Artisan enclosure customizing - pegboard tool rack / hot end & fixture holders, toolhead holders, etc

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I remixed the following devices to customize them to my needs. Many thanks to the creators!

Artisan Hot End Storage rack by BLO069:

CNC Clamp holder for GridFinity storage system by SeanMcTex:

CNC & Router bit holder for 1/4" bits (1/2" square boxes) for Ikea Skadis pegboard system by dchadpage:
https://makerworld.com/en/models/583924-skadis-cnc-router-bit-holder-quarter-inch-bits#profileId-505094

Snapmaker Artisan Toolhead Station by DerBauer:
https://makerworld.com/en/models/583924-skadis-cnc-router-bit-holder-quarter-inch-bits#profileId-505094

I wanted to make use of the dead space in between Jarvis and his enclosure on the left hand side. I had some leftover pegboard (which I wrapped in some leftover CF-look vinyl because racecar) and used metal tabs with rivnuts that slid into the enclosure’s extruded aluminum frame. This held the pegboard flush with the enclosure Plexiglas. Unfortunately, that means that there wasn’t any room on the back side for pegs and such to protrude. So, I fastened all the holding things to the pegboard first (from the back side, using flush screws that just barely stuck out past the holes themselves), then inserted the whole assembly into the enclosure and attached it to the aforementioned tabs from the front.

I remixed the toolhead holders so that all three lasers mounted as a single unit, placing M4 nuts throughout the part that matched up to the 1" pegboard grid. Then I made two single-toolhead holders for the dual extruder and the CNC. The CNC clamp holder I printed as-is, and just used a couple metal L brackets and some double-sided tape to hold it in place. The CNC router bit rack I modified by hollowing it out and putting a spot for M4 nuts to go into the hollows, which I could then screw into from the back side. The hot end rack I modified from a 1x10 to a 2x5 grid, and also added M4 nuts for attachment.

The calipers, deburring tool, and scraper all have magnets glued to the backs of the tools and a couple strips of steel mounted to the pegboard. The needlenose and flush-cutters rest on simple screws with a pair of nuts and a washer at the end of them. The laser holddowns rest on a pair of simple long, skinny machine screws that I bent slightly upwards after affixing with a nut on the front side of the pegboard. The plastic screws that go with the holddowns fit into a couple of the CNC router bit slots after some filing… if you knew you wanted to keep 'em there from the get-go, you could widen those slots by about .5mm to accommodate.

Finally, I made a pair of bookend-like cradles that clip into the enclosure channel at the back of the enclosure; this props up two of the spare build plates (the laser and the CNC ones). I use a bungee cord to hold them taut against the back of the enclosure but they still shake a lot when the toolhead is really moving quickly, unfortunately. If I were less space-constrained, I would have used one of those build plate racks you can also find online & download/print.

My files:
Holder for extra Snapmaker Artisan build plates.stl (54.1 KB)
7x3 Router Bit Holder with pegboard nut holes.stl (154.2 KB)
QTY-2_Single Snapmaker Artisan toolhead station with nut holes.stl (37.3 KB)
Snapmaker Artisan Hot End Rack 2x5.stl (156.9 KB)
Triple Snapmaker Artisan toolhead station for lasers with nut holes.stl (155.5 KB)
Remixed laser holder plates with wattage designators and to accommodate the adjustable mounts on the 2w and 40w lasers:
Different-Color_2W IR Laser Panel.stl (152.7 KB)
Different-Color_10W Laser Panel.stl (89.8 KB)
Different-Color_40W Laser Panel.stl (157.5 KB)

Thanks for looking, I welcome your feedback!

-Jon

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Hi Jon,

First of all, thanks for sharing. What I always wonder about is that both laser and CNC make a lot of mess. Do you only print? Do you take all the parts out of the housing before you start working?

I’m already annoyed by having to clean the housing and the necessary parts periodically. I don’t want to have to clean all the other parts as well. :man_shrugging:t3:

I shared a picture in another thread of what parts can look like when exposed to hours of wood laser cutting. You have a nasty sticky film on all the components.
So I always take great care to make sure everything is out of the case that doesn’t need to be in.

Best

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Great point, Rob! I mostly 3DP but have used the laser and CNC in the past. Yep, they’re messy! I believe I’ll probably take stuff out or maybe cover the pegboard with a shroud of some sort if doing nasty work like what you described. I appreciate the reminder, though :slight_smile:
-Jon