Idea
As a designer and maker having a knife or a multitool is an absolute must for me.
In fact, I always have my swiss army knife in my pocket, but sometimes it could be uncomfortable or difficult to take it out of there.
I already saw a bunch of pocket clips online for swiss knives but found them a little bulky.
You also need to buy them.
What if I wanted to do everything at home in my studio? Well… I designed these scales with a pocket clip attached that you can 3d print at home in under 40 minutes.
What do you need
- Swiss army knife ( Huntsman or similar with 91mm scales )
- 2 little screws M2.3x6mm or similar ( screw holes are Ø2mm, 5mm deep // space for screw head is Ø4mm, 2mm deep )
- A tutorial video if you have no idea on how to change scales on your swiss knife ( Just like me )
Printing setting
No support // No brim
I'm sure that your standard settings are good to go.
Notes
- There is a scale for the other side of the knife but you can print only the clip and scales for the clip.
- Clip and scales are separated for convenience if you want them in different colors as I did.
- Try to use a top/bottom fill pattern ( Hilbert curve has a really nice look )
- As base curve and model, I used .step files from this designer → https://www.prusaprinters.org/social/118090-3dprintedman/prints