Tumblefluff's Top-Rail Tool-Holder

Tumblefluff's Top-Rail Tool-Holder.

Holding all your Tools, and Shedding Some Light on your Workspace

Updated 12/11/2023 (added a combination of chamfers and fillets to the feeler gauge slot)

Storage Slots for:

All the Tools that come with the Ender 3

• 5 Allen Keys (1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm and 4mm)
• 2 Wrenches
• 1 Nozzle Needle
• 1 Scraper
• 1 Pair of Flush Cutters
• 1 Screwdriver

Common After-Market Tools

• 1 Craft Pick/needle
• 1 Extra Screwdriver
• 1 Large Gluestick
• 1 Pair of Needle-Nose Pliers
• 1 Feeler Gauge Blade
• 1 3d Pen (ie.  Mynt3D Scrib3D etc.)

Bonus Features

• Lamp Mounting Point (I used an LED Desk Lamp from WalMart for mine)
• An Adorable Squirrel Debossed on the front.

Notes on Printing

If you're generating your own gcode file, for best results, rotate the part to print on it's face (see provided gcode file for reference). To provide sufficent strenght for mounting a gooseneck lamp, it is recommended that you print with a minimum shell thickness of 5mm. You can see the settings I used for my gcode below.

Notes on Lamp Threads

Before you print the tool-holder, please print the thread test to ensure the threads on your lamp-pipe match. If they do not, please feel free to reach out to me and I'll work with you for free to make the alternative stl files (Tool-Holder and Thread-Tester) for your lamp (while it should be a quick fix, please be patient, this is not my occupation).

Notes on Commercial Use

Anyone is free to print these for any purpose. This model may be printed for sale/profit with proper attribution. If you sell completed (with lamp) copies of this object, you assume liability for your work (I assume no liabilty for the craftsmanship of others).

Post-Printing

Lamp Installation

Disclaimer - I am NOT a professional electrician.

When my printing of the model is complete, I will record my installation and share a video link. You may need to use an alternative method depending on the lamp you're attaching to the model.

The process I used (or will use)

I removed the base and snipped the wires from the gooseneck as close to the wire crimps as I was able. I fed the wall cord through the back of the threaded hole on the model, split the 2 sides and slid a heat-shrink tube over each branch. I Soldered the wires together so as to match the original polarity and hit the shrink tubes with a heat gun to protect the solder joints and bare metal. I fed the wires back through the hold and screwed in the lamp pipe to the hole.

Where to get the After-Market items

I encourage you to find them on your own, but if you're feeling lazy...

• Needle-Pick - I got mine from a crafting set, but I found them sold here too - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9XMQJJ7/
• Phillips Head Screwdriver - I got mine from a Raspberry Pi, but I found them here if you want one - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H5H4Q5W/
• Needle Nose Pliers - Do you REALLY need me to find such a ubiquitous item for you?
• Glue Stick - If you need me to find this for you, you should NOT attempt this project.
• Feeler Gauges - I like 0.20mm, I got mine here - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BNLQJP5
• The Lamp - I went to walmart and got it in store, specifically this one if you're curious - https://www.walmart.com/ip/1886082124
• 3D Pen - I ordered one on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09R4MBK1X