Summary

I have old mini-blinds in my house from 2006. The brackets are brittle. I can buy them online for $2 each, or I decided I could try and print them. I reinforced certain areas to make them stronger.

Print Settings

Printer:

Monoprice Architect

                                            <p class="detail-setting rafts"><strong>Rafts: </strong>                     <div><p>Yes</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong>                     <div><p>No</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting resolution"><strong>Resolution: </strong>                     <div><p>0.2mm</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong>                     <div><p>25%</p></div></p>

How I Designed This

Scanned actual bracket on flatbed scanner. Traced in Sketchup. Imported into Blender and tweaked. Exported as .stl.

I did reinforce the area where the bracket tends to break. :)

Hunter Douglas Mini-blind Valance Bracket