BladeKey(TM) - Key Organizer
Description
kickstarter.com/projects/bladekey/bladekeytm-bolt-open-source-pocket-key-organizer
More info at bladekey.com
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An easy to use "Swiss-Army" like organizer for keys!
Tired of your keys being a big sharp ball of metal? Tired of your keys making a bunch of noise as you walk around? The BladeKey key organizer solves those problems by keeping your keys in order. Your keys are held in with a single zip-tie and rotate out like a Swiss-Army knife as shown in the picture.
Relies on thingiverse.com/thing:8812 (Also Included In the Files Below)
I have provided an example STL, but you should generate one to fit your keys.
Free for Personal Use. Patented and Pending. bladekey.com/patents No Unauthorized Commercial Use. Soon available in milled anodized aluminium. More information at bladekey.com
Instructions
1) Obtain a Caliper or a Ruler (2D Printable PDF Ruler: bit.ly/vq3y0).
2) Measure the width of all the keys you want to organize stacked together (mm).
3) Measure the length of your longest key (mm).
** If You Do Not Have a 3D Printer, You Can Buy a BladeKey:
1) Select the right size at shapeways.com/shops/bladekey. If the right size is not there already, let me know.
** If You Have a 3D Printer, You Can Print a BladeKey:
1) Plug the Length and Width values into the OpenSCAD file.
2) 3D Print the resulting STL file.
3) Make sure the zip-tie holes are clear.
- Videos of Other People Printing the BladeKey:
-- youtu.be/wE8GBC_1ylg
-- youtu.be/EThGcMV47JI
-- youtu.be/O6cNUl8vHUE
-- youtu.be/qHo98GwTwNg
** Assembling Your BladeKey - youtu.be/J8iN-M1FWM4
1) Put your keys in the device.
2) Secure with a 1/8in Zip-Tie
---The 'tail' of the zip-tie should go towards the end of the device with the loop for the key ring.
** Using the BladeKey
1) Demonstration: youtube.com/watch?v=uYzIgaW44uM
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I love how he blacked out the key pattern like someone would reverse engineer the image to make a duplicate :P Great idea though, I will be printing this tomorrow for my YouTube channel http://youtube.com/barnacules1. Keep an eye out.
For some reason when I select "I Made One" from the sidebar the page does not load. I've tried it on my Android phone and my laptop running Chrome.
Anyway "I Made One!"
I think I will remove the two car keys and reprint to fit better. Too bad, I like the idea.
Step 3 make sure zip tie hole are clear. This statement is unclear. I see a whole block where a space for keys should be.
Looks like you've created something with $40 of value to people who make one:
trying to make one of these but having a couple of issues. Firstly how to I adjust the size of the hold for my zip-ties head? I have changed the figures in the "ziptie_head_x/y/z" but I am left with half the opening covered with a face on rendering. Also I need to change the size of the hole at the front for my mortice lock key to go into, how can I do that?
Thanks for any help!!
Unbelievable! I had this very same idea months ago. Nice work man. Thanks for beating me to it.
Lol I guess you realized people could copy your key from a picture... 8-)
Just wait until they "zoom and enhance" on the reflection... :)
B.t.w. this is an awesome concept, execution and great showcase of OpenSCAD doing its magic!
Haha -- you never know! People can even print keys in these new and crazy times:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thi...
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Nice!
(Mashup with bottle opener / signal whistle / other useful non-key-shaped keychain items?)
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Just printed one and it works fantastic! Thank you, here is a video from SCAD to Assembly, hope it helps. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...