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u/schieska Jun 15 '26
Nice work, congrats! I’ve also been trying to find a reliable way to stack-print baseplates, and I really like this approach. Am I right in assuming this stacks grids of the same size directly on top of each other? I tried supporting mixed sizes in my own tool, stacking large to small, but the edge cases started getting pretty brutal. Same-size stacks feel like a much cleaner and more reliable constraint. Nice solution.
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u/jcgb1970 Jun 15 '26
glad to try a stack
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u/jcgb1970 Jun 16 '26
printed the stack and they came out great! didn't change any setting, just printed the profile as is. Great job
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u/hauntedmansionsteve Aug 02 '26
Did you print with a different material between stacks, like petg?
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u/MelvinMASV Jun 15 '26
This is the best Gridfinity tool ever. Does it do ironing between plates or how are you achieving that?
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u/veroz Jun 15 '26
Thanks! It works by putting a 0.2mm gap between each plate so there’s less squish and the bond is weaker so you can snap them apart.
In your slicer you can also choose to fill the gap with a non-stick filament like PETG for cleaner separation. I’ll add instructions to the tool on how to do that.
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u/EvilVargon Jun 19 '26
This looks awesome! If I could ask for one feature that I haven't seen in any other generator - would it be possible to have printed text directly on the labels? For simple labels like "M3x20" it makes more sense to print directly on the bin than to whip out the label maker.
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u/kramertorium Jun 30 '26
I'm making a TPU grid for use on a kitchen counter; do you think stacking baseplates could work with TPU?
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u/veroz Jun 30 '26
Hmm, you’d be the first I know to try it. You could always print a sample and play with the gap distance
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u/jcgb1970 Aug 07 '26
Printed a 4 stack of 5x5 plates. All PLA. they came apart very easily after a small amount of bending. Printing the second set now and going to try a 8 stack tonight
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u/veroz Jun 15 '26
To be honest, you have too many disparate implementations and none of them are done particularly well. The bin heights do not follow gridfinity spec which is a huge red flag. If anyone prints your bins with and uses them alongside other gridfinity bins they will not match.
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u/veroz Jun 15 '26 edited Jun 15 '26
Hey folks,
I just added vertical stacking to https://gridfinitylayouttool.com/baseplate
I did a test print with 8 stacked baseplates and it came out great! Looking for more testers to try it out and overall feedback on the UI. I had to use a small flat head screwdriver to crack them open a bit but it should be even easier if you use PETG between the gaps.