From the Loftsmith Workshop

Print-in-place toolbox

A little red toolbox for the screwdrivers and bits that end up loose in a drawer. The lid is joined to the base by a hinge, and the sides have fine vertical ribs that give your fingers something to hold. Change the length, width or depth to suit what you carry.

3 parts · 227 g · 200 × 243 × 72 mm

by Loftsmith Workshop

Red rectangular toolbox with ribbed sides and its hinged lid opened flat behind the base
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No adjustable sizes

Ask for the sizes you want to tweak, e.g. “make the width adjustable”.

Change it in the Studio

Parts

  • box · PLA · Upright, floor on the bed (prints together with lid and handle as one object)

    Hinge brackets and the latch lever are part of the box.

  • lid · PLA · Upside-down behind the box, top on the bed

    Swings 180 degrees on the cone-pin hinge to close.

  • handle · PLA · Folded flat in the lid's top groove

    Chamfered bed edges and 45 degree pivot feet; lift it 90 degrees to carry.

Print settings

Layer height
0.2 mm
Walls
3
Infill
15%
Supports
Off: none needed, and none should get trapped in the hinge or handle gaps
Notes
Export all three parts as the single print group. Use a calibrated PLA profile with elephant's foot compensation on, and keep any brim away from the hinge.

Assembly

  1. Let the print cool, then gently rock the lid back and forth to free the hinge knuckles.
  2. Lift the handle out of its groove and fold it back a few times to free the pivots.
  3. Swing the lid over and press the front until the latch lever clicks over the catch. To open, push the lever's finger tab sideways.

Good to know

  • The gaps were only checked on screen, and the motion check sampled only part of the swing. If anything prints fused, raise the Moving gap slider to 0.4-0.45 mm.
  • The grip is sized for a typical bare hand (30 mm thick). Thick work gloves may feel snug.
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