Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Sometimes you need a vacuum cleaner attachment that doesn’t exist. With 3D printing, you can make it yourself to your exact specification. In this video, we cover how to design several custom nozzles in CAD. This video details the workflow in Onshape, but the principles should translate to other CAD too.

0:00 Introduction
Onshape CAD playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGqRUdq5ULsONnjEEPeBxxStEsobDKAtV
Tutorial CAD document: cad.onshape.com/documents/b5475ccd1f83733e348c59b0/w/f0f78c61f2ac76b0b03c0692/e/9ff137a70cde8a46e2b32987?renderMode=0&uiState=67e61bbc7834923a3f4aa39b

0:50 Measuring your vacuum

1:15 Filament choice

1:32 Simple fitment model

3:04 Recreating a generic nozzle

7:06 Wide and thin nozzle

11:24 PTFE tube sucker

16:42 Brush equivalent

18:12 Conclusion

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