Improved Allen Wrench / Hex Key Holder

Ok I'm pretty happy with how these turned out. Labels still not printed, but overall the holders work really well. The o-ring provides just enough friction to hold things in without making it too hard to get the allen wrenches in and out. As planned, I can grab any hex key I want without having to move the others out of the way.

Metric holder done, will post 3D prints soon, hopefully this will work

I designed a recess on the top of the holder for a label. It is a sort of spiral shape that keeps a fairly even offset from the through holes.

I designed the label quickly in Inkscape, using my favorite font, Arial. I will start by just printing it out on a label sheet, cutting it out and sticking it down. Might not last, but it shouldn't see too much wear and tear so it actually might be fine. If I wanted to go ape shit I could pour clear epoxy over it, would probably look terrible if I didn't go to the trouble of vacuum degassing and curing in a pressure tank.

Ok my first print had open slots, I didn't like how floppy it was so I have updated the design to have through holes. After a closer look at Tom Lipton's holder, this is how his works. I will print soon and see how it works, once I'm happy I will address a way to label the wrenches and also design the metric counterpart to this imperial wrench holder.

So it works, but the wrenches flop around a little bit too much. I think in stead of slots for each wrench, I will use a clearance hole which will hold the wrench straight. I will still use an o-ring to hold tension on the wrenches and keep them from falling out. The o-ring may need to be tighter as well.