I made a thing... Poorly: Replacement Contigo Water Bottle Button
Just before bedtime my daughter brought me her water bottle and asked if I could fix it.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65qOn2xjS2vhlAStm-oDG4kvwSqXqKg3ip5C9Km5-5vNKYy_jLtZGvb-Mgs3rSKik2Nv6rLW3GMG96erXDpljQRF9JRUrL8nF3R3x4MCruoMcQr1uOMclBqK3-ZDGWcHs2Ddggfq3sJI/s320/2016-08-11+23.25.29.jpg)
The button and stem, on the right, are what release the valve so water can flow. It's from a $7 Contigo water bottle, so no big deal. I offered to go get another with her before school tomorrow, but the she said the magic words. "Can you make a new one on the 3D printer?"
Yes Daughter, yes I can.
So I modeled it in Fusion 360:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2IopuTAqJ7pia3eLes4ZIgte5PatfZJXO_5WaboLX1TPTYdzJQHgyf6w6zDvrFOgpDss6S-4tzAoFHbiASOE2poKPeVpwB4eVsuGC88eeSfuJgCLXMYsKDnCxEziIJr2RVQ4Jwki3rw/s320/Water+Bottle+Button.PNG)
Then printed it out and viola! One functional, if not very attractive, replacement water-bottle button.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65qOn2xjS2vhlAStm-oDG4kvwSqXqKg3ip5C9Km5-5vNKYy_jLtZGvb-Mgs3rSKik2Nv6rLW3GMG96erXDpljQRF9JRUrL8nF3R3x4MCruoMcQr1uOMclBqK3-ZDGWcHs2Ddggfq3sJI/s320/2016-08-11+23.25.29.jpg)
The button and stem, on the right, are what release the valve so water can flow. It's from a $7 Contigo water bottle, so no big deal. I offered to go get another with her before school tomorrow, but the she said the magic words. "Can you make a new one on the 3D printer?"
Yes Daughter, yes I can.
So I modeled it in Fusion 360:
Then printed it out and viola! One functional, if not very attractive, replacement water-bottle button.
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