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Vase Mode Spanner (wrench) rail, OpenSCAD customisable 3D Printer File Image 1
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Vase Mode Spanner (wrench) rail, OpenSCAD customisable

Ak-Adventurer avatarAk-Adventurer

March 24, 2025

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Edited Technobugs design to allow printing in vase mode with some reinforcements. Faster, less filament usage.

The design as it was would print fine in vase, but not be very sturdy. I applied Ben Eadies method called negative volume or negative vase(YouTube) to add structure to the inside of the spaces.  

Maybe not  much filament saved, but any time you avoid skin/top/bottom layers, along with any retraction, travel, etc,  it really speeds up print time.  

I did add the modification to the attachment tabs as well, but as I didn't need them(IF I fasten these down a heavy duty double sided tape will be much less invasive to the tool box), I have NOT printed these with the tabs. So maybe test that out on the two slot model? 

The pre made STLs are designed to run a 0.8mm wall, but there is really no reason they won't pirnt at 0.6, or even 0.4mm. It changes the offset of the slit ends to the base of the rail, but applicably in use its probably a negligable differennce in strength. (Slice it at 0.8 walls, and 0.4, you'll see the gap it creates, and can decide for yourself. )

I picked 2 slots, 7 slots, and  10 slots as a standard, since most wrench sets are 7 pieces, metric or SAE,  or add a few.  Any more than 10 wrenches, add them 2 at a time.  ;-)   I also went with 30,, wide here, because I have I hard time seeing wider as much more useful, and narrower is easy; just sink what width you don't want into the build plate.  Wider without tabs, just scale it in Z. 

Did a set in the narrow slots, and a set in wide slots, both from standard dimensions of the original model. 

Openscad script included, its an easy run to modify these for width, how many slots, vase nozzle width,  how much base under the slot, etc. just like in the original model. 

Anyone that can't run Openscad, but wants a different specification, let me know, I can run a few variations if needed. 

 

 

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