Figured it was time for an update. In the last couple years some of the big name bottle companies like Yeti have come out with wider insulated bottles. The latest 36oz and 40oz bottles no longer fit in our original cup holder design. I realized it was time for an update. I decided to do a complete redesign with 3 main goals. The new design needed to hold the newer larger bottles on the market, the print time needed to come way down(old design was almost 40 hours), and I wanted to get the price way down. After some work and a couple months of testing, we are happy to have the newest design launched. The original design was $80 which we did over time find ways to get that price down some but not where we wanted it. The new design will be $54.99. It can now hold just about anything on the market including the newer larger bottles. The little snap in shims get removed if you are running the newer larger Yeti bottles. The 2 stage design with the smaller lower hole is good at holding the small stuff like soda cans, grocery store water bottles, fastfood cups, and even insulated tumblers. The upper larger section can hold your typical insulated bottles, Nalgene bottles, and the smaller gatorade style bottles. We launched the new design yesterday on all 5 of our seller platforms (etsy, ebay, amazon, walmart, and our own website). There are a few other folks out there making cup holders for this area now so the question would be, what makes our design different. The big 2 would material and function. Most 3D printing companies use PLA which is super easy to print BUT does NOT hold up well in a hot car on a hot summer day. It will warp and shrink up to 4% over time. It will also absorb moisture in the air on humid days making the inserts stick and not be removable. We use ABS which is heat and humidty tolerant and can handle the interior of cars and the abuse that comes with it for many use. We also hand sand and chemically smooth our parts to remove the 3D printed rough finish and give it a nice quality finished injection molded look. We may be a bit more than the raw PLA folks but you get what you pay for. Here are some pics of the new design and a couple links in case you need help finding the latest version.
www.bh3dprinting.com
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