Cable Organizer / Routing Hook - Various Sizes

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<p>This is my design of a cable organizer or cable routing hook. It should provide enough space for many power cords and/or network cables. You will find object files for a wide range of heights and depths.</p><p>Orientation-wise it is made to be screwed to a wall, ceiling or under a table or furniture. There is a groove for a ring or rubber band you can use to close the hook after you inserted all cables. This ring holds the hook closed, even under a heavy load.</p><h3>About the Design</h3><p>I optimized the design to create good stability with minimal material use. The profiles are made for either a 0.4mm nozzle with 0.2mm layer height, or a 0.8mm nozzle with 0.4mm layer height.</p><figure class="image image-style-align-center image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/118825/rich_content/1567cb79-e0ea-452f-bbc4-d2e957cdaa8b/design-elements.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%227b4cfd61-f491-4009-84a3-7a7e4774fa06%22%2C%22w%22%3A3000%2C%22h%22%3A2000%7D"></figure><p>A) There is a flat section with three screw holes you can use to fasten the hook to your furniture/wall. These screw holes also reduce the filament tension to prevent warping.</p><p>B) Starting from there, the hook has a groove to make it more rigid in order to hold heavy cables, with the least amount of filament used.</p><p>C) At the front, there is a groove for the ring to lock the cables in the hook. With a flexible material like PETG, you can easily insert the ring after montage. There is just enough space at the front, to push the ring into its groove.</p><p>The (printed) ring is held firmly in place after montage. You can easily unlock the hook, insert or remove cables and put the ring back on it.</p><h3>How to Print the Hook</h3><figure class="image image-style-align-center image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/118825/rich_content/5c1aa7ce-0227-4b48-9975-5b4aeccfcb33/screenshot-2022-01-15-at-122852.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%223dca71c4-4028-4ad6-8604-4ed8536b1c8d%22%2C%22w%22%3A2380%2C%22h%22%3A1586%7D"></figure><figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Material</strong></td><td>Print this hook with a material that does not deform over time, like <strong>PETG </strong>or<strong> ASA</strong>. <i>Do not</i> print this hook with PLA, the hooks will deform over time.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Layer Height</strong></td><td>Use 0.2mm for a 0.4mm nozzle<br>Use 0.4mm for a 0.8mm nozzle.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Perimeters</strong></td><td>It is important to configure <strong>3 perimeters</strong> for slicing!<strong> </strong>This will not only speed up your print, it is important to get the required stability.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Extras</strong></td><td>If you print multiple hooks on the same bed, activate the option “<i>Avoid crossing perimeters</i>”, this will reduce stringing and optimize movements between the individual parts.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Brim</strong></td><td>I successfully printed a large number of hooks without brim. Add one if you have adhesion problems.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure><h3>Dimensions and Part Numbering</h3><figure class="image image-style-align-center image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/118825/rich_content/164f6146-ec00-43d3-b568-5f4fd7bf7344/lr2203-cable-hook-drawing-v1.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22ccc2d596-d511-4d23-8f26-0976275e7bc3%22%2C%22w%22%3A3508%2C%22h%22%3A2479%7D"></figure><p>You find models for many combinations of heights and depths. The heights are in the range 35mm – 100mm and the depths are in the range 80mm – 190mm.</p><p>These numbers are included in the part number, which has the following format:</p><p><code>LR2203-H-&lt;HHH&gt;-&lt;DDD&gt;.3mf</code></p><p>Where &lt;HHH&gt; is the height and &lt;DDD&gt; the depth in millimetres.</p><h3>Montage</h3><p>Use 3, 3.5 or 4mm wood screws and fasten the hook <i>at least</i> using the outer two screw holes. The third screw hole is optional, it increases the side stability of the hook.</p><p>For light loads, you can alternatively fasten the hook using strong double-sided tape.</p><h3>Alternative Design</h3><p>There is a round design with a slide-in lock:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/122972-cable-organizer-with-slide-in-lock-various-sizes">LR2208 - Cable Organizer with Slide-in Lock</a></li></ul><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>I hope you find this cable organizer useful to tidy up your power or network cable installation. If you like it, please rate it and share pictures of your print.</p><p><i>Happy printing!</i></p>