OpenSCAD render of the faucet ring: a flat ring with a small tab

Faucet ring as a spare part

A spare part for an Ideal Standard mixer tap, printed in golden PETG — and a nice example of how commented variables keep a design easy to adapt.

OpenSCAD render of the faucet ring

A spare part for a faucet ring on our Ideal Standard built-in mixer tap. Printed in golden PETG, it's a pretty perfect replacement for the original.

// outer diameter
a = 57;

// inner diameter
b = a - 2;

// thickness
c = 5;

translate([-1, a/2-0.6, 0])
cube([2, 2, c]);

difference() {
    cylinder(d=a, h=c);
    cylinder(d=b, h=c);
}

Without variables

If you replace the variables a, b and c with their values, you get this more compact but less adaptable short version.

translate([-1, 27.9, 0])
cube([2, 2, 5]);

difference() {
    cylinder(d=57, h=5);
    cylinder(d=55, h=5);
}

Thoroughly commented

// outer diameter in mm
a = 57;

// inner diameter in mm; the inner diameter is 2 mm smaller
// than the outer diameter.
b = a - 2;

// thickness in mm
c = 5;

// Draw a cuboid (cube) 2 mm wide (x), 2 mm tall (y) and c (= 5 mm)
// thick (z). Move this cube 1 mm left on the x axis, by
// a / 2 - 0.6 (= 27.9 mm) on the y axis and by 0 mm on the z axis.
translate([-1, a/2-0.6, 0])
cube([2, 2, c]);

// Subtract from a cylinder of diameter a (57 mm) and height c (5 mm)
// a cylinder of the same height and diameter b (55 mm)
difference() {
    cylinder(d=a, h=c);
    cylinder(d=b, h=c);
}
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