# ATC - Plastic Tool Holder Question **URL:** \ **Category:** General Chat\ **Created:** [October 14, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/atc-plastic-tool-holder-question/6666 "2026-10-14T12:52:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 32
**Author:** ![greenleaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@greenleaf](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/greenleaf)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/atc-plastic-tool-holder-question/6666/32 "2026-10-17T05:31:25Z")
I know there is lots of good discussion about the underlying causes, but I wanted to talk about the 3d printed part of your question. I describe my experiences in the attached post, but the TL;DR is petg and abs broke quickly if they were used for the tabs. What worked well was having a TPU insert to get squished. You will have to experiment with your slicer settings. (My post talks a bit about what worked for me.) Of course this was all done before avid had come out with their solution, which is likely better than my 3d printed one. > [@Dust boot mistakes](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/dust-boot-mistakes/5227/8): > > Before starting a new small circular dust boot I decided to make sure that I could make pocket style tool stations work. And after a bit of experimentation I think I can. The trick that seems to have worked was printing a ring out of TPU to catch the tool and hold it in a consistent place, but with some give. The final recipe that worked for me was to print the above in a 90A hardness TPU with 1 wall, and gyroid infill. What didn’t work was trying to make a design with “fingers” in t… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/atc-plastic-tool-holder-question/6666)._