Makita MakPac Trolley 3D Printer Model

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Summary

Stack and clamp your Makita MakPac systainer boxes on this convenient waggon for convenient transportation and for quick rearrangements in narrow shops and build sites at any time by simply rolling them around on wheels.

This model is split into 4 pieces.

The idea of this design was for the waggon to occupy as little space as possible, such that you can align multiple MakPac stacks (each on its own waggon) face to face on each side without any wasted space in between, which is unlike Makita's own trolley which occupies quite some space all around and therefore unnecessarily creates huge gaps, which also makes it harder to transport in cars and trucks.

As all standard MakPac boxes, this waggon also provides 4 clamps to firmly connect a box on the waggon as usual, and two rails to quickly align the box.

The waggon was designed to be robust, so you can easily create approx. 1.40m stacks filled with heavy tools, the waggon will stand it without cracking or bending.

Print Settings: printed upside down, PETG material, no brim, support enabled, using manual support painting only at required locations, standard infill (15%). If you don't plan to use it outside a lot, then consider printing this model with PLA instead, because printing and removing PETG support can be tricky.

Print Costs: all 4 pieces together took 31 hours to print and 940g PETG material.

Dimensions of Parts:

  • makita_trolley_v1.5b-Main-Front-L : 197.5 x 147.5 x 82.99 mm
  • makita_trolley_v1.5b-Main-Front-R : 204.64 x 147.5 x 82.99 mm
  • makita_trolley_v1.5b-Main-Back-L : 204.64 x 154.64 x 82.99 mm
  • makita_trolley_v1.5b-Main-Back-R : 197.5 x 154.64 x 82.99 mm

Clip Part:

I uploaded the clip (the 4 black ones on the photo) as a separate model, because the clip is just a minor modification of someone else's work:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6615169

Additional Components:

  • (up to) twelve M5x50mm screws and nuts (for fixing the 4 printed parts)
  • four 75mm wheels (other sizes may do as well)
  • four M10x40mm screws and nuts (for attaching the wheels)
  • (optional) four washer plates (for attaching the wheels)

Assembly: no glue required. All 4 pieces are simply plugged together (by model's noses) and then (up to) twelve M5x50mm screws and nuts should be inserted to reach high stability and additionally the screws will automatically align the 4 pieces to create a perfect flat surface without manual adjustments of the printed pieces. Finally four 75mm wheels are mounted to the model by using four M10x40mm screws and nuts (with one washer plate in between recommended but not mandatory). You can get wheels at hardware stores for 5 bucks each. On the first photo the waggon had simple wheels without stop mechanics. I would recommend buying wheels with stops instead (plus 2 bucks more per wheel), as shown on the other photos, such that you can safely park the waggon at uneven locations as well. It's worth it!

Note: the two back parts will raise “non-manifold” warnings when importing them into the slicer. I didn't bother to fix this issue in the model as for my slicer it created no problem whatsoever.

makita_trolley_v1.5b-Main-Back-L.stl 1.4MB
makita_trolley_v1.5b-Main-Back-R.stl 1.4MB
makita_trolley_v1.5b-Main-Front-L.stl 1.4MB
makita_trolley_v1.5b-Main-Front-R.stl 1.4MB