A satisfyingly clicky door upgrade for your Printers for Ants colony—because even tiny printers deserve a proper "clack"!
- 🚪 What is Colony Clacker?
- 📦 Bill of Materials
- 📐 Door Parts
- 🌍 Vendors
- 🖨️ Print Recommendations
- 🔧 Latch & Bottom Hinge Variants
- 🎨 Handle_C Logo Variants
- 🛠️ Assembly Instructions
- 🎨 Optional Skirts
- 💬 Feedback & Discussion
- 🐞 Raising Issues
- 📜 Version History
Inspired by the popular Clicky-Clack Fridge Door mod by tanaes, Colony Clacker is specially designed for Printers for Ants (PFA), and other 1515 based printers.
Completely remodeled from scratch (not just scaled), it boasts enhanced stealthy aesthetics, improved tolerances, and optimized STLs for top quality printing using standard Voron settings.
🎥 Watch the satisfying Clack in action!
If you intend to use the optional extended skirts, additional hardware for these is listed further down the page, in the corresponding skirt sections.
| Qty | Item | Notes | Purchase Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | M3x8 BHCS | For blind joints | Aliexpress |
| 10 | M3x12 BHCS | Aliexpress | |
| 4 | M3x16 SHCS | Aliexpress | |
| 2 | M3x20 SHCS | Aliexpress | |
| 14 | M3 Hex Nut | Aliexpress, Amazon | |
| 4 | M5 x 7mm x 8mm Split Bushing | Aliexpress, Amazon | |
| 4 | 5mm x 40mm Dowel Pin | Aliexpress, Amazon | |
| 8 | 6mm x 3mm N52 Magnet | Aliexpress, Amazon | |
| 1.3M | 3mm Foam Tape | 2.5M required for double seals | Aliexpress/Amazon |
| 4 | Micron R1 Twist Lock Key | Printed component | STL File |
| Qty | Item |
|---|---|
| 2 | 350mm 1515 Aluminium Extrusion |
| 2 | 280mm 1515 Aluminium Extrusion |
| 1 | 3mm Acrylic or PC Panel - 330mm x 290mm |
| Qty | Item |
|---|---|
| 2 | 400mm 1515 Aluminium Extrusion |
| 2 | 290mm 1515 Aluminium Extrusion |
| 1 | 3mm Acrylic or PC Panel - 380mm x 300mm |
| Qty | Item |
|---|---|
| 2 | 400mm 1515 Aluminium Extrusion |
| 2 | 270mm 1515 Aluminium Extrusion |
| 1 | 3mm Acrylic or PC Panel - 380mm x 280mm |
| Qty | Item |
|---|---|
| 2 | 330mm 1515 Aluminium Extrusion |
| 2 | 200mm 1515 Aluminium Extrusion |
| 1 | 3mm Acrylic or PC Panel - 310mm x 210mm |
| Qty | Item |
|---|---|
| 2 | 350mm 1515 Aluminium Extrusion |
| 2 | 200mm 1515 Aluminium Extrusion |
| 1 | 3mm Acrylic or PC Panel - 330mm x 210mm |
| Country | Vendor | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 | OneTwo3D | LDO Kit (Affiliate Link) |
| 🇬🇧 | ViperWorx | Panel Only |
| 🇪🇺 | MyRigs | LDO Kit |
| 🇺🇸 | DLLPDF | Extrusions, hardware, panels |
| 🇺🇸 | Fabreeko | LDO Kit, + Optional Panel |
| 🇺🇸 | West3D | LDO Kit |
| 🇭🇺 | Zen3D | LDO Kit (Hungary) |
All STLs are pre-oriented for printing.
- Material: ABS or ASA
- Layer height: 0.20 mm (including first layer)
- Wall count: 4
- Extrusion width: 0.40 mm (forced)
- Top/bottom solid layers: 5
- Infill: 40% (Grid, Gyroid, Honeycomb, Triangle, or Cubic)
- Supports: Not required
Available in multiple offsets to suit different panel/foam thicknesses. The required frame‑to‑door distance is embossed on the back of each STL (e.g., 6 = 6 mm).
Thicknesses range from 2.8 mm to 6.0 mm in 0.2 mm increments.
Bottom hinge variants with varying pin offsets for different panel/foam thicknesses.
Handle_C versions are available with logos from various brands and printers, allowing you to customise your build.
Assembly is intuitive. Use the provided images for visual guidance if you encounter difficulties.
To aid with aligning the door when installing it, a sacrificial layer has been modelled into the lower hinge.
Apply a little extra force when inserting one of the pins. This will make that pin shorter, allowing you to align one hinge at a time.
Important:
- Secure magnets with superglue into the latch and corresponding handle piece
- Hardware locations can be seen in the assembly images below.
- On initial build, you may experience less clacking, this is usually due to the foam needing to settle, or the 2x screws in the latch being too tight.
There are currently some extended skirts for the following PFA Printers. They improve overall aesthetics and screen access. (Others will be added as they are created)
Micron+ (G2Z)
| Qty | Additional Hardware |
|---|---|
| 2 | M3x5x4 Heatset Insert |
| 2 | M3x8 BHCS |
Micron+ (Stock Z)
| Qty | Additional Hardware |
|---|---|
| 4 | M3x5x4 Heatset Insert |
| 4 | M3x8 BHCS |
| 8 | M2x10 STS |
StealthFork
| Qty | Additional Hardware |
|---|---|
| 4 | M3x5x4 Heatset Insert |
| 4 | M3x8 BHCS |
If you're building a Colony Clacker, we'd love to hear your thoughts!
Join the discussion, suggest improvements, or share feedback in the 'KyleGB' channel on the Doomcube Discord.
If you encounter any issues, please report them via the Issues section on the Git repository.
Be as detailed as possible, include steps to reproduce, and relevant images or screenshots.
Your feedback helps improve Colony Clacker for everyone!
| Date | Change Details |
|---|---|
| 10-Aug-25 | Clean up of folders Increased diameter of screw head recess on hinges by 0.1mm and added flat for increased printability Added Sacrificial Bridge to bottom_hinge_frame_mount.stl to allow one hinge to have a shorter pin for easier door alignmentadded variants of bottom_hinge_frame_mount.stl to allow for different panel/foam thicknessesAdded list of vendors to readme.md |
| 09-Aug-25 | Added new latch, updated for better printability with variants for panel distance. Added Handle_C logo variants. CAD updated with LDO extrusions to match kits. |
| 24-May-25 | Added StealthFork 160 & 180 Skirts Added TFT35 Display Mount Moved Micron+ Stock Z Skirts CAD to archive |
| 22-Mar-25 | Fixed missing heatset hole on skirt_main_body.stl, relocated screw for better clearance from M2x10 STS (Thanks dajones89) |
| 21-Mar-25 | Added Micron R1 Stock Z Skirts. Added v1.1 of Micron+ G2Z skirts - 2mm clearance added for door. Moved v1 files to archive folder. |
| 13-Mar-25 | Clean-up readme.md |
| 12-Mar-25 | Fixed Issue #1 |
| 17-Oct-24 | Added Larger Surface Area latch variants; Corrected hardware details |
| 10-Oct-24 | Added missing chamfers; Improved STL naming clarity |
| 08-Oct-24 | Initial Release 🎉 |
Enjoy your clicky-clacking Colony Clacker! 🐜✨