Circular Knitting Machine Needle Boxes

When I built my 3D printed circular knitting machine, the most expensive thing were the needles. To be sure I didn't lose any needles not in my cylinder (and when not using my ribbing attachment), I chose to design a box to store the needles. The needles are all from angoravalley.com. Knitting Needle box fits needle #7 (Auto Knitter /Legare Cylinder Needles - 12 gauge) Ribbing Neeld box fits needle #1 (Auto Knitter /Legare Ribber Neeldes - 12 gauge) There are two versions of each box, one without a lock, and one with a lock. The style without the lock is my initial design. This works well, but also has the potential for the needles to turn on their side and shake out of the box if moved around. If a box is full, this is not a problem. Both versions do the following: Hold the needles in the same orientation Fits 50 (for ribber) or 100 (for knitting/cylinder) needles Sliding lid to keep the needles in place Open front side and slope to easily pull up the needles for removal The style wit