There is a newer version of this thing

After trying 2 of the existing cases for the TS-100 soldering iron I was a bit underwhelmed with how bulky they were and how fragile the hinges turned out to be. Also I did not manage to print one in PETG that would close and stay closed.

That is why I made my own as an exercise in learning IceSL. The curved edges make it feel a lot more handy than the other cases - also the zipper securely closes it without the fragility that small hinges have.

A downside however is that the stitching the zipper will take a while. The zipper I used was a 5mm zipper but a 3mm zipper should work just as well.

The STLs were rendered by IceSL so they are a bit "weird" and stepped in .2mm. This is also why the files are this large. If you look at them zoomed in you will see what I mean.

You should print in .2 resolution as a minimum since a finer resolution won't get you anything.

A warning: Superglueing the zipper will turn the cloth parts hard and the glue will soak into the cloth thus affecting a large part of it. This will prevent the zipper from working well. You will either have to be extremely careful or stitch the zipper.

Also since this is the first time making a model in LUA with IceSL the code is a bit bad and I won't release it ;)

Print Settings

Printer:

DIY Prusa i3 clone

Rafts: 

No

Supports:

No

Resolution: 

.2

Infill:

30%

Notes:

The model was made with very thin walls and thus will only take about 40g of PETG to print.

Again don't print in less than .2 - the way IceSL rendered the .STL files means it won't get you anything quality-wise.

Be prepared to spend an hour or two on sowing the zipper in. Nylon-thread recommended.

The white "TS-100" font effect is made by filling the groves with white acrylic paint and then wiping off the excess.

Category: Tool Holders & Boxes