Replacement Toolbox Latch Tab

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Update 2020-11-20: I broke a couple of these, and while I can always print more, I decided to try making them thicker. I added toolbox-latch-thicker.stl to the files. The first thicker one I printed still worked fine on the toolbox, and we'll see if it holds up better over time. Replacement latch tab for toolboxes that frequently come with a narrow piece of plastic holding them in place. This piece eventually wears out and breaks. Simply screw it in using the provided holes or print the solid version and drill your own holes. I used #6 3/8" stainless steel screws, so that's what the holes are sized for. Make sure to screw it in tightly, as one of mine isn't tight enough and will occasionally pop open by itself. If this happens to you and is a problem, you may be able to slightly scale the print to make it fit tighter. I edited mine to take .5 mm off the length to make it fit perfectly. I printed this tab in PETG because it's supposed to be more flexible. Enable supports with an angle of 80 degrees. You don't need supports under the main part because it's a bridge, but the tab on the end does need them. It should have 100% infill, but since it's so small there probably won't be any infill anyway.