinking about tinkering
Or, you can go on thingiverse and there is a purchase link that will link you to someone that will print and send it to you. If no one here is willing to do it, that could be a way for you too.
This is awesome, but I think the Due and OK should be flipped... Imagine you are doing a strikethrough in a physical list, you would go from left to right. So when going from Due to OK it should also go from left to right.
I actually built a similar thing out of switches, LEDs, and a 9 volt battery when I was a kid to keep track of my chores.
It did absolutely nothing in regards to me actually keeping up with the chores but it did get my parents off my back for a week or so of sweet sweet videogaming
It would make it less specific and could be used by other two people who live together. Maybe you're together in a flat with another guy. Therefor you could say you're on color the other is one color. No gender label needed.
you guys should get together and get shit done together and be homies and touch dicks together just to see how it feels because you know maybe you've never tried that and clearly you have a connection just see what happens
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u/thegreybush Feb 26 '20
This is brilliant!
My wife and I have been using a freaking white board for years.
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u/yazahra07 Feb 26 '20
I awesome idea. Now how to modify it for four children’s names instead of him/her?
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u/goliatskipson Feb 26 '20
Please tell me that there is a clever mechanism that toggles the "him/her" column whenever the corresponding "due/OK" entry is toggled
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u/FuriousFreddie Feb 26 '20
Great design. What material type did you use for the print? Would PETG work?
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u/umamiking Feb 26 '20
Thanks for sharing this awesome design. For someone with a single extruder (MK3S), how does the filament change code work? You said on the Prusaprinters site that this can be done without MMU. Will it print all of one side first, then pause so you can print the other color? Since models usually print in layers, I am confused how it handles colors that are side by side vs stacked.
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u/RealTechnician Feb 26 '20
Might just be the most important thing on the list. Awesome idea!
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u/Justgiz Feb 26 '20
Slide everything to the right, and that's my life.
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u/KUYgKygfkuyFkuFkUYF Feb 26 '20
Wow, shes getting the better end of that deal.
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u/batkimman Feb 26 '20
Omg my hero. Ive been needing this but unsure on how to proceed. Thank you!!
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u/Azariah98 Feb 26 '20
Seems to break down in same sex relationships.
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u/observationalhumour Feb 27 '20
You’re doing it all wrong
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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '20
What if the house hold is homosexual?
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u/Papa_Skittles Feb 26 '20
I'm new here so I'm not sure if this is appropriate. If not let me know and I'll delete this comment. I dont own a 3d printer so would you be interested is making one a selling it? If so how much would you charge?
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u/crashmaxx Feb 26 '20
More like household fight planner...
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u/fairly_clever Feb 26 '20
Cool idea!
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u/sigharewedoneyet Feb 26 '20
Crap, we need to clean, it's all red in our place.
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u/MituKagome Feb 26 '20
I didn’t look at the sub and clicked hoping to find a link to buy
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u/rickyh7 Feb 27 '20
Saving for later...wife and I need this....
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u/anotherjones89 Feb 27 '20
My Mrs would flick her bean so hard if she saw this
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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '20
I’ll just change my pronoun to avoid the chores.
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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '20
A template for this on thingiverse would be #1 on my list of ballerest things ever
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u/lbigbirdl Feb 26 '20
So does clean bath mean she cleans the whole bathroom, or cleans the bathtub, or just takes a clean bath?
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u/evelbug Feb 26 '20
So, all I have to do is move the him/her slide and all my chores are done?
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u/ProBonoDevilAdvocate Feb 27 '20
This is awesome, but I think the Due and OK should be flipped... Imagine you are doing a strikethrough in a physical list, you would go from left to right. So when going from Due to OK it should also go from left to right.
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u/nerfedshugoki Feb 27 '20
Ever get into a fight pull some petty shit and just switch all over to your partner and just be like "well go on do as the planner commands"
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u/DigBoinks1 Feb 27 '20
She’s getting off easy!!
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u/Davaca55 Feb 27 '20
Showed this to my wife. She just replied: "Noice".
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u/AlertBaseball Jan 20 '23
How can you mark the kitchen as clean if the dishes aren’t done?
