Ender 3 Tool Holder

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I'm still getting the hang of this whole 3D printing thing, only a week in and even newer to Tinkercad too. To get easy access to my favorite tools - that spatula and those tweezers - I decided on a holder for them, plus some glue sticks and side cutters just in case. But, I didn't want all the allen keys and combo wrenches cluttering up the area for working on the machine itself, so I got creative with Tinkercad and started jamming shapes together to make it work. My first attempt wasn't quite right because, as it turns out, I bought GIANT glue sticks - yeah, I know, measure twice, cut once! So, I made some changes and was ready to print again. But then, while looking at the machine and holding tools in place, I didn't want that giant glue stick sticking way up above everything else; I wanted easy access to my spatula, so I had to make the holder hang from it. To make it easier to print, I separated it into two parts. It's not a pretty thing, but it works! Most glue sticks fit just fine - mine are about 30mm in diameter. Now that I think about it, I missed out on a great chance to make the sleeve holding the glue stick look like a Warp Pipe from Super Mario Bros if only I had colored it green in Tinkercad... oh well. Update: After printing it out, I realized there are ways to make the "cylinder" part in Tinkercad actual cylinders which would have made assembly and looks better. Also, I should have made the tolerance between the two pieces bigger; it went together with some effort, but could have been a lot easier. Overall, though, I'm really pleased with how it turned out.