What can you make with Screwdriver Rack Generator?
Racks for 1 to 16 drivers, shafts from 1 to 16 mm, handles up to 60 mm. Makers print:
- A rack for the six drivers they use most.
- A Phillips or Torx set in size order.
- A row of precision drivers above the electronics bench.
- A long rack in two pieces for a small printer.
How do you make a screwdriver rack, step by step?
Everything is in the panel beside the rack, which updates as you change it. Start from a preset, then change what you need.
1. Start from a preset
Pick Mixed six, Phillips PH0–PH3, Torx T10–T30 or Precision row. A preset sets only what it names; Surprise me tries another gap, seat and shelf and keeps your drivers.
The presets and the rack they make. 2. List your drivers
Name them left to right: PH0 to PH3, slotted 3.0 to 12.0 and Torx T5 to T40 come with their shaft and handle from Wiha's catalogue. For another brand, measure the shaft and the handle and type "6 x 32", or "6 x 9 x 32" for a wide slotted tip. Even makes a row of one size.
Six drivers from the catalogue. 3. Choose the openings
A slot is open at the front, so the shaft slides in; a hole holds the driver all round and passes its tip. The seat is a 45° cone that holds the handle upright; the gap is the room between handles.
Slots with a 2 mm seat. 4. Pick the mount
Screw holes or keyholes in the back, or a 45° French cleat. The back grows for the screws or the hook; on a long rack every piece gets its own.
Two screws per piece. 5. Check it and download
The checks say whether the rack fits your bed and in how many pieces, and whether the seats, the back and the labels have room. Then download 3MF or STL.
The checks and the download.
Which racks can you start from?
Each example opens in Screwdriver Rack Generator as a new design, beside your own.
Mixed six
Six everyday drivers: two Phillips, three slotted and a Torx.
- 6 drivers
- Slots
- Screw holes
- Free
Phillips PH0–PH3
A Phillips set, PH0 to PH3, in size order.
- 4 drivers
- PH0–PH3
- Slots
- Free
Torx T10–T30
Five Torx drivers from T10 to T30.
- 5 drivers
- T10–T30
- Slots
- Free
Precision row
Ten precision drivers in an even row.
- 10 drivers
- 3 mm shafts
- Even
- Free
Which print settings work best for a screwdriver rack?
The rack prints shelf down, the way it hangs: the openings stand upright, the seats open upwards and the gussets rise from the shelf, so no supports are needed. The layer height is a starting point; the thinnest wall is the one the printer checks hold each filament to.
| Filament | Layer height to start | Thinnest wall | Supports | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLA | 0.2 mm | 0.8 mm | None | Fine for a few drivers; PLA creeps under a load it holds for months. |
| PETG | 0.2 mm | 0.8 mm | None | Creeps less, for a full rack of heavy drivers. |
Tips for a rack that holds
- Measure drivers of other brands: handles differ more than shafts.
- Screw every piece of a long rack into a stud or a wall plug.
- Use PETG for heavy drivers.
- Add a brim to long pieces on a bed that lets corners lift.
- Before you print, check it on the view's bar: Dimensions shows its size, Measure the distance between two points, Section cuts it open and Layers steps through it as your printer will.
What if a driver will not go in, or the rack will not fit?
- A driver is tight in its opening
- Raise the clearance, or run the Fit Test so every opening takes your printer's offset.
- A handle touches the back
- Turn on the depth from the handles, or press Apply: the openings move out by half the widest handle.
- The checks say the rack is longer than the bed
- Press Apply: the rack cuts itself between openings into pieces that fit.
- A label runs towards the next opening
- Use shorter names, smaller letters or a wider gap.
Is Screwdriver Rack Generator free?
Yes. Every driver, opening and download is free; downloading needs a free NabiMakes account, which also keeps your projects.
Free
Free- Catalogue or measured drivers, up to 16
- Slots or holes with seats
- Screws, keyholes or a 45° cleat
- 3MF and STL
Every setting, with its range and default
Lengths are in millimetres. Each setting shows only where it applies: the drivers for a sized rack, the count for an even one, the mount's settings for its kind.
| Setting | Range | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drivers | |||
| Layout | Sized, Even | Sized | Sized, an opening per driver, or Even, one size. |
| Drivers | Up to 400 characters | PH1, PH2, 3.0, 6.0, 6.5, T20 | Your drivers left to right, from the catalogue or measured. |
| Drivers | 3–16 | 8 | How many drivers in an even row. |
| Shaft | 1–16 mm | 7 mm | An even row's shaft. |
| Handle | 6–60 mm | 30 mm | An even row's handle: it sets the spacing. |
| Openings | |||
| Opening | Slot, Hole | Slot | A slot open at the front, or a round hole. |
| Seat | 0–5 mm | 2 mm | The cone at each opening that holds the handle upright. |
| Clearance | 0.2–1.5 mm | 0.5 mm | The room each side, at least your sliding fit. |
| Gap | 2–20 mm | 5 mm | Between neighbouring handles. |
| Shelf | |||
| Depth from the handles | On, off | On | The shelf's depth from the widest handle. |
| Depth | 20–80 mm | 35 mm | The shelf's depth, set by hand. |
| Thickness | 4–12 mm | 6 mm | The shelf's thickness. |
| Back from the mount | On, off | On | The back's height from the mount. |
| Back height | 25–80 mm | 35 mm | The back's height, set by hand. |
| Gussets | At the ends, Every 120 mm | Every 120 mm | At the ends, or every 120 mm too. |
| Pieces to fit the bed | On, off | On | Cut into the fewest pieces that fit the bed. |
| Pieces | 1–8 | 1 | How many pieces, set by hand. |
| Labels | |||
| Labels | Raised, Flush, None | Raised | Raised, flush or none. |
| Letter height | 2–8 mm | 3.5 mm | The labels' letter height. |
| Mount | |||
| Mount | None, Screw holes, French cleat | Screw holes | Screw holes, a 45° cleat, or none. |
| Hole | Straight, Keyhole | Straight | Straight holes, or keyholes to slide onto screw heads. |
| Screw | 27 options | 4 mm wood screw · countersunk | The wall screw, from the hardware tables or your own. |
| Head | Countersunk 90°, Countersunk 82° (inch), Pan or round | Countersunk 90° | Your own screw's head. |
| Shank | 1.5–10 mm | 4 mm | Your own screw's shank. |
| Head diameter | 2–20 mm | 8 mm | Your own screw's head diameter. |
| Head height | 0.5–10 mm | 2.5 mm | The head's height, for a keyhole's pocket. |
| Holes | 1–6 | 2 | How many screw holes per piece. |
| Angle | 45°, 30° | 45° | The cleat's angle; a rack that prints standing hangs on 45°. |
| Wall cleat | 8 options | 18 mm plywood | Your wall cleat, from the presets or your own. |
| Thickness | 6–30 mm | 18 mm | Your own cleat's thickness. |
| Cleat height | 20–130 mm | 60 mm | The wall cleat's front face, top to bottom. |
| Gap between rows | 0–300 mm | 75 mm | The gap down to the next row; 0 for a single row. |