ZCatch Tool and Nozzle Holder

As always I will promote and REWARD the first people to post quality makes (must enable tips on your profile for reward). A quality make is a successful, complete, hopefully decent looking print at 100% scale. Doesn't need to be shown it with z catch but bonus points if it is.

Alternative version here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4141392

I received a ZCatch 3D Printer Nozzle Removal Tool for Christmas and I love it. Admittedly this is a bit of a luxury 3d printer tool but it works well and legitimately fixed problems I had with the Nozzle change process. The machining work on it is superb and I wanted to show it off a little better with this holder.

I only recently started playing with different nozzles sizes and this thing is a life saver. having to jungle 2 tools in a limited space and not get burned, drop my nozzle, or damage the delicate wires in the heat block was a real challenge. Honestly that struggle is why I rarely swapped nozzles, as getting a printer to work can be enough challenge and I didn't want to risk messing anything up.

I started with https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3441470, even bought the official metal parts from printed-solid. To be fair I like that design it looks good and others have sworn by it but I personally never got it to work right once even after printing with pc-max ( a very tough expensive polymaker material) the two metal parts would spread a little and slip off the hot end when trying to use it..So then I had to go back the crescent wrench and socket.

This little tool has opened up the use of bigger nozzles on my Prusa MK3s and others with easy quick nozzle swaps. I no longer hesitate to swap to the nozzle size best suited for the task.

One downside is that it doesn't have nozzle storage in its little box so hoped to improve that, with this design the holes are threaded for E3d M6 nozzle type threads, shown with Nozzle X in photos. this holds it in an space saving, easy to grab, and easy to use form.

I have included a pre-oriented, supported, and hollowed sla version (shown in prusa tough resin red. For those that may enjoy the irony of 3d printing a tool holder for a 3d printer tool that will never be used on the type of 3d printed that made its holder...also sla prints look nice just make sure to really get all the un-curred resin out of the threads before curing.

• Update!: https://www.thingiverse.com/Justin87/about was the winner of -one- of this things "First Make Awards" check out their page!
• Update!: https://www.thingiverse.com/ShadowBrother/about was the other winner of this things "First Make Awards" check out their page!
• Different places to find this tool:

https://z-catch.com/product/nozzle-removal-tool/

https://www.amazon.com/ZCatch-Printer-Nozzle-Removal-Tool/dp/B07W3XXQ51

https://www.printedsolid.com/products/zcatch-1-4-drive-nozzle-removal-tool

Print Settings

Printer Brand:

Anycubic

Printer:

Photon

Rafts:

Yes

Supports:

Yes

Resolution:

.05

Filament: Prusa Tough Resin

Transparent Red Tough Resin

Notes:

Not necessary to SLa print this one of course, just check you print preview to ensure the logo looks good, make sure there are not a lot of travel moves in the thread areas. and make sure the threads are fairly clean in the end.

Category: 3D Printer Accessories