DriverStand

A parameterized tool holder for holding 3 or more drivers, x-actor knives, pens, etc.

This started as my desire to hold a 4 hex driver set on my desktop.  A friend suggested to allow mounting on a pegboard.  Thus DriverStandv1 was born.

Printing is easy, I just used the default 0.2mm layer height profile and printed in white Matte PLA.  Any filament should be fine.  No supports or brims needed.

I uploaded a set of example sizes.  The real intent is for you to customize to the sizes that you want.  If you can edit a spreadsheet you can customize this FreeCAD model.

The customizable parameters are:

• NumberOfTubes - minimum is 3 tubes, maximum is number that keeps BaseWidth less than your build plate.
• TubeLength - the length of the tube as measured on the back side of the model.  Because the tube meets the base at an angle, the distance a tool can be inserted in the tube is less than this value.
• TubeInsideDia - is the inside diameter of the tube and should be larger than the drivers by a millimenter or two.
• TubeSpacing - is the distance between tube centers.  The minimum should be larger than the diameter of your driver's handle.
• TubeAngle - is the angle, in degrees, between the base and the tubes.  Minimum is >0 degrees and maximum is ≤ 90 degrees.  60 degrees is good for table top usage.
• BaseLength - is the length of the base.  For table usage, the base length counters the weight of the drivers (keeps the driver stand from tipping forward).  A good starting point is about the length of the tubes.  For peg board usage, the minimum is about 50mm.
• BaseThickness - is the thickness of the base.  3mm gives a stiff base (good for heavy drivers) while 2mm gives a flexible base (good enough for lighter drivers).
• PegboardSpacing - is the distance between holes of your peg board.
• PegboardHoleDia - is the diameter of the holes of your peg board.

First you will need to install FreeCAD available at https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-Bundle/releases

Next follow the steps below which are demonstrated in this video:

Here are the steps shown in the video:

• Install FreeCAD from https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/releases/latest
• Open FreeCAD
• File | Open DriverStandv1.FCStd
• Right click “params” and select “recompute object”
• Double click “params” to open the spreadsheet

The spreadsheet uses the following colors:

• cyan - labels
• yellow / bold - currently selected config, do not edit
• gray - computed values, do not edit unless you really know what you are doing

To add a new configuration:

• find an existing configuration close to what you want and click on the row number to select the row
• right click on the row then select copy
• right click on the left most cell just below the last configuration row and select paste
• edit the cells in the row for your desired values

Now we can select and export the new configuration:

• select the model in the bottom tabs
• click on the Body object
• click on the Model parameter value and select the new configuration
• on the main menu, do a File | Save All
• click on the Body
• do a File | export, select the export directory and enter the file name then OK

Enjoy!