Modular French Cleat System with Gridfinity - Free 3D Print Model

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MooseLord

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A1 mini

P1S

P1P

X1E

H2D

X1 Carbon

H2D Pro

H2S

P2S

H2C

X2D

A2L

0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

Designer

12.2 h

11 plates

4.9(17)

End Piece for 15mm Cleats

Designer

52 min

1 plate

5.0(6)

End piece for 1/2" or 12mm Cleats

Designer

1.2 h

1 plate

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Description

I've definitely gone French Cleat crazy in my workshop, and I wanted a simple, elegant, and most importantly, modular system to store frequently used items on my walls.

A while back I designed nearly identical brackets that can slip together to hold benchdogs for my MFT style workbench and out of that design and my appreciation for Gridfinity, the Modular French Cleat System was born.

I have several sizes available now with plans to make some more specialized shelves, trays, and holders that also use the dovetail joining method. Maybe glue holders, a phone stand, or cup holder? I would love to hear if anyone have other ideas!

Printing is super easy and I've gotten good results with minimal tweaking, however for the male end of the dovetail (on the base pieces) you have to Enable Supports. I have found the best and easiest to remove supports with these settings. Also the 2x4 bases are wide enough they require tight supports in order to fit the A1 Mini's build plate.

Even after enabling supports I've found that I occasionally have annoying stringing on the bottom of my dovetails, this hasn't effected connect ability so long as you remove the worst offenders.

Assembly is as easy as sliding the parts together. This is easier on the top side of the End Piece, as the bridging on the bottom side creates a tighter tolerance.

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Comment & Rating (48)

@BertaCop96

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prints coming out good, except having an issue on the dovetail that slides in to the brackets. part of it doesn’t fully print. I’ve had the same issue on all.

The designer has replied

@Moose_Lord

Thanks for the comment. I intermittently had this issue as well during testing, but found the small support layer fixed it. If the support settings I included didn't work for you, I would experiment with more supports to help that lower edge of the dovetail. I hope to revisit and make updates soon, so be on the lookout and drop a follow if you like the system.

@BertaCop96

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Replying to @Moose_Lord :

sounds good! Im only working off the app atm but will try that when i can. I got my whole work bench running this system now!

@BertaCop96

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Replying to @Moose_Lord :

Update: I changed the support on the studio and got better results for the dovetail! Would be awesome if you could include a longer grid!

@user_3048036011

Print Profile

End Piece for 15mm Cleats

This is really nice. I printed the 4x2, and it feels quite sturdy. I'll definitely be printing more of them.

@SJMaye

I printed out a few sample shelves and all of the side pieces / arms on plates 10 and 11. I am confused. All the side pieces appear to be exactly the same fitting only one side of the shelf. What am I missing?

The designer has replied

@SJMaye

Oops! I found what I did wrong. Nevermind...it is embarrassing 😟

@Moose_Lord

Replying to @SJMaye :

all good! in case you didn’t notice already, the side that prints first onto the plate will be tighter, as the bridging on top of the dovetail sags just a little bit. it would have taken a lot of precise CAD work to dial that in. hope you enjoy the shelves!

@SJMaye

Replying to @Moose_Lord :

I did notice some were a little tighter than others, but did not know why. Thanks for explaining.

@timskovjacobsen

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Would like to try this as it looks great! But my cleats are 15mm depth, and this seems to be made for 18mm (perhaps 3/4") cleats.

The designer has replied

@Moose_Lord

I hear you! Just uploaded a version that would work for 1/2" or 12mm cleats. I'll make a 15mm version for you hopefully by tomorrow.

@timskovjacobsen

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Replying to @Moose_Lord :

That sounds great! Looking forward to printing this system.

@user_919438297

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These are fantastic! Would you consider uploading the original build files, or could I help with a parametric version? I'm currently using negative volumes to slice the supports to fit my cleats (and I use a 30degree angle instead of 45 because I'm an idiot).

The designer has replied

@Moose_Lord

Thanks! I want them to be as accessible as possible . What format would you like? I have the STEP available for STL/CAD files.

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@user_630015585

Replying to @Moose_Lord :

Would also love to edit the files and come with cutouts for tools. I am new to 3D printing but do my design in fusion. I think to comfortably edit and parametic the design, it would need and f3d file if you also work with fusion?

@Two_Trees

Print Profile

0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

Printed pretty good. The dovetails came out a little wonky without supports, but they fit and worked fine and won’t be seen

The profile uploader has replied

@Moose_Lord

Yeah, I did so many tests with the same result, it may need a more intensive redesign to avoid that. Thanks for understanding the wonkiness.

@Two_Trees

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End Piece for 15mm Cleats

Printed great

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@Moose_Lord

Thanks for the rating and comment!

@DillonUSoB

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I've printed a ton of these and they always turn out great! Thanks for this!

@SJMaye

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

This is a great system. I look forward to developing other tool holders from this system

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@Moose_Lord

Thanks for the rating and comment!

@user_810928707

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

Fresh off the printer! The details on this model are insane!

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