CNC-machined & 3D-printed tools
Annapolis Tools
Tools I design, machine, and print, for shops and sailors who need something that doesn't exist yet.
Annapolis Tools is a small CNC and 3D-printing shop. Three lines: work-holding and setup tools for small professional shops, workflow tools for anyone running a 3D printer for real work, and custom hardware for sailors, machined or printed to fit a boat that doesn't match anyone's catalog part number. What's below is a first look at that work: pieces built for my own bench, shown here because they might solve your problem too.
This is a new shop. Everything shown below is an example part from my own bench, not a live catalog yet, so specs are illustrative and pricing isn't set until the first customer pieces are through testing.
Three lines, one shop
Same standard, three different problems.
CNC tools for small shops
Machined to order, in small runs.
Work-holding, fixturing, and setup tools for the one- and two-person CNC shop: the parts that make a repeat job fast the second time, not just the first. New to this? Read work-holding basics or what a tolerance callout is for.
Example parts from my own bench. Nothing below is orderable yet.
Quick-Change Fixture Plate
A modular T-slot baseplate so a work-holding setup can be torn down and rebuilt to the same zero, not re-indicated from scratch.
6061 aluminum · 300 × 300mm · anodized
Tool Length Offset Gauge
A hardened setting gauge for a fast, repeatable Z-zero on a benchtop mill, without touching off the stock every time.
hardened tool steel · 50mm reference · ±0.01mm
3D-printed tools for small shops
For a printer running real jobs, not just prototypes.
Workflow and calibration tools for anyone running a print farm, or a single benchtop printer, as a working part of a small operation rather than a hobby bench. See why wet filament ruins a print or what auto bed leveling fixes.
Example parts from my own bench. Nothing below is orderable yet.
Bed-Level Calibration Puck Set
CNC-machined reference pucks for an auto bed-leveling probe, so "probably level" becomes a number you can check.
6061 aluminum · set of 5 · ±0.02mm
Filament Dry-Box Organizer
A modular spool and desiccant organizer that keeps hygroscopic filament dry between prints, not just on the shelf.
PETG · holds 4 spools · sealed lid
Built for sailors
Machined or printed to fit, not adapted from a catalog part.
Custom deck hardware and belowdecks fittings for a boat that doesn't match anyone's part number, the sailing connection this shop shares with Sail Commons. Not sure which process fits your part? Read CNC or 3D-printed: choosing the right process.
Example parts from my own bench. Nothing below is orderable yet.
Machined Winch Handle Holder
A deck-mount holder machined to a custom bolt pattern, for a cockpit layout no stock bracket was drawn for.
6061 aluminum · custom bolt pattern · anodized
Printed Cable & Line Organizer
A printed cable and hose manager sized to an actual bilge or lazarette, instead of trimmed down from an RV part.
nylon · printed to order · salt-water rated
How these are made
The same rules, every time.
Every part starts as a CAD model I draw myself.
Small-batch CNC and 3D-printed runs, not warehoused inventory. Lead time is real, and padding it wouldn't make it shorter.
6061 aluminum, stainless hardware, PETG or nylon depending on the load. Material and finish are listed on every part, not hidden behind a marketing name.
A design that fails in the field gets revised the next time it ships.
Need something machined or printed that doesn't exist yet?