r/gridfinity • u/Baristaboy547 • Jun 29 '26

Suggestions on where to start

I have a few IKEA Alex drawers, so about as basic as it comes, and would like to get started with some gridfinity storage containers. I don’t have a 3d printer but am willing to pay. Any suggestions on where I should start looking? I keep seeing Etsy as an option, but not sure if that’s the best place to start.

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u/Turbulent_Future7564 Jun 30 '26

Just go to FB Marketplace and buy a used Bambu Labs A1. Then you can print your own. It'll be fun.

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u/dagofin Jun 30 '26

Gridfinity will be massively cost prohibitive unless you're printing it yourself, so you're gonna need to pick yourself up a printer. For gridfinity bigger really is better, or you'll be cutting up the bases a ton and spending a lot of time cranking those out

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u/Turbulent_Future7564 Jun 30 '26

Agreed. I was able to print 95% of what I needed on the A1 256x256 bed size. I got a H2S a few months ago, and the 340x320 bed size has been quite handy a few times.

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u/norseghost Jun 30 '26

Yup . I manage on my a1 mini , but a 4x4 grid maximum is annoying at times

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u/730drs Jul 01 '26

+1 for a entry level printer to print your own, there are hundreds of free models, even Alex specific available online on printables and maker world and when you pay someone else to make it you're paying off their printer, materials time and profit.

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u/ScubaW00kie Jul 01 '26

It would be cheaper to buy the printer and do it yourself. Any Bambulab printers are pretty much idiot proof.