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 you 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.