Summary

NOTE: This is a work in progress. I haven't test-printed it yet.

Screwdriver handle for storage of the magnetic chuck included with bit sets
like this one
or this one
and six bits.

It also requires:

One 3/16" cylindrical magnet.
Six 1/8" dia. X 1/16" height cylindrical magnets.

You can find the magnets at K&J magnetics, ebay, or possibly Amazon (where I got mine, but the particular ones are discontinued).

Print Settings

Printer Brand:

MakerBot

                                            <p class="detail-setting printer"><strong>Printer: </strong>                     <div><p>MakerBot Replicator 2X</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting rafts"><strong>Rafts: </strong>                     <div><p>Doesn't Matter</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong>                     <div><p>Doesn't Matter</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting resolution"><strong>Resolution: </strong>                     <div><p>.3mm</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong>                     <div><p>50% to 75%</p></div></p>                                                        <br>                        <p class="detail-setting notes"><strong>Notes: </strong>                    </p><div><p>Should print with at least 50% infill and 4 shells; it needs to be strong.  Also, ABS is just great for this, not sure about brittle PLA.  And rotate it around so the flat side is on the print bed! </p></div>

Post-Printing

You may need to sand the sharper corners down a little, for comfort. To insert the 3/16" magnet, just center it on the hex end of the chuck and press it into place. Do something similar for the bit storage magnets, just offset a little towards the handle's center. The smaller ones may require a drop of "super glue" or some thick ABS slurry to keep them in place.

How I Designed This

Design

            <div><p>I got tired of tweaking my <a rel="nofollow" href="/thing:1182685">Improved storage handle screwdriver for magnetic chuck</a> the hard way, in 123D Design, pushing blocks around and manually rotating stuff and such.  It was actually easier to model it in OpenSCAD; now I can tweak to my heart's content.</p><p>To do:</p><ul><li>Use math and put in constraints to prevent collisions and unusable objects.</li><li>Give user control over more variables.</li></ul></div>

Customizable improved storage handle screwdriver

Customizable improved storage handle screwdriver

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