Magnetic Socket Holder

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This Thing is specifically designed for my Craftsman socket set so I'm only including a couple sample stl files. Instead, I'm including my Fusion 360 projects so you can tailor them for your own sockets. If you aren't familiar with Fusion 360, why not? It's free to start-ups and hobbyists. To use these project files, don't even have to do any modeling. Just plug in the dimensions of your sockets and export the stl file. Files: - Socket5C, Socket6C, Socket7C: The original Fusion 360 projects for 5, 6, and 7 hole holders. Some people found these a little bulky. - Socket5DWart, Socket6DWart, Socket7DWart: These are less bulky holders, but I'm not crazy about the shape. I call them the "Wart" version. - Remix. There is a remix of a slimmer design using ellipses on the end. It looks a lot better than my wart. However, Fusion360 seems to have a bug in that it doesn't adjust the body correctly after changing parameters. I tried hard to use ellipses and finally gave up and the wart is my work-around to the problem. Parameters: - H1-H7 hole diameter. Don't add in tolerance because there is another param for that - HoleTolerance, holes are increased by this amount - MagHeight, MagWidth, magnet dimensions - Height, the height of the holder, not including the magnet Entering Parameter values: - First enter oversize numbers for the end holes. Then enter all the center numbers. Finally, enter end hole numbers. The reason is if an end location is smaller than a middle dimension, Fusion360 will split the body into multiple parts. - Fusion 360 will give you errors about the hole fillets. This is because the socket hole fillets cross into each other. You can ignore this error. - IMPORTANT! If you extrude a new body, take note how I did the transition between the magnet hole and socket hole. This transition bar is required for printing w/o supports. See pic Printing Notes: - No supports - PETG .2 layer, 4 perimeters. But this isn't critical. - Stock parameters are for 10x3mm magnets, but you can change - Due to imprecise printing tolerances, you may have to CA glue some of the magnets.