Kitchen tool holder for square bar (CC-BY-NC)

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Kitchen tool holder for 20mm square bar (stick). Includes hooks for kitchen appliances. <a href='https://ko-fi.com/T6T4DXTSD' target='_blank'><img height='36' style='border:0px;height:36px;' src='https://cdn.ko-fi.com/cdn/kofi4.png?v=3' border='0' alt='Buy Me a Coffee at ko-fi.com' /></a> ## Why The tools were just all over the kitchen and I needed a way to get them in order. This 20mm rod was just a left-over. ## Design Details Hook leaves about 0.5mm wiggle room on each side. I recommend to print one hook at 100% scale, test it on the rail and then scale the remaining hooks in X and Y accordingly. Height of hooks is 3mm by default, image shows hook scaled in Z to 5mm. I recommend <i>hook2</i> because the other one is open and not very secure on the rail. Round part of hook has a diameter of 12mm. I will make a few more diameters in the future. Please leave a comment if you need a specific diameter. The ends for the rod leave 0.5mm wiggle room on each side. It's made for a 20mm rod but inside it's 21mm (21x21mm square hole). The hole for the screw of the suction cup is 4.5mm diameter to fit a M4 screw. Optionally, the ends can be secured with a small wood screw, inserted from behind. I decided that I don't need an additional screw because with two suction cups at each end it's holding tight without problem. With the room of 0.5mm the rod tilts a little bit toward the front due to the weight of the kitchen tools. <s>But that's no problem. The suction cup holds that.</s> To prevent the rod from falling off the wall, I made a holder that fits into the middle of the rod for additional support. ## Print Instructions Print the end standing upright as if the Z axis would go through it. That makes it easier to get the supports out. If it's printed flat then there's a high chance of damaging the rod ends when removing the supports. The strength should not be impeded a lot when printed upright. Print the end standing upright as if the Z axis would go through it. Print one hook at 100% scale, test it on the rail and then scale the remaining hooks. Scaling for other rod sizes probably possible but then needs a drill for correct screw hole size. ### Materials Needed <ul> <li>2x suction cup with M4 thread (or more). <li>(optional) 3mm wood screw, 6mm long. <li>(optional) 2mm drill. <li>(optional) painter's tape or similar. </ul> ## Assembly Instructions <ol> <li>Print parts. Print a few more hook than needed. <li>Put <i>hooks</i> in needed number on rod. <li>Put ends in rod. Fix in place with <i>tape</i>. <li>Drill <i>2mm hole</i> form behind in <i>holder</i>. <li>Fix with <i>wood screw</i>. <li>Clean tile with wet cloth. <li>Put <i>suction cup</i> on holder thing and attach to wall. <li>Hang kitchen tools. </ol> <a href='https://ko-fi.com/T6T4DXTSD' target='_blank'><img height='36' style='border:0px;height:36px;' src='https://cdn.ko-fi.com/cdn/kofi4.png?v=3' border='0' alt='Buy Me a Coffee at ko-fi.com' /></a> (All product links are MakerBot affiliate links. If you like what I'm doing you can [Support me on Ko-Fi](https://ko-fi.com/T6T4DXTSD)) [Mar 16, 2022]