Work / Desk & decor

Technical details
Parts comb — six slots for desk leads (USB, power, audio, 3 to 8 mm): 1.2 mm fingers, 14 mm long, 3.2 mm entry between the tip bulbs. Push a lead in, the two fingers beside it spread and close round it; pull it out the same way. Two keyholes in the back face hang it on screws (slot up), or it sticks under a desk edge on tape, or a cable tie through the two slots in the spine straps it to a table leg or a monitor arm. tool_rail — the same component sized for screwdrivers, markers and hex keys (7 to 14 mm): 1.6 mm fingers, 22 mm long, 7 mm entry. Keyholes for two wall screws.
Both print flat on the bed, fingers in the bed plane, no support: the bulbs and slot bottoms are vertical walls. PETG is the material for anything flexed daily; PLA holds cables fine but will eventually crack a finger that is spread every day. Root strain at the widest object is ~1.4% (comb) and ~1.7% (rail).
Assumptions (user unavailable): the keyhole screws are pan heads (7 / 8 mm) driven out 3 mm; the slots are sized for the objects listed and no bigger.
Parts
| Part | Size (mm) | Volume | Thinnest wall | Printability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| comb | 59.8 × 22 × 12 | 8.1 cm³ | 0.71 mm | passes |
| tool_rail | 89 × 32 × 16 | 21.5 cm³ | 1.2 mm | passes |
Engineering views
Downloads
- cable_comb.3mfwhole plate · 112 KB
- comb.stepSTEP · 305 KB
- comb.stlSTL · 232 KB
- tool_rail.stepSTEP · 245 KB
- tool_rail.stlSTL · 210 KB
Library parts used
Parametric components shared with the other designs; see the parts library.
| Component | What it does | Printed in |
|---|---|---|
Compliant finger combmechanisms.flex_fingers | Comb of bulb-tipped compliant fingers along X forming self-adjusting slots that grip cables or tool shanks pushed in from +Y; standing on z=0. | not yet |
Keyhole hangerprimitives.keyhole_hanger | Negative (subtract me) keyhole pocket for hanging on a screw head: round head pocket narrowing to a slot in +Y; mouth at z=0, pocket extends down. | not yet |
Cable-tie slotsprimitives.zip_tie_slot | Negative (subtract me) pair of parallel slots through a wall for a cable tie loop; slots along Y, spaced along X, cutting through Z. | not yet |
Source: models/cable_comb · built 2026-09-18 01:23
Cable comb and tool rail
Rows of compliant fingers that grip whatever you push into them: desk leads in one, screwdrivers and markers in the other.
The same library component at two sizes. Each finger spreads to take the object and closes round it, so a 3 mm audio lead and an 8 mm power lead sit in the same comb. Keyholes on the back for screws, and slots for a cable tie round a table leg.
- Size
- 89 × 32 × 16 mm
- Print plate
- 159 × 32 × 16 mm
- Parts
- 2
- Filament (PLA)
- about 27 g
- Print time
- about 2.0 h
- Status
- Ready to print
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