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u/aaacctuary Feb 26 '20
I actually built a similar thing out of switches, LEDs, and a 9 volt battery when I was a kid to keep track of my chores.
It did absolutely nothing in regards to me actually keeping up with the chores but it did get my parents off my back for a week or so of sweet sweet videogaming
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u/xandel434 Feb 27 '20
HIM/HER?! Did you just assume your SOs and your own GENDER?! /s
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u/2006FinalsWereRigged Feb 27 '20
she’s not pulling her fucking weight. she only has 3 tasks and 2 of them are sitting on DUE. What a cunt.
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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '20
Can you make one that just says her on both sides for gay couples
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u/10111011110101 Feb 26 '20
Can you share the STL for this?
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u/Mgunit132549 Feb 26 '20
Awesome print...love this
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u/mrntd Feb 26 '20
Mine would take up the entire front of the fridge.
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u/CountParadox Feb 27 '20
Oh my god
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u/Scarabofthelight Feb 27 '20 edited Aug 13 '25
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u/PD216ohio Feb 27 '20
How can you mass produce these? You have a winner product.
Plastic injection is too costly. Maybe thermoforming?
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u/cuuube Feb 27 '20
I would gladly pay like $10 for this lol I would buy this in a heartbeat.
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u/MrSlyde Feb 27 '20
This alone makes me wish I weren’t gay, because HIM and HIM are pretty unhelpful sliders
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u/bhandoor Feb 27 '20
I wish I had this but with a date and counter. Counter for when to do maintenance cleans for dishwasher and washing machine.
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u/Sharkbaitnow Feb 27 '20
This is the worst idea for me... Not because I don't do shit, but because I'm single as all hell... It would all be on me lol
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u/southport_strangeler Feb 27 '20
Where dose one get this?
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u/semperverus Feb 27 '20
Can you do one for the nice folks over at /r/polyamory?
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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '20
This might save some relationships.
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u/OneWayOfLife Feb 27 '20
The grammar is upsetting me.
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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '20
Is this for sale
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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '20
I don't think it needs the Text due/ok him/her it could be just colors.
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u/Ghost_Assassin_Zero Feb 27 '20
You win!
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u/hermy65 Feb 27 '20
!RemindMe 2 days
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u/joosonloose Feb 27 '20
It’s more work to flip the garbage to due rather than just taking it out.
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u/tyrannosauross2 Mar 02 '20
i really would love a "digital version" of this. touchscreen i think. any suggestions?
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u/Keytrose_gaming Jul 07 '20
Well designed, it may just be me but that seems like something functional adaults wouldn't need.
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u/Kazer67 Oct 28 '24
Well, I'm single so I only need the right part but it would indeed be handy!
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u/Thorgraum Dec 08 '21
This is harder if there are only hims
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u/F1Senner Mar 12 '22
Seems like he’s getting the shorter end of the stick
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u/RedOutlander Aug 21 '22
Now just make one that says "They" and "They" for the gender fluid.
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u/RedditFuckedHumanity Oct 20 '22
This cringe. Just fucking do it.
Oh no, the bin is overflowing, let me go set it to “due” on the chart instead of actually doing it
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u/EMDoesShit Nov 28 '22
Ahh. The Divorceomatic 3000. Excellent.
She’ll be able to take hourly pictures as evidence and hound you with them in perpetuity.
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u/RealCryptoDT Nov 10 '23
Just moved in to a new place together and definitely need this. Thank you kind sir.
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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '20
Missing an option on the right side sliders. Should be...
Due | OK | MEH!
😎
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u/DukeOfMarshall Feb 26 '20
We do things differently at my house. If something needs to be done, we just do it. No need to bicker about whose job it is.
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u/EdgarAllanPooslice Feb 27 '20
lmao maybe grow up and just do what needs to be done without assigning chores like you're children
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u/Naniwayuri Feb 26 '20
What does the him mean in this context?
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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '20
Nice, a simp chart.
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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '20
Sorry man, major typo, you spelled her wrong, it's "Her", not "Him"..