ZCatch tool and Nozzle Holder

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As always, I will promote and REWARD the first people to post quality prints. A quality print is a successful, complete, hopefully decent-looking print at 100% scale. It doesn't need to be shown in a catch and box, but bonus points if it is. Alternative version here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4141371 I recently received a ZCatch 3D Printer Nozzle Removal Tool as a gift, and I'm absolutely loving it. This tool may seem like a luxury for some, but it's worked wonders for me, fixing the issues I had with changing nozzles on my Prusa MK3s. The machining work is top-notch, and I wanted to showcase it better with this holder. I've only recently started experimenting with different nozzle sizes, and this tool has been a game-changer. Previously, juggling two tools in a limited space was a real challenge - I had to worry about getting burned, dropping my nozzle, or damaging the delicate wires in the heat block. That struggle is why I rarely swapped nozzles, as getting a printer to work can be challenging enough. I started with https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3441470 and even purchased the official metal parts from printed-solid. While I like that design, it looked good and others swore by it, personally, I never got it to work right once, even after printing with pc-max, a very tough and expensive Polymaker material. The two metal parts would spread slightly and slip off the hot end when trying to use it, so I had to go back to using a crescent wrench and socket. This little tool has opened up new possibilities for me, allowing easy and quick nozzle swaps on my Prusa MK3s and others. I no longer hesitate to swap to the nozzle size best suited for the task. One downside is that it doesn't have nozzle storage in its little box, so I hoped to improve that with this design. Using the original box, simply remove the foam, and you'll find the holes are threaded for E3D Nozzle M6-type threads - shown with Nozzle X in photos. This holds the nozzles in an space-saving, easy-to-grab, and easy-to-use form. Ready-to-run G-code used on MK3s with PLA is provided below: * Different places to find this tool: https://z-catch.com/product/nozzle-removal-tool/ https://www.amazon.com/ZCatch-Printer-Nozzle-Removal-Tool/dp/B07W3XXQ51 https://www.printedsolid.com/products/zcatch-1-4-drive-nozzle-removal-tool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5oBboGu4bk