Toyota Tacoma bed rail ammo can mount

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A friend of mine has a new Tacoma and asked to collaborate on a design to hold a couple of ammo cans on top of the fenders in the bed of his truck. He wanted a place to store some tools and ratchet straps and this seemed like a pretty elegant solution. He had a specific ammo can in mind: https://www.amazon.com/MTM-AC30T-11-Caliber-Forest-Green/dp/B00AU67JAI/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E6J744IP0VY9&keywords=mtm%2B30%2Bcal%2Bammo%2Bcan&qid=1692878147&sprefix=mtm%2B30%2Bcal%2Bcan%2Caps%2C98&sr=8-3&th=1 I set to work designing a holder that would work in concert with his bed rail to provide easy access to the ammo cans. This design requires one "dg_can_holder_V2" (the larger part that actually holds the can), two "dg_can_holder_arm_v2" (the vertical arms that connect the can holder to the bed rail), and two "dg_can_bed_holder_knob" (a knob that goes over a 3/8-16 bolt which then threads into a T-nut in the bed rail). The knobs are not totally necessary, as you can just use a regular 3/8-16 bolt, but this gives you the opportunity to remove the holders without tools if you need to put something large in your bed and they are in the way. This, like all of my other designs, was created in inches. If it shows up tiny in your slicing software, you need to multiply the scale by 25.4 to convert mms to inches. Let me know what you think and POST THOSE MAKES! I do recommend printing this in something other than PLA, especially if you live in a warmer climate. My friend actually had the "arms" warp a bit, which resulted in a reprint in ABS with a heavier infill/more walls. This seems to be holding up well so far, but consider the temps that might be reached under your tonneau cover and print using the appropriate material.