wildebus
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A major use of 3D printers seems to be printing storage containers. Alexander Chappel (ALCH) is a major person in the world of Youtube in this area and another guy called Zach kind of took ALCH's setup and from it created an opensource system called 'Gridfinity' which has a lot of cool features.
I've been working on sorting out my storage of bits and pieces, but I want a system I can carry around securely rather then use in a fixed location, and based on the same boxes I use as toolboxes (the DeWalt/Stanley Organisers) such as the example below
DeWalt Shallow Organiser by David, on Flickr
Browsing Thingiverse, I already found some great models and have used some for Ferrule storage - some examples below:
Bin Inserts by David, on Flickr
But needed more compartmentalisation and labelling of various parts that all tend to blend together ....
The starting point, which is the case I am using and the bins supplied in the box
The Bins! by David, on Flickr
The alternate bins I have printed to use. These include a little ledge which can be written on or a label affixed to identify the contents
3D Printed Bins by David, on Flickr
There are a variety here which in the combinations allow a single provided bin to be swapped for bins that give between 2 and 6 separate compartments and I also adapted a few for a bit of extra adaptabiluty.
This is what I want to organise and consolidate
Screw Boxes by David, on Flickr
And what I have ended up with
Screws Sorted! by David, on Flickr
Used this case away from the workshop a couple of days after completing this and found it much better than going through the different boxes looking for a suitable screw, plus when the lid is closed and latched, very secure from spills and mixing.
I have kept just the one original bin (bottom right corner) where I have some long 100mm screws, plus some other 'oversized' screws. For this bin I printed a simple divider for some extra separation
I've been working on sorting out my storage of bits and pieces, but I want a system I can carry around securely rather then use in a fixed location, and based on the same boxes I use as toolboxes (the DeWalt/Stanley Organisers) such as the example below
DeWalt Shallow Organiser by David, on Flickr
Browsing Thingiverse, I already found some great models and have used some for Ferrule storage - some examples below:
Bin Inserts by David, on Flickr
But needed more compartmentalisation and labelling of various parts that all tend to blend together ....
The starting point, which is the case I am using and the bins supplied in the box
The Bins! by David, on Flickr
The alternate bins I have printed to use. These include a little ledge which can be written on or a label affixed to identify the contents
3D Printed Bins by David, on Flickr
There are a variety here which in the combinations allow a single provided bin to be swapped for bins that give between 2 and 6 separate compartments and I also adapted a few for a bit of extra adaptabiluty.
This is what I want to organise and consolidate
Screw Boxes by David, on Flickr
And what I have ended up with
Screws Sorted! by David, on Flickr
Used this case away from the workshop a couple of days after completing this and found it much better than going through the different boxes looking for a suitable screw, plus when the lid is closed and latched, very secure from spills and mixing.
I have kept just the one original bin (bottom right corner) where I have some long 100mm screws, plus some other 'oversized' screws. For this bin I printed a simple divider for some extra separation
It also uses 12V power so I can ditch the transformer and just run direct from the (regulated) motorhome 
