3D Printer Tools Organizers

by Lina Maria in Living > Organizing

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3D Printer Tools Organizers

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I bought this 3D printer (Ender 3pro) this year and according to some suggestions seen on the internet, I also bought some items for its maintenance. In a very short time, I had a lot of small tools and items in a bag, totally cluttered and difficult to use in this way. So I designed and 3D printed some elements that became part of the printer and that help me to have these tools in order (And easy to access them).

(I really enjoyed making a machine create some objects for itself hahaha 😂)

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So the first step was to see the tools I wanted to organize and start thinking about where to put them.

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I chose two places, one in which I would put something similar to a pencil holder and another in which I would put drawers. To know the exact measurements I used some paper and with folds and lines I marked the different parts of the printer that I needed for the elements that I was going to design.

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Then I used the lines marked on the paper to define the final measurements of the objects.

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I created the files with inventor, in these links you can find the process:

These videos have not been edited, they are in real-time and without sound. With them, you can see and learn how to perform the modeling of the parts of this instructable.

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These are the final models, saved as stl and ready for printing.

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Time to print the parts

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I had to glue the bottom of the one that looks like a pencil holder.

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And I added two strips of foam as shown in the pictures to add a little pressure to the sides so it will grip the printer better.

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Ready to be used

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I had to remove the screen from the printer to be able to put the piece where the drawers go.

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Finally I organized the missing tools in the drawers.

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Now my printer looks like this. No tools in a bag next to it. And it's very easy to access the different tools when I need them.

Hope these designs and 3D models are helpful to you too.