Cricut Tool Holder Organizer

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<h4>Cricut Tool Organizer</h4><p>This is an organizational system for the Cricut paper / vinyl cutting system. &nbsp;The Cricut uses different blades and rollers and such for cutting different materials. &nbsp;For a given project, you rarely need more than one or two tools, so I don't like the current systems which hang all of your tools and take up space on the tabletop. &nbsp;So, I designed this system to fit in a drawer from which individual tools can easily be removed for a particular project.</p><h5>The System</h5><p>I used an idea from Alexandre Chappele's YouTube channel. &nbsp;Alexandre built lots (and lots) of bins with an underlying grid system to hold them into a drawer or container. &nbsp;I used a grid, which is attached to the drawer bottom. &nbsp;The individual tool holders have indentations on the bottom, which fit into the grid. &nbsp;They can be easily removed and replaced in any spot on the grid.</p><h5>The Tool Holders</h5><p>Each tool holder was individually modeled, using Fusion360, in order to hold the tool and any associated extra bits (blades, extra tips, etc). &nbsp;Each holder then got a label, created from extruded text, and perhaps an identifying number. &nbsp;This number can help me identify the tool, which sometimes looks pretty similar to other tools.</p><p>Each tool holder has a grip on the lower right side, which makes it easy to lift away from the grid.</p><p>Many of the tools have an extra indentation at the lower end, which means I can easily push down on one end of the tool and have the other end pop up for easy removal from the holder. &nbsp;See the picture (the one with my finger) for an illustration of how this works. &nbsp;It was a bit difficult to model, but the implementation works amazingly well.</p><p>The Rotary Blade tool and Knife Blade Tool have sharp pointy ends (that is, after all, their job). &nbsp;I made elevated inclines for these tools to rest on. &nbsp;By doing so, the sharp bit is below the surface of the holder and safe from sticking into my fingers. &nbsp;The elevation also serves as a warning to me to indicate that I need to be careful with these tools.</p><h5>The Print</h5><p>I printed these in PLA with .2mm layer height. &nbsp;I used Hatchbox Red PLA for the grid. &nbsp;I used some generic “Silky Magenta” PLA for most of the print.</p><p>However, in a touch of mad genius, I did a filament change just below the surface of the deck of these holders. &nbsp;There are two layers of white PLA on the entire deck, which give it a solid white coating. &nbsp;I again switched filament back to the Magenta, just below the top of the text. &nbsp;The text looks awesome and is extremely readable. &nbsp;I'm a Genius!</p><p>I printed them on my Prusa MK3S. &nbsp;Each holder took about 2:05 and consumed about 22g of filament.</p><h5>Conclusions</h5><p>This project took a solid weekend, but I'm very proud of it. &nbsp;The CAD was fun, and occasionally maddening (rotation of the cutter body to get the lower indentation was really frustrating). &nbsp;But, that's par for the CAD course. &nbsp;I was able to model each part in about the time it took to print the previous one. &nbsp;</p><p>It is extremely satisfying when using my Cricut. &nbsp;I simply reach into the drawer, pull out the tools I need, and snap them back into place when done.</p><p>Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to make your own!</p><p><strong>Fusion360</strong></p><p>I have included a .f3d file, which is the export raw file from Fusion360. &nbsp;Enjoy!</p>