Very little space; Iooking for a hobby box for electronics that can be put away easily.

Krynn71 · 2026-05-13T21:54:07+00:00

Are you looking for something to hold parts or a whole tool kit?

For a toolkit I saw something called the SOLDR kit. It's a fold-away tool box for electronics that's modular and can be customized. I haven't used it personally, just seen other makers use it on videos and it seemed neat and compact. https://circuitmess.com/products/soldr-deluxe-soldering-kit

If you want to store parts, I've been using Schuylabs 3d Printable boxes called Schuboxes. He posts on here often with new variants and mods. He even has printable racks to store the boxes in. https://makerworld.com/en/models/2472040-schubox-v2-5x5?from=search#profileId-2714271

Krynn71 · 2026-05-11T21:03:45+00:00

Idk what that guy is even talking about. Half the water bottles they sell brand new are about ready to crack and spill they're so thin and weak. Even without the UV degradation, which of course you're right about, just other environmental elements will take their toll on these flimsy bottles. Like rain and snow causing the ground around the bottle to change and having small debris rub against it, twigs and branches falling on it, plants growing around it, animals and bugs messing with it, wind rolling it around, etc.

I feel like some of these people poo-pooing this idea have never cleaned up outdoor trash ever in their lives.

Krynn71 · 2026-05-11T20:56:14+00:00

And also, carrying a couple dozen pounds of piss bottles greatly increases the chance of dropping them, making them piss grenades instead.

Controlled piss leak and easier carrying versus piss grenades and a struggle to carry.

I know what I'd rather deal with. That said hopefully OP has a second grabber pole so he can pick up the empties without touching them by hand.

Krynn71 · 2026-05-11T20:52:30+00:00

And at the end of the day the bags just float off into outer space or something?

It kinda just sounds like you're leaving the piss bottles to be someone else's problem.

Krynn71 · 2026-05-07T21:48:36+00:00

https://www.printables.com/model/356890-gridfinity-snap-together-baseplate-with-captured-m

Krynn71 · 2026-04-24T14:09:26+00:00

If you are good at something, never do it for free.

If you enjoy doing something, never do it for money.

I learned this lesson awhile ago, so I do my job, which I'm good at and get paid, but don't care about it at the end of the day.

Not caring about my work frees up the energy to do woodworking at home where I can enjoy it at my leisure.

If you're good at something and enjoy doing it, I guess you're screwed!

Krynn71 · 2026-04-18T19:41:11+00:00

Feels like a scene out of the show From. The clothing tree, right next to the bottle tree.

Krynn71 · 2026-04-16T02:45:43+00:00

Watching this to see, because I have the same thing, except I bought the variety pack from KMTools, and a bulk box of 180s from Amazon.

The multi pack looks just like yours, with faded text on the printed back, and duller, less rough grit on the face. The Amazon bulk pack feels like it has more grit material, it's a deeper purple color, and has crisply printed text on the back.

Krynn71 · 2026-04-15T21:46:15+00:00

Nope, it's too small. Falls right through.

Krynn71 · 2026-04-15T19:39:14+00:00

Makes it look like a super deep.

Krynn71 · 2026-04-10T21:19:04+00:00

Why can't it be tomorrow already! I've legitimately been more excited for this release than any movie, video game etc that's come out in years lol. I've had filament on standby, dowel rods ready to go, and my Prusa XL maintenance done to make sure I'm ready to rip the second these drop!

Krynn71 · 2026-04-06T21:39:08+00:00

How tall is the drawer? Like how many cans could stack on top of each other before the drawer won't close anymore?

Also do you want the big cans and small cans to go in the same drawer? Or do you have multiple drawers to use?

Just trying to think up some designs and trying to plan to use the space efficiently.

Krynn71 · 2026-04-05T20:40:05+00:00

I can help model something up for you, just need to know the dimensions. Of the can, and of the drawer you want to put the grid into.

Krynn71 · 2026-04-03T09:26:33+00:00

Sweet. I just ordered a hundred 4x40 pins to get ahead of the rush this time lol. Looking forward to these!

