Honeycomb Micro-Mesh 2-Inch x 2-Inch Sanding Pad Rack

I turn a lot of pens and use Micro-Mesh sanding pads to polish them when finished. I wanted a nice rack to hold the pads, and I think I went a little overboard with my design. This rack is fully skeletonized with a honeycomb pattern to aid in airflow to dry the pads out after use. 

The rack holds 9 sanding pads sized 2-inches by 2-inches square, and fits the Micro-Mesh brand polishing/sanding pads. 

For best results, print the rack laying on its back, and then print the pad trays flat on their bottom. I separated the trays from the rack to aid in a better quality print, and to negate the need for support. Use a small dab of CA glue to adhere the trays to the rack for a permanent assembly. 

This rack is designed and tested to fit the Micro-Mesh sanding pads linked below: 

• Micro MESH Soft Touch Sanding Pads - https://amzn.to/3vba6CE

To aid in remixes from the community I have added the design files in all of the relevant formats for you to download. 

Design File Included: .stl .f3d, step, .skp and obj files. 

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I have only tested this model using the default 0.35mm Fast preset in Prusa Slic3r 2.4.1 with the following amendments made.

Print Settings

• 3-perimeters
• 4-top layers
• 4-bottom layers
• 20% infill
• Rectilinear Infill
• Monotonic Top and Bottom Pattern

PLA Used: Polymaker PLA - https://amzn.to/3uF9Soo