Hex Key Handle - Long Axis Mount & Rotation

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This design is for a device that securely holds and utilizes an M3/ 3mm Allen / hex-profile key. The tool end of the handle is interchangeable by using core-shafts with the same dimensions as the previously uploaded Hex Tool Handles - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3546066. If you already have the previously-printed handle from the above model, you may choose not to use the handle of this particular thing in order to save on printing and filament costs. The tricky issue with this particular key-holding method is that while the design process is relatively straightforward, it's the rotational positioning of the toolholder end of the print on the heatbed which can be challenging. Due to the angles of 90Degrees either way, there will need to be supports somewhere along the line to avoid the overhangs being printed into thin air and thus fail the print. This design therefore also incorporates a method to minimize wastage where a failed print would be costly - by reducing the size of the actual toolholding section. (This also enables producing different iterations of the same design intent for anchoring a hex key along the same longer rotational axis, to the same handle.) So, whichever way one examines it, this design provides a practical solution for holding and using an M3/ 3mm Allen / hex-profile key while minimizing waste and printing issues.