Hex nut sorter V2

Now including a fully customizable parameterized .scad!

Let me know if there is a size you'd like added.

No supports needed. Enjoy!

What is it?

A device for easily sorting all those hex nuts your kids dump all over your garage.

Featured on Hackaday! (Didn't see that coming! Thank you @Donald Papp)

NutSorter.scad is the main script.

OneScript.scad is a "minified" version for non-coders.

Contents

Resources

Printables model page.
GitHub project code
OpenScad download page
Browser Based scad https://openscad.cloud/openscad/
Hex nuts 3d models for testing

Sorting multiple sizes at once (More printing, faster sorting):

Sorting one size at a time (Less printing, slower sorting):

Customization

Object Type
- Model Part
  - Bottom cup (Default)
  - Sorting plate attached to cup
  - Sorting plate
  - Sorting cup
  - Lid
Printer
- Tolerance
  - (Default .2)
Global settings
- Wall thickness
  - As measured from the inside to outside of the cup
- Tray diameter
  - Diameter of the tray, not the cup.
- Tab width
  - The width of the protrusion on the top of the base and sorting layers.
- Tab height
  - The height of the protrusion on the top of the base and sorting layers.
Sorting plate
- Nut size
- Hole spacing
  - The minimum amount of space between holes.
- Text area
  - Blocks out an area to make sure holes don't go where the text does.
- Show text area
  - (Default: False)
- Text size
  - (Default: 5)
- Text height off plate (Default: 1mm)
  - How high the text protrudes from the plate.
- Hole pattern
  - Currently either circular or rectangular
  - Example of rectangular hole pattern:
- Custom label
  - Enter text here to override the default text
Sorting tray layer
- Tray height
  - The height of a cup that holds (or has a built in sorting plate.)
- Lip width
  - The width of the ledge that the sorting plate sits on.
Bottom cup
- Base height
  - The height of the bottom cup. This cup has a solid bottom and doesn't have a sorting tray.
- Base thickness
  - The thickness of the solid bottom.
Lid
- Lid height
  - The overall height of the lid.
- Lid thickness
  - The thickness of the solid top part of the lid.

Command line

Example 1:

openscad -o .\out\Bottom.stl NutSorter.scad

-o: Output file name

This will create a .stl called Bottom.stl with the default values.

Example 2:

openscad -q -o .\out\M6.stl -p NutSorter.json -P M6 NutSorter.scad & start .\out\M6.stl

-q: Only output errors
-o: Output file name
-p: NutSorter.json - Preset configuration values
-P: Name of preset (M3,M6,Lid,etc)
& start filename to open STL in default program (PrusaSlicer for me)

Customizable Hex nut sorter V2 - Metric, Imperial and Machine

by jonafriendj · original on Printables ↗

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