3D Printer Tool Kit, 26 Pieces
Everything you need to finish a print properly.
Posted from Scotland once it's back in stock. 14 day returns.
- Ten needle files in different profiles, for support scars and seams
- A deburring tool with a swivel head, for holes and curved edges
- Four grades of sanding sponge, so you can work down to a finish that isn't scratched
- Heat treated cutter edge that won't roll over on the first support
| Pieces | 26 |
|---|---|
| Needle files | 10, 17.8cm / 7in, in a clear box |
| Deburring tool | 14.7cm, 5 spare blades |
| Flush cutters | 13cm / 5.1in, heat treated edge |
| Sanding sponges | 4 grades, 320 to 1500 grit |
| Delivery | Included, anywhere in the UK |
| Dispatch | Same or next working day, from Scotland |
| Returns | 14 days |
| Works with | All FDM printers |
In the box
10 needle files, 17.8cm / 7in
Ten different profiles: flat, half round, round, square, triangular and knife edge. These are the ones you reach for most, because support scars and layer seams are the jobs that never stop. They come in their own clear box, so you're not fishing a loose file out of the bottom of the bag.
Deburring tool, 14.7cm, with 5 spare blades
The swivel head follows the edge you drag it along, so holes, deep holes, straight edges and curved edges all take one pass without changing your grip. Blades are 4.75cm and change with one button. The spares store inside the handle. Works on plastic, aluminium and copper. The handle's printed with our logo, because this kit is put together to our own spec rather than pulled off a shelf.
Flush cutters, 13cm / 5.1in
Heat treated edge, return spring, curved clamp head that gets in close for a flat cut. For supports, brims and cutting filament properly instead of folding it.
4 sanding sponges, 320 to 1500 grit
320-400, 500-600, 800-1000 and 1200-1500. This is where the files stop and the finish starts. The coarse one takes the file marks out, then you work down until the layer lines stop catching the light. They're flexible, so they follow a curve instead of flattening it, and they take water if you want to wet sand.
2 plastic scrapers
For getting a finished part off the plate without putting a screwdriver under it. Plastic on purpose, because a steel scraper will score a PEI sheet or chip a glass bed, and replacing either costs more than this kit.
Brass nozzle brush
Brass rather than steel, so it lifts burnt plastic off a nozzle without scoring the brass underneath. Do it while the hot end is still warm and most of it comes away in one pass.
Curved tweezers, 12cm
For pulling stringing and purge lines off a hot nozzle without using your fingers.
Sanding stick, 12cm
Flat abrasive on a stiff backing, for flattening a seam without rounding the whole edge off.
The order the job goes in
Every tool in the bag takes less off than the one before it, so the guides run in the same order: cutters at the top, sanding sponges at the bottom.
Before you start
- What tools do you need for 3D printing?What your printer is already bringing, the three tools that actually finish a print, the one in the box to be careful with on your build plate, and what to leave in the basket until you need it.Checked
- PLA or PETG: which should you print in?The difference between the two most common filaments in plain terms, what the test numbers actually show, which is easier to print, and the build plate mistake that PETG punishes.Checked
How fine
Guide
- 01mmFlush cutters, needle filesHow to remove 3D print supports without leaving marksHow to get supports off PLA and PETG cleanly, which tool does which part of the job, how to clean up the surface underneath, and what to change before the next print so there is less to clean up.Checked
- 020.2 mmDeburring toolHow to fix elephant foot on 3D printsHow to tell which cause of elephant foot you've actually got by measuring the part, the current compensation paths and shipped values in PrusaSlicer 2.9.6 and Bambu Studio 2.8.2, and how to get the lip off a print you've already made.Checked
- 030.013 mmSanding sponges, P320 to P1500Filament or resinHow to sand a 3D print smoothWhich grit to start at and why, the reason PLA has to be sanded wet, what the numbers on sandpaper mean, how to tell when a grit is finished, and where to stop if the part is getting painted.Checked
The other 2 printing guides are about resin, which this kit isn't for. All 8 printing guides
The job it does
When a print comes off the plate it’s not really finished. You’ve usually got support scars down one side, a seam where the layers met, a ring of elephant foot round the base and stringing across every gap.
Getting a part from printed to finished is trimming, filing and sanding. It’s taking supports off a surface someone is actually going to look at without leaving marks all over it. Your printer shipped with a scraper and one allen key and nothing at all for that, so whatever you grab from the kitchen drawer works right up until it slips.
It’s for anyone past their first few prints. If you’ve only ever run a benchy, this is more than you need. If you’ve started printing things you care about, you already know which of these you’ve been improvising.
About the shop
It’s just me, in Scotland. I buy these in, open them, check them over and post them myself.
There’s no reviews yet because the shop’s brand new, and I’m not making any up. What I can do is make sending it back easy: if you don’t want it, post it back within 14 days and you get your money back.
Before you ask
Will it fit my printer?
Yes. None of it is printer specific. If it's FDM, these tools work on it.
Is 26 pieces just padding?
No, and every one of them is a tool. It's 10 needle files, 5 spare deburring blades, 4 sanding sponges, 2 plastic scrapers, 1 deburring tool, 1 flush cutter, 1 pair of tweezers, 1 sanding stick and 1 brass nozzle brush. The files are the big group because filing is the job you do most, the sponges are four because sanding down through the grits is how you get a finish instead of a scratch pattern, and the spare blades are there because deburring blades wear out.
Why is there no craft knife in it?
Because selling one legally in the UK means age verification at checkout, an age verified courier, and a licence. I'd rather put a sanding set in the bag and post it to you the next day. You've almost certainly got a knife anyway.
Are the cutters going to bend on the first support?
The cutting edge is heat treated, which is what stops it rolling over. They're made for plastic and filament though, so don't use them on wire.
Does the tool kit come in a case?
It comes in a zip pouch, and the needle files have their own clear box inside that. There's no rigid case for the whole thing. The spare deburring blades store inside the tool's handle. It comes with a printed tag with the guides on the back.
How fast does it ship?
Same or next working day, Monday to Friday, from Scotland. It's not drop shipped, so you're not waiting three weeks on customs.
What if I don't get on with it?
Send it back within 14 days of it arriving, unused and complete, and you get a full refund. You pay the return postage, unless something turned up faulty. Then it's on me.
Get one
Posted from Scotland once it's back in stock. 14 day returns.