3D print toolbox

[Canopy Crawler]

Hi. Sharing the toolbox a friend 3D-printed for me. He used the dimensions of the stock tool box and gave it some depth. It's still nice and light, but fits more!

 

[Cpd419]

So cool!

 

[Alvin A]

Sweet

 

[ljurgens]

Can you (he) share the STL file for it? My son has a printer.

 

[Bermuda Trails]

Hi. Sharing the toolbox a friend 3D-printed for me. He used the dimensions of the stock tool box and gave it some depth. It's still nice and light, but fits more!



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hi mate,
any luck with the 3d files? would be awesome to get one printed for mine

Beer tokens available if needed

 

[Canopy Crawler]

Can you (he) share the STL file for it? My son has a printer.

I'll ask!

 

[SneakyDingo]

Looks great! What material did he use for the print?

The design is really good, there's a lot of small details (like the wave pattern around the box) that add a lot to it even if it seems mostly aesthetic / minor. Although... Using ribs is something I'd definitely do differently because that would require printing with supports turned on. A few small modifications to the rib section and you'd be able to print this without any support material at all. I've considered this for my own bike several times, but I'm not so confident that will hold up over time with sunlight and vibrations because even with PETG those things can fail, and then I'd lose not only the toolbox but all the extra tools I put in there. Maybe I could solve that by adding an airtag so if it did fall, I'd at least get an alert and a possible location of where it was. Hmmmmmmm.......

Is it bolted closed, requiring you to unscrew it to open the toolbox? (since the original one requires you to do this anyway that's not an issue)

 

[ljurgens]

The airtag idea isn't too bad really. I just switched to an iphone after years of androids. I put a tag on my dogs collar and I had to leave him at the veterinarian this week for a few hours and as soon as I pulled away my phone told me I had left him behind! I didn't expect that.

 

[Canopy Crawler]

The airtag idea isn't too bad really. I just switched to an iphone after years of androids. I put a tag on my dogs collar and I had to leave him at the veterinarian this week for a few hours and as soon as I pulled away my phone told me I had left him behind! I didn't expect that.

You're better off with Tractive than Airtag. Airtags work by networking with Apple devices--if there aren't any Apple devices nearby, the Airtag won't be located.

 

[Canopy Crawler]

Looks great! What material did he use for the print?

The design is really good, there's a lot of small details (like the wave pattern around the box) that add a lot to it even if it seems mostly aesthetic / minor. Although... Using ribs is something I'd definitely do differently because that would require printing with supports turned on. A few small modifications to the rib section and you'd be able to print this without any support material at all. I've considered this for my own bike several times, but I'm not so confident that will hold up over time with sunlight and vibrations because even with PETG those things can fail, and then I'd lose not only the toolbox but all the extra tools I put in there. Maybe I could solve that by adding an airtag so if it did fall, I'd at least get an alert and a possible location of where it was. Hmmmmmmm.......

Is it bolted closed, requiring you to unscrew it to open the toolbox? (since the original one requires you to do this anyway that's not an issue)

Hi. I'll snap a pic of the closure. He used a pin and it 'clips' over.

 

[Canopy Crawler]

Looks great! What material did he use for the print?

The design is really good, there's a lot of small details (like the wave pattern around the box) that add a lot to it even if it seems mostly aesthetic / minor. Although... Using ribs is something I'd definitely do differently because that would require printing with supports turned on. A few small modifications to the rib section and you'd be able to print this without any support material at all. I've considered this for my own bike several times, but I'm not so confident that will hold up over time with sunlight and vibrations because even with PETG those things can fail, and then I'd lose not only the toolbox but all the extra tools I put in there. Maybe I could solve that by adding an airtag so if it did fall, I'd at least get an alert and a possible location of where it was. Hmmmmmmm.......

Is it bolted closed, requiring you to unscrew it to open the toolbox? (since the original one requires you to do this anyway that's not an issue)

Hi. You're better off with Tractive than Airtag. Airtags work by networking with Apple devices--if there aren't any Apple devices nearby, the Airtag won't be located.

My buddy says he used ASA and the gasket is a piece of TPU filament glued in as an o-ring. I'll snap a pic of the closure and post.

 

[Canopy Crawler]

hi mate,
any luck with the 3d files? would be awesome to get one printed for mine

Beer tokens available if needed

Sorry for the delayed response--I did ask him if he wants to share it. He hasn't sent me the link to the file yet. I'll ask him again.

 

[Canopy Crawler]

I just realized maybe I should have answered all the questions here instead of in replies. Lol.

You're better off with Tractive than Airtag. Airtags work by networking with Apple devices--if there aren't any Apple devices nearby, the Airtag won't be located. Not much good for us who are rural.

The material is ASA and the gasket is a piece of TPU filament glued in as an o-ring. The closure is a pin and it 'snaps' closed. I'll grab another pic and post.

 

[ljurgens]

Any luck getting the STL file from your friend? Or does he have it posted somewhere?