FreeCAD Clothespin Box

Clothespin Box with Clothesline Clips

A 3D-printable clothespin holder that clips directly onto your clothesline instead of sitting loose on top of the drying rack or getting knocked off by the wind. No more chasing a fallen bag of pegs across the balcony.

The problem

Most clothespin bags either hang from a single hook (and slide around) or just sit balanced somewhere on the rack, ready to tip over the moment you bump it. I wanted something that clips onto the line itself, stays put while I'm hanging laundry, and is easy to grab a peg from one-handed.

The design

The box is an open, tapered basket with rounded corners — wide enough to scoop a handful of clothespins out without fishing around, and shaped so it doesn't dig into your hand when you're carrying it. On the back, two clip parts grab the clothesline (or a drying rack bar) so the box hangs securely at whatever height is convenient, and moves with you as you work down the line.

It's split into two separate parts so each prints cleanly with no supports:

• Box — the basket body

• Clamp — the line clip (print 2x)

The clips are then attached to the back of the box with 2x M3 screws.

Files included

• clothespin-box-assembly.3mf — full assembly, for reference

• clothespin-box-Box.3mf — box body only

• clothespin-box-Clamp.3mf — clip, print two of these

• freecad-clothespin-box.fcstd — CAD file for remix or adjust

Print settings

• Printer: Prusa Core One+

• Material: PETG

• Layer height: 0.2 mm

• Infill: 20%

• Supports: none needed for the Box or the Clamp

• Orientation: print both parts flat as oriented in the provided 3MF files

Assembly

1. Print one Box and two Clamps.

2. Attach each Clamp to the back of the Box with a screw M3x12 through the mounting hole.

3. Clip onto the clothesline or drying rack bar.

Status

Printed, tested, and in daily use — filled with clothespins and hanging on the drying rack. This is the validated v1.0.0 design.

Repo

https://github.com/XavierBeheydt/freecad-clothespin-box