3D Printed Zip Tie Station: Store, Sort and Snip Cable Ties at the Bench

A bright home workshop scene on a light oak workbench

Introduction Cable ties come in bags of a hundred, and that is exactly the problem. The bag splits, ties slide into a drawer in a tangled raft, and when you need one tie of one particular length you end up fishing through all of them — usually while holding a cable bundle together with your … Read more

3D Printed Battery Dispenser: A Rack That Feeds Fresh AA and AAA Cells

A bright home workshop scene on a light oak workbench

Introduction Every workshop has a drawer, a jar, or a tin full of loose batteries. Fresh cells roll in with flat ones, AA hides among AAA, and the cell you grab for a flashlight or stud finder is just as likely spent as new. Testing your way through a tangled pile every time a remote … Read more