November 4, 2025
Description
I was given one of these rivet removal tools (drilling fixture) for Christmas many years ago. Since the kit included pieces for each of the 4 most common sizes of aircraft rivets, it all got put in a ziploc bag in a drawer of my toolbox. That was kind of ugly and I have been meaning to make this holder ever since I first discovered Gridfinity. I was able to get it all to fit in 1x5 squares, at the price of needing to remove the nose piece and drill bit prior to stowage.
This fits my rivet removal tool pretty well; I can't say whether or not it will fit yours. Since it was a gift, I'm not 100% sure where mine even came from, although it looks like the one on Aircraft Tool Supply's site. I think they are pretty much all the same anyway. I included press-fit recesses for 6mmx3mm magnets in the drill recesses under the threaded portion, for retention of the drills. They should stay put in a drawer even without the magnets, but I think they are a good addition.
Like my other Gridfinity models, the base is altered to accept 6x3 magnets as a press fit, with the upper surface of the magnet holes modified to make the slicer bridge across correctly for a clean result. Due to the size of this model, I have included sacrificial “mouse ears” in the CAD to give the ends more surface area to help prevent them warping off the bed. These will need to be removed after printing.
The unit pictured was printed out of Overture PLA on my bear upgraded Mk3S+, using a 0.6mm nozzle, at 0.3mm layer height.
License:
Creative Commons — Attribution — Noncommercial — Share Alike
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