A stand for AeroPressâ„¢ style coffee makers. The stand provides stability when applying pressure to the plunger as the coffee maker no longer rests directly on a narrow and possibly unbalanced cup.

AeroPressâ„¢: http://aerobie.com/products/aeropress.htm http://www.aeropresscoffee.co.uk/

Made at the London Hackspace: http://london.hackspace.org.uk/

1. Laser cut the design in 5mm acrylic:

• To ensure a tight fit between components, the kerf of your cutter should be considered. The DXF was generated with a kerf of 0.1mm - this should be suitable for most laser cutters.
• If you need to adjust the kerf you can modify the components named "hole*" in the SketchUp model or manually modify the DXF. Note: The SketchUp model has no kerf adjustment!
• Ensure that any text paths are configured for etching, not cutting. When using transparent acrylic, I usually flip the text and engrave on the reverse side of a component to provide an unbroken facing surface.

2. Assemble the components and fix them with a suitable glue.

3. Optionally fix the top hexagonal template using 4 hex screw cap bolts - gravity works just as well in this case.

4. Boil a kettle, grind some beans, brew, plunge, enjoy coffee!