Was getting annoyed by how my earbud wires were constantly getting caught in various places and being a pain in general when I was working at my desk, so I made this to try to keep it in place. The idea was basically a simple clip that I could pop onto my desk to hold my earbud wire and keep it from wandering around.

The way the design works is a tad overdesigned, though it's not too complex. The table clip (table_clip_v2) has two channels on top and on the side that the earbud clip can slide into.
table_clip_v2 - The actual clip that fits onto the table (May need resizing for other tables).

Earbud Clip V3 - Piece that can slide into the channel on the table clip and has a fully rotating version of the earbud hook built-in. Requires a very well-calibrated printer.

wire_holder - Separate piece that can fit into the channels and has 3 hooks for both earbuds and the plug-in cord.

earbud_clip_body - Bottom piece of Earbud Clip V3. Has a hole for the rotating hook. Easier to print than Earbud Clip V3, but the hook comes out easily and cannot be used upside down/sideways.
earbud_clip_hook - Complement to earbud_clip_body. Same pros/cons apply.

earbud_holder - One-piece part that slides into the channels on the table clip and has the hook for the wire built-in. Functionally identical to Earbud Clip V3, except the hook can't rotate. Currently deprecated, though it still works.

Print instructions

Category: Hobby Summary

Was getting annoyed by how my earbud wires were constantly getting caught in various places and being a pain in general when I was working at my desk, so I made this to try to keep it in place. The idea was basically a simple clip that I could pop onto my desk to hold my earbud wire and keep it from wandering around.

The way the design works is a tad overdesigned, though it's not too complex. The table clip (table_clip_v2) has two channels on top and on the side that the earbud clip can slide into.
table_clip_v2 - The actual clip that fits onto the table (May need resizing for other tables).

Earbud Clip V3 - Piece that can slide into the channel on the table clip and has a fully rotating version of the earbud hook built-in. Requires a very well-calibrated printer.

wire_holder - Separate piece that can fit into the channels and has 3 hooks for both earbuds and the plug-in cord.

earbud_clip_body - Bottom piece of Earbud Clip V3. Has a hole for the rotating hook. Easier to print than Earbud Clip V3, but the hook comes out easily and cannot be used upside down/sideways.
earbud_clip_hook - Complement to earbud_clip_body. Same pros/cons apply.

earbud_holder - One-piece part that slides into the channels on the table clip and has the hook for the wire built-in. Functionally identical to Earbud Clip V3, except the hook can't rotate. Currently deprecated, though it still works.

Print Settings

Printer Brand: Prusa

Printer: i3 MK2.5

Rafts: No

Supports: Yes

Resolution: See below

Infill: 10%

Filament: Any PLA
Notes:

Table clip should be printed sideways and does not need supports. Basically any layer height should work, although I printed mine at 0.1 mm. since I was printing it and the earbud hook simultaneously.

Earbud Clip V3 should be printed sideways and with support. I printed on 0.05 layer height out of caution, though it was designed such that 0.1 should work too. I have a fairly well-calibrated printer and the print quality was not particularly great (currently unsure why), so it may be difficult for most printers to print well.

earbud_clip_body, earbud_clip_hook, earbud_holder, and wire_holder can all be printed in their normal orientation without supports (there is a 55-degree overhang on the hook) and at 0.1 mm (possibly 0.15+) layer height.

Post-Printing

Table clip, earbud_clip_body, earbud_clip_hook, earbud_holder, and wire_holder do not require any post-print work aside from possible cleaning or dealing with print issues. For Earbud Clip V3, I had to remove all of the supports, partially dislodge the support enforcers inside the print (not much, just picked at them a few times), apply some force to twist the hook until it broke off the supports inside, and then do a lot more twisting until it could turn 360 degrees at acceptably smoothly. The work isn't exceedingly difficult and only took a few minutes at most, but it is a bit of a pain to do.

How I Designed This

Table Clip

The reason I made the different channels instead of making everything one part was because I figured I might want to hook my earbuds into different locations (on the top/side of my desk). I don't think I've used the side configuration outside of tests, but whatever.

To be honest, the table clip piece itself is probably the least effective part of the design. It can fit onto the edge of my table perfectly fine and the channels work well enough, but it slides and can come off really easily since my change to make it angled didn't really work and I don't want to screw it into my desk (although that's certainly an option). It doesn't particularly
bother me and I don't notice it in normal use, but it's something to be aware of.

Earbud Clip

My original design for the hook (earbud_holder) worked okay, but I found that it was often bending my cord, which is why I created the new two-part hook (earbud_clip_body and earbud_clip_hook) that had a freely rotating hook that didn't bend the wire. I then found that the hook came out too easily and that the two-piece design was a bit of a hassle to deal with, so I updated the design (Earbud Clip V3) to make the hook built-in and thus keep it from coming out.

The current earbud clip fits into the channel well and the hook rotates very smoothly and holds the wire well, so I do like how it works in its current state.

Earbud Holder (Old)

Old earbud holder is deprecated for the reasons I mentioned above (hook doesn't rotate, causing the wire to bend) but it still works if people want to use it. I would recommend the newer clip design for versatility but the old holder is definitely simpler and less gimmicky.