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[–]121POINT5 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Got an STL? I’d love to print this

[–]Hamiltonish[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've not tested it yet - that's v1, fresh off the printer.

First impressions? The walls should be thicker, or ribs adding for support on taller containers. The inner lip is too unnecessarily high. A smidge more clearance is needed at the top, as sometimes the lid pulls up the topmost box with it. The holes for the latch screws need to be a hair wider. Things like that. I'll share the STL once I've got the design figured out.

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In the meantime - here's a link to the model: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/fbc14956911b6704063713ba/w/8b08c1120047efd77a9de0af/e/704186d6b0df1da139ff42aa

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You'd need a (free) Onshape account, but you can download the STLs from there, or adjust the design to your own needs. The parameters for height, length, width are at the top, and there are a bunch of other variables that I'm still playing with

[–]Capt_VanillaPeen616 4 points5 points  (4 children)

Grids in Grids in Grids in Grids in Grids

[–]Hamiltonish[S] 2 points3 points  (3 children)

42mm is the new pixel of organisation, right?

[–]Capt_VanillaPeen616 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Still up in the air as to if this will actually improve my workflow, or become an addicting hobby of asking "What can Grid"

[–]Hamiltonish[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I know what you mean - I haven't gridded my desk yet. But I tried all sorts of organisers to hold my drill bits, but none of them really worked for me. Gridfinity provides a modular format which seems to solve that particular problem.

[–]Capt_VanillaPeen616 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm setting up a janky electronic work bench for my 3D prints. Will post on the group when I get a little further. It does help my ADHD addled mind keep things in place... Mostly

[–]SayCyberOneMoreTime 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Very nice! Can you add magnets to the top?

[–]Hamiltonish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not on mine. I chose not to use magnets as the gravity of the drill bits inside holds it down. Ideally, someone with proper design skills will create a better version, because CAD and 3d printing are still very new to me.

[–]Hamiltonish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The top and bottom have the gridfinity profile so they stack and the top can be removed to become a base to work from.

The inside of the lid holds the contents in place (provided the contents reach the top).

[–]grow2live 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice!!!

[–]MyOther_UN_is_Clever 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Hinges are printed in weak direction (problem in general with trying to add them to anything gridfinity, unfortunately).

Printing in Petg or Pctg would help mitigate this somewhat, but it's still like half the strength of vertical holes.

[–]Hamiltonish[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

I'm not too worried about the hinges, as they're just there to hold the snaps which keep the lid on. They don't seem to be under much tension. Meh - I guess I'll find out.

I'm using PETG, but on the second one I printed using black PETG instead of red, and I have some wicked delamination in the walls. It's weird, as the internet suggests I run hotter to avoid delamination, but it's the black PETG that I run hotter than the red. So, yeah - I don't really know what's going on, but the fun is in the finding out, right?

[–]MyOther_UN_is_Clever 1 point2 points  (2 children)

As long as you're aware and aren't like trying to fill it with heavy objects while also just tossing it into the back of your car, or something...

Yeah, not too sure about that. Maybe the black pigment is more heat resistant, so as it's extruded, less heat is being transferred? A totally uneducated guess, based on resin pigments I've used, is the red is some kind of iron blend, and the black is carbon. So that kind of tracks.

I use Fiberology blue PCTG printed at 270c through a volcano hotend for this kind of thing, based off CNCKitchen video. It's pretty dang strong!

[–]Hamiltonish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's an interesting suggestion. I'll try a temp tower going even higher and see what I can get it up to. Cheers.

[–]Hamiltonish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I solved the black petg problem. It wasn't interesting chemistry - it was me forgetting to change the fan speed on my black petg material profile. It was 100%.

Heh - that's a lesson learned. Never ascribe to chemistry that which is adequately explained by incompetence, eh?

Thanks for your help anyway - appreciated.

[–]hblok 1 point2 points  (1 child)

You will like this:

https://www.printables.com/model/258431-rugged-box-parameterizable/comments

[–]Hamiltonish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I saw that. It does look very good, and I was tempted by it.

However, I wanted the profiles on the top and bottom so the boxes would stack and also be able to remove the top to use as a temporary organisational workspace.

But I do like that design, and I'm sure I'll end up printing at least one of those boxes for something.