{"id":39920,"date":"2022-05-12T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T16:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=39920"},"modified":"2022-05-11T14:52:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T21:52:44","slug":"modular-3d-printed-workshop-organizing-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/modular-3d-printed-workshop-organizing-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Modular 3D Printed Workshop Organizing System"},"content":{"rendered":"

Got a tip to share? Tool to recommend? Tall shop tale to tell? A tip to bust? Please\u00a0share with the class<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Modular 3D Printed Workshop Organizing System<\/strong>
\n\"3Dmodular\"
\nZach Freedman<\/strong>\u00a0has\u00a0designed a really cool grid-based storage system<\/a>\u00a0that you can 3D print. Zach never does anything small and that\u2019s the case here. He designed and printed all sorts of bins, trays, tool holders, and racks. It\u2019s a pretty complete workbench storage system.<\/p>\n

How Do You Cast Objects That Have Holes?<\/strong>
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\nMany makers are intimidated by molding and casting. But how about casting a part that\u2019s riddled with holes? Yikes. Fear thee not.\u00a0Bob Tolone<\/strong>\u00a0to the rescue with\u00a0this excellent video<\/a>. Besides the successful casting of a difficult, holey part, there are lots of great tips here, from using baby spinach clam shell plastic containers for storing parts, materials, and supplies to using pieces of right-angle bent polystyrene, binder clips, and silicone-as-glue to create reusable mold boxes.<\/p>\n

\"Easy-to-assemble,

Easy-to-assemble, reusable mold boxes.<\/p><\/div>\n

Comparing Wire Strippers<\/strong>
\n\"wirestrippers\"
\nOn the latest\u00a0Project Farm<\/em>\u00a0video<\/a>,\u00a0Todd<\/strong>\u00a0turns his methodical testing eye toward 9 pairs of wire strippers. He tests them for knife sharpness, the force required to cut through aluminum wire, screw cutter precision and sharpness, and wire insulator removal performance. He also compares self-adjusting wire strippers for performance. Not surprisingly, the well-regarded\u00a0Knipex strippers<\/a>\u00a0performed the best, but they cost $50. At $14, the\u00a0Irwin brand<\/a>\u00a0was an impressive second. One of the many admirable things about Todd\u2019s videos is that he always buys the tools he tests to remove any bias (or appearance of bias).<\/p>\n

Six Ways of Joining 3D Parts Together<\/strong>
\n\"sixways\"
\nOn\u00a0this episode\u00a0<\/a>of\u00a0Uncle Jessy<\/em>, he runs through 6 different ways you can join 3D printed parts. He tries\u00a0CA\/Super Glue<\/a>,\u00a0UV resin<\/a>,\u00a03D printing pen<\/a>,\u00a0wood burner<\/a>\/soldering iron,\u00a03D Gloop<\/a>, and a\u00a0plastic welding gun<\/a>. While all of these methods have there place, in the end, his go-to adhesive remains 3D Gloop.<\/p>\n

Are Some of the Grounded Plugs in Your House or Shop Upside Down?<\/strong>
\n\"groundUp\"<\/p>\n

Former\u00a0Make:<\/em>\u00a0Executive Editor,\u00a0Mike Senese<\/strong>, posted a\u00a0fascinating Tweet<\/a>\u00a0about discovering the reason why some of the outlets in his house are in \u201cground up\u201d orientation. In his house\u2019s case, and in many others, this orientation is done to indicate that outlet is connected to the room\u2019s wall switch. It\u2019s also sometimes done, especially in kitchens, as a safety measure. So, for instance, if a metal object manages to get between the outlet and the plug, it\u2019ll only touch the ground pin. Also, ground-up provides a slight mechanical advantage when unplugging. Here\u2019s\u00a0an article<\/a>\u00a0that Mike pointed to with more info. One other surprising discovery in this is that there\u2019s no accepted standard for outlet orientation. Who knew?<\/div>\n

TOYS! Spray Can Gun<\/strong>
\n\"toys\"
\nI bought one of these\u00a0Can Guns<\/a>\u00a0as an impulse buy at the hardware store when I went to get some rattle can paint. I have severe arthritis, so even something as simple as spraying paint can be pa challenge. I figured I\u2019d try this device though I suspected it was a gimmick. Turns out, I love it! It makes spraying so much easier for me and I feel more confident in applying consistent spray strokes. The only downside is that it sprays a big bloom and I suspect it wastes a lot paint. But being \u201cArthritis-Friendly,\u201d it may at least appeal to others with similar issues.<\/p>\n

Life Hack: Pirate Sight<\/strong>
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\nRecently, after watching the pirate black comedy series,\u00a0Our Flag Means Death<\/em>, I went down a rabbit hole researching the real-life pirates fictionalized in the show. During that search, I happened upon a commonly-held idea of why pirates wore eye patches. There was nothing wrong with their eyes. The patch was a sort of night-vision tech. During their daily ship duties, a pirate would be frequently going from the bright sunlight of the deck to the relative darkness inside the ship. A patch over one eye acted as a darkness adapter. If you went below deck, you simply moved the patch over your sun-acclimated eye and you could immediately see with the dark-adapted eye. I mentioned this to my son,\u00a0Blake<\/strong>, and he said he\u2019d read the same thing and begun closing one eye when going to the bathroom at night so that eye could safely lead him back to bed in the dark. I tried this and it works! Not sure if the pirate story is apocryphal or not, but the concept seems sound. Argh!<\/p>\n

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