TPAAS - Toilet Paper as a Service

TPAAS - Toilet Paper as a Service, the latest revolution in cloud services. 

As you all know, a lot of things are moving to the cloud, and now it's time for your toilet paper to follow suit. This stylish decorative piece lets you put your toilet paper in your (private) cloud. Don't trust somebody elses server with your TP, it belongs in your private cloud, where it's safely within reach whenever you need it.

2025-04-05 License update: Free commercial license

This model prints in 2 pieces, and won't fit on the A1 mini, but if there's enough interest, I'll modify it so it can be printed in 4 pieces.

The fuzzy skin gives the cloud a really nice look, and the ironed top layer, which is the front of the print when mounted, adds to the look of the piece. Remember to calibrate the ironing first for your specific filament and color, because ironing can be a bit iffy at times. The print profile uses 30mm/s as ironing speed and a flow rate of 25%. If your ironing calibration gives you different numbers, it is advised to adapt the settings in Bambu Studio.

There's a picture of the 2 pieces glued together, without any further post processing. The pictures against the wall with the plant are of the finished model, with the following processing:

• glued together with super glue
• filled the gap with UHU epoxy kitt after taping off the parts of the print I didn't want the filler to get into, because I didn't want it to get into the fuzzy skin texture
• sanded the primer after letting it dry
• spray paint it with
  • 2 coats of plastic primer
  • 3 coats of paint
  • 2 coats of matte varnish

Assembly

• Insert the 3 pins into one part, push the parts together to make sure everything fits nicely. If not, you may need to sand it a bit for a better fit.
• Add glue to the pins and to the surfaces, and push the pieces together. I used super glue, which works well for PLA, but other types of glue work as well. Choose glue that works with the material your print this in.

Finishing touches

• Use filler to make the seam blend in, and gently sand it down, making sure not to ruin the fuzzy skin texture on the model. The seam is mostly visible in the front, so just finishing that part already makes it look a lot better. Applying painters tape before the filler can help not to get too much on the textured area. Epoxy kit or kneadable wood filler work well for this.
• Apply a primer suitable for plastic (2 or 3 thin coats should do if you're using a spray on primer, for other primers, follow the instructions)
• Paint in your favorite toilet roll cloud color ;-)
• optionally, add a varnish

Mounting

The cloud has 3 holes for a screw or small hook. Because perfectly aligning the drill holes in some walls can be challenging, you can also just use the center hole, and put 3M command strips or comparable adhesive on the sides to keep it level.

I didn't even drill any hole because the wall is tiled and just used 3M command strips, which works just as well and doesn't leave any trace when removed.

There's also a stand for those who want to put it on a shelf

Design by BartBE on MakerWorld (license: BY-ND).