Roll Top Box

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This is my roll top tool box I designed and printed. Here is a short video of it. https://youtu.be/lsVMMkJCFpU ********************************************************** NOTE: I updated new revised parts. June 24, 2021. These add more clearance for the T-Slots. Taps to help locate the shelf shield. Bevels on draws stop to allow inserting and removing it easier. ********************************************************** THIS IS NOT FOR BEGINERS UNLESS YOU HAVE GUTS! You learn by doing :) You learn by failing. The pattern on the panels and sliders/slats is support I didn't remove. You will need 2 knobs, 5 of the silder_need_5 parts. All the others, you need one of each. This is a challenging object to print. You will want to print the back and shelf_shield on their edges. You will want a raft or wide brim to make sure they stay put on the build plate. I printed the shelf on its back to reduce the amount of supports but makes cleaning the t-slots a pain. Most other parts are laid flat on the build plate. Their orientation is how they were exported from cad. You wont need much... Super glue.. a couple 3 x 10 mm screws and some .08 dia nylon cord. Oh.. and a lot time and patience. If you want to keep the supports on the sides and sliders like I did, you will need to make sure they are printed perfect before allowing the print to continue. It took me 3 tries on one of the sides and 3-4 on the sliders. If you do it right, it's worth the effort! Try not to squish the filament on the first layer. Brims help keeping everything on the build plate. DO NOT GLUE THE BOTTOM ON UNTIL THE SLIDERS ARE WOVEN TOGETHER! I used .08 dia nylon cord to connect the slider panels together Amazon has this small cord. Start on the back slider. Tie a few knots in the cord and weave it from back to front, front to back, crossing over to the next hole as you go. Once I had the sliders woven, I tied off the end, cut the cord and check how it fit in the boxes slots. Too tight and the doors won't sit right when its closed. When I was happy, I super glued the cord on the back so it can NEVER come loose. Once the bottom is on, there is no way to fix the cord if it comes loose. Assembly is this order. Slide the shelf on to the Ts on the inside of the side panels. Glue the shelf_shield on to the back of the shelf. Glue the shelf back on the back of the shelf. MAKE SURE THE EDGES ARE ALIGNED! No over hangs! Next glue the large curved back and the Ts making sure every thing is aligned with the slider slots and in position. I highly recommend getting used to this design and where the parts go before ever pulling out the super glue! The bottom is the last piece to go on after the woven sliders are in place. You can not put the sliders in after the bottom is on and you can NOT weave them in place! My wife wants one made of wood filament and I'll post images if I decide to do this over again. In all, the print time was 143 hours. This is not a simple fan cover or paper clip! Study where the parts go. Print only 2-3 sliders at a time so if they crap out, you don't loose 200g of material.

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