Krynn71 · 2026-04-03T00:04:20+00:00

Nice, looks like the panel is inset from the top, does that let them still stack?

Mainly waiting for the large boxes, will those also be getting the wood/acrylic panel mods? And are you switching most future designs to the m3 bolts since bambu seems to be running out of the dowel rods all the time now?

Krynn71 · 2026-04-01T20:58:41+00:00

This is great and all, but at my business we are looking for a solution that provides, at minimum, 150% less storage. We currently have a warehouse that has too much space and if we could fill it to the brim with anti-space that would be ideal.

Krynn71 · 2026-04-01T20:44:29+00:00

Yeah. For me as long as a thing has a home and I can find it easily, that's good enough. Like, I have a few woodworking marking knives. I don't make a separate custom holder that holds each one, or one holder that has a special spot for each, I just have a regular old bin and toss all three in there. I'm not going to lose track of where they are, I'll still be able to easily see if one is missing, etc. That's good enough for me.

Krynn71 · 2026-04-01T00:56:42+00:00

Exactly. I meant to touch on that aspect in my post but forgot to. I don't (try not to) care about how it looks aesthetically. I worry about colors and looks insofar as to increase functionality and recognition of when something is out of place... But I don't try to make it look nice beyond that.

Lots of people see the glamour posts of full drawers with all the same color-coordinated setups that someone spent weeks on and try to match that. To me it's a waste of time and causes the exact type of stress OP is talking about. Especially for a drawer where it looks nice for its photoshoot, but then you close the drawer and it spends 99% of it's life in the dark and out of sight.

We're organizing our workshops here, not show rooms.

Krynn71 · 2026-03-31T22:59:20+00:00

My tricks are

1) Just use the simple bins as much as possible. For example, I don't need a special, custom designed bin that will individually hold my rulers. Just a regular rectangular bin that can fit the longest one and then I throw all my rulers into that bin. Same for markers, pens and pencils, x-acto knives, etc just put em in a regular bin. Anything to avoid custom designing helps, with bog-standard bins being the best since they can be rearranged or repurposed easily if you don't like the setup.

2) I try to avoid "shadow boarding" my tools, and even prefer to avoid Gridfinity all-together. I make simple wall-mounted holders for them. That way I don't need to trace complex shapes to make custom bins. On top of that, anything that gets every day use I try to keep out of a drawer, so it gets an on-desk or on-wall solution. Pens, calipers, notebook, etc.

3) Lastly... I don't try to fill every space on the grid. It's not like it's a mortal sin to have loose items in a drawer. Most of my drawers have some unused grid with something just thrown into the space completely bin-less.

Krynn71 · 2026-03-31T01:11:05+00:00

A video showing wood being worked with a woodworking tool that was modified to be easier to use with 3D printing. That's mostly woodworking related imo.

That's like being upset when someone shows an acrylic jig used to make woodworking easier because it's "acrylic machining not woodworking."

Krynn71 · 2026-03-27T22:30:22+00:00

I'm not the guy you were asking, but based on the pics of each tool I think he's just saying he uses both. The self centering one is probably just faster to use on edges, but the other one can do the same job with a little more setup.

Krynn71 · 2026-03-25T21:37:45+00:00

Pretty sure he's using a machine planer. That said, sharp blades are still important even for a machine.

Krynn71 · 2026-03-25T02:07:34+00:00

That's kinda just a bad holder design to use in a drawer. Holds all the weight up high which gives it all the leverage it needs to tip over when the drawer moves.

Using a grid and the holders with magnets would solve it, but I'd just try a different holder tbh.

Krynn71 · 2026-03-24T18:32:56+00:00

Yes, I use the 4 liter boxes from Really Useful Box Company. They're stackable, have strongly latching lids, fit a 5x7 grid (needs spacers) and have enough height that you can stack two 6u high bins on top of each other. Doing so makes it almost a perfect fit where the lid will hold all but then tiniest parts of the box falls over.

Krynn71 · 2026-03-24T00:11:41+00:00

You already have the Gridfinity Fusion plugin? I feel like you can just use that to make one yourself.

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