Rugged Box with stronger hinges (still Parametric) + whetstone box UPDATED

A version of the Rugged Box, but with hinges that can be more resilient and whetstone box version UPDATED VERSION
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NOTE (UPDATED VERSION): When I was cleaning the Fusion's file from redundant sketches I accidentally lost a couple smaller holes that allow M3's thread to bind, so some people could have had problem with screws staying in place.
I re-did those holes and they are now like the original.

I like the Rugged Box model (and I like it even more because of the parametric part) but, at least when printed with 0.8mm nozzle at 0.6mm layer height, the hinges can be weak and break easily (like it happened to me in the blue box in the pictures) and repairing them isn't straightforward.

So I took the hinges idea of zx82net Customizable Rugged Waterproof Box and applied it here to make a box for a Boker whetstone (box's internal dimensions: 195mm x 75mm, the bottom is 35mm height and the lid 15mm) and since I ran out of M3x30 I modified the screw lenght parameter, too; so it needs M3x25.

 

This way the hinges can always break, but it's not that simple and repairing them will hopefully be simpler.

 

There are 3 groups of files:
1. the parametric files
2. the base model is the model with original dimensions and modified hinges
3. the whetstone model is the model in photos that uses shorter latches and hinges to be compatible with M3x25

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Model origin

The author remixed this model.

Differences of the remix compared to the original

Rugged Box (Parametric) with hinges like Customizable's Rugged Waterproof Box

Fusion360 file cleaned a bit by removing redundant sketches

Added the model for a wetstone box

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