When using a glass bed on an FDM printer, it is common to use some kind of adhesive to ensure the extruded plastic adheres well to the glass and does not disrupt the print. Personally, I use a glue stick as the adhesive on my 3D Printer.

Since the glue must be applied before every print, it was annoying and inconvenient to put the glue stick in a toolbox and dig it out for every print.

To solve this, I designed a glue stick holder that attaches to standard pegboard and keeps the glue stick accessible at all times.

October 2020

One of the many benefits of 3D printing is rapid prototyping. This was very prevelent on this project as it allowed me to adjust the fit of the holder's pegs to fit perfectly in the peg board without damaging anything.

To expedite the fitting process, only the critical section of the holder needed to be printed (see image on the left). By iterating the design in this manner, a new dimension was able to be printed in only 15 minutes, rather than waiting around an hour to print an entire holder.

After 3 test prints, the final dimensions were achieved and a full model could be printed.

Within a few hours, I was able to go from problem to idea to solution. The holder is a simple design and does exactly what is needed.

It was been in use for over 9 months with no issues yet.