My quest to build a high quality case for my LTT Screwdriver (Build Log)

[weeurey]

Intro

So I got the LTT Screwdriver for Christmas and I don't think Ive put it down since, its such a great tool... and fidget toy

The issue is when I do put it down, where do I put it? Such a nice tool needs a decent case, also where will I store the other 70 bits I ordered!

 

Plan

So I decided I wanted to mix some traditional wood design with some modern manufacturing so I went with a 3D printed insert for a wooden exterior box. The insert will hold all the extra bits and the screwdriver snuggly in a wooden box that will be hand made.

 

Insert

I took to Printables and Thingiverse to see what was on offer and found a number of "bit storage cases" I tried a ton of them, and found many issues with the fit of the bits in the bit storage, either it was too tight or it was too loose no happy middle ground. I printed off many designs that I wasnt completly happy with and then I found this remix of a remix that I really liked (https://www.printables.com/model/333491-rigid-bit-holder-ltt-screwdriver-60-bits-loose-fit)

I liked this design a lot more than the others because it used less plastic and looked a bit cooler than the expected simple rectangle with 60 hexagon shaped holes. I still had the same issue with this design as I had with the others, the bits are just too loose, if I turned it upside down they would all fall out. Scaling the design down made it too tight, I just couldnt find a happy middle ground

That's when I had a brainwave. Magnets bitch! 

 

I opened the design in tinkercad (I have since learned how to sue Fusion360 for a desk with built in pc, but that's another post :P) and I got to work adding in the holes for the magnets to sit in. I used 2x3mm disc magnets and embedded them under each slot for the driver bits! 

 

Each of the circular slots in the photo would house a magnet. I made the printer pause after making the slots and I popped in a magnet by hand into each hole. I then resumed the print and the printer would print over the magnets perminatly encasing them in the trey, here is a video of this happening

 

 

Once finished I tested it out and I was finally happy with the result

 

 

The driver trey was much more simple. I found a 1:1 CAD file of the screwdriver and used it to make a mold. The result looks like this 

 

The driver fits very snuggly in there, the gap in the selector ring fits into the notch perfectly. I added a few boxes to each side of the bit trey and the insert was finished! This was the final result...

 

Someone needs to remind me to pay the cat tax!

Box

Finally I just needed a box to hold it all together so I spoke to my girlfriends grandad who has a wood workshop and we knocked up this out of an old wardrobe door

 

Ill get some more photos of it once its dry but its made of Pine, you might notice the corners are slightly darker, this is because we used little bits of Mahogany to keep it looking nice if it gets knocked or bumped. We used mahogany stain on it before varnishing to give it that dark, expensive wood aesthetic.

 

 

Hopefully you guys enjoyed this little journey that I had to put this together! Ill get more photos later but let me know if you have any questions!

[weeurey]

Incase anyone is wondering about the 3D printer setup. Its an Ender 3 Pro upgraded to the extreme, Im running a Hemera XS Revo extruder, BTT Octopus 64bit board, Steel PEI sheet, Dual Z axis and OctoPrint

[DimplyKitten824]

On 2/8/2023 at 6:22 AM, weeurey said:

Intro

So I got the LTT Screwdriver for Christmas and I don't think Ive put it down since, its such a great tool... and fidget toy

The issue is when I do put it down, where do I put it? Such a nice tool needs a decent case, also where will I store the other 70 bits I ordered!

 

Plan

So I decided I wanted to mix some traditional wood design with some modern manufacturing so I went with a 3D printed insert for a wooden exterior box. The insert will hold all the extra bits and the screwdriver snuggly in a wooden box that will be hand made.

 

Insert

I took to Printables and Thingiverse to see what was on offer and found a number of "bit storage cases" I tried a ton of them, and found many issues with the fit of the bits in the bit storage, either it was too tight or it was too loose no happy middle ground. I printed off many designs that I wasnt completly happy with and then I found this remix of a remix that I really liked (https://www.printables.com/model/333491-rigid-bit-holder-ltt-screwdriver-60-bits-loose-fit)

I liked this design a lot more than the others because it used less plastic and looked a bit cooler than the expected simple rectangle with 60 hexagon shaped holes. I still had the same issue with this design as I had with the others, the bits are just too loose, if I turned it upside down they would all fall out. Scaling the design down made it too tight, I just couldnt find a happy middle ground

That's when I had a brainwave. Magnets bitch! 

 

I opened the design in tinkercad (I have since learned how to sue Fusion360 for a desk with built in pc, but that's another post :P) and I got to work adding in the holes for the magnets to sit in. I used 2x3mm disc magnets and embedded them under each slot for the driver bits! 

 

Each of the circular slots in the photo would house a magnet. I made the printer pause after making the slots and I popped in a magnet by hand into each hole. I then resumed the print and the printer would print over the magnets perminatly encasing them in the trey, here is a video of this happening

 

 

Once finished I tested it out and I was finally happy with the result

 

 

The driver trey was much more simple. I found a 1:1 CAD file of the screwdriver and used it to make a mold. The result looks like this 

 

The driver fits very snuggly in there, the gap in the selector ring fits into the notch perfectly. I added a few boxes to each side of the bit trey and the insert was finished! This was the final result...

 

Someone needs to remind me to pay the cat tax!

Box

Finally I just needed a box to hold it all together so I spoke to my girlfriends grandad who has a wood workshop and we knocked up this out of an old wardrobe door

 

Ill get some more photos of it once its dry but its made of Pine, you might notice the corners are slightly darker, this is because we used little bits of Mahogany to keep it looking nice if it gets knocked or bumped. We used mahogany stain on it before varnishing to give it that dark, expensive wood aesthetic.

 

 

Hopefully you guys enjoyed this little journey that I had to put this together! Ill get more photos later but let me know if you have any questions!

hey, where did you find the cad model of the screwdriver? I just built mine at ltx and was hoping to design a holder for it. a cad model would be super useful.

[weeurey]

14 hours ago, DimplyKitten824 said:

hey, where did you find the cad model of the screwdriver? I just built mine at ltx and was hoping to design a holder for it. a cad model would be super useful.

I'm sure I either got it from thingiverse or printables