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Customizable Hex nut sorter V2 - Metric, Imperial and Machine

by jonafriendj · via Printables
FormatSTL
CategoryTools
LicenseCC BY
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UploadedNov 1, 2022
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Hex nut sorter V2 Now including a fully customizable parameterized .scad! Let me know if there is a size you'd like added. No supports needed. Enjoy! What is it? A device for easily sorting all those hex nuts your kids dump all over your garage. Featured on Hackaday ! (Didn't see that coming! Thank you @Donald Papp ) NutSorter.scad is the main script. OneScript.scad is a "minified" version for non-coders. Contents Resources Customization (Openscad variables) Open Scad Command Line Examples Resources Printables model page. GitHub project code OpenScad download page Browser Based scad https://openscad.cloud/openscad/ Hex nuts 3d models for testing 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Sorting multiple sizes at once (More printing, faster sorting): Sorting one size at a time (Less printing, slower sorting): Customization Object Type Model Part Bottom cup ( Default ) 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Sorting plate attached to cup 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Sorting plate 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Sorting cup 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Lid 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Printer Tolerance (Default .2) Global settings Wall thickness As measured from the inside to outside of the cup Tray diameter Diameter of the tray, not the cup. Tab width The width of the protrusion on the top of the base and sorting layers. Tab height The height of the protrusion on the top of the base and sorting layers. Sorting plate Nut size Hole spacing The minimum amount of space between holes. Text area Blocks out an area to make sure holes don't go where the text does. 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Show text area (Default: False) Text size (Default: 5) Text height off plate ( Default: 1mm ) How high the text protrudes from the plate. Hole pattern Currently either circular or rectangular Example of rectangular hole pattern: 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Custom label Enter text here to override the default text Sorting tray layer Tray height The height of a cup that holds (or has a built in sorting plate.) Lip width The width of the ledge that the sorting plate sits on. Bottom cup Base height The height of the bottom cup. This cup has a solid bottom and doesn't have a sorting tray. Base thickness The thickness of the solid bottom. Lid Lid height The overall height of the lid. Lid thickness The thickness of the solid top part of the lid. Command line Example 1: openscad -o .\out\Bottom.stl NutSorter.scad -o: Output file name This will create a .stl called Bottom.stl with the default values. 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Example 2: openscad -q -o .\out\M6.stl -p NutSorter.json -P M6 NutSorter.scad & start .\out\M6.stl -q: Only output errors -o: Output file name -p: NutSorter.json - Preset configuration values -P: Name of preset (M3,M6,Lid,etc) & start filename to open STL in default program (PrusaSlicer for me) 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media
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