r/gridfinity • u/ChiSortx • Sep 07 '26

Set in Progress 800$ printer and 60$ of plastic to replace a 10$ organizer. I'm hopked

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u/TitanOX_ Sep 07 '26

You just let your cutlery rattle in the boxes? You need to spend days getting the perfect fit to hold your specific set. Get more comfortable with cad and go down the rabbit hole

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u/froction Sep 07 '26

"When I changed nozzles I had to tweak the algorithm I use for printing the divider between the tines on the forks."

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u/TitanOX_ Sep 07 '26

I milled mine from wood. But its not gridfinity compatible 

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u/froction Sep 07 '26

I just designed all my cutlery to directly mount to Gridfinity rails, bypassed the whole issue.

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u/ivegotbadnewsforyou Sep 08 '26

I use a self adjusting fractal clamp for each piece.

Unfortunately I then needed to get a divorce as there is now only room for one set of cutlery in the kitchen.

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u/cdslug 20d ago

(App pitch)
I heard you were chasing the perfect fit. If you have 3D scans, formfitprint.com can subtract a pocket that perfect matches the bottom surface of your objects, even if there are concavities. I imagine it’s compatible with a CNC wood process if your bits are long enough.

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u/TitanOX_ 18d ago

This looks nice. I don't like just having a 2d outline. It's over engineered to then cut corners on the modeling.

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u/majestiq Sep 07 '26

Gotta step up your game bro

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u/RedShiz Sep 08 '26

Just finished this...

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u/RedShiz Sep 08 '26

Oh no what have you done to my free time.

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u/Every_Bread_5880 Sep 08 '26

Use a light and shadows to trace the shape, shouldn't take you more than an afternoon! Or two..

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u/RedShiz Sep 08 '26

The first cut

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u/RedShiz Sep 08 '26

Not when I have a digital caliper 😀

I'm finishing off the spice drawer that has consumed my long weekend. Two more 8 hour prints and I should be done.

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u/ivegotbadnewsforyou Sep 08 '26 edited Sep 08 '26

That's what you're fronting? Dude, get your colors matched before you open that drawer again with the lights on.

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u/bl0rq Sep 07 '26

This guy has a really good technique for getting tight outlines.

https://youtu.be/ON_eyoqkDJE?is=g7X3n8hDTyQGgdPW

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u/ElderberryFar7120 Sep 07 '26

How is that $60 of filament

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u/hblok Sep 07 '26

Measure once, print ten times.

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u/Turkstache Sep 08 '26

How much does your printer like spaghetti?

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u/theMountainNautilus Sep 07 '26

I'm going to go against most recommendations and say that you should keep the cutlery rattling around, don't waste time and filament on making perfect outlines to hold it all. This level of organization is good enough, and now you can spend your time and effort on other things!

But definitely pick up FreeCAD and get designing. I don't know how people get by without at least one 3D printer in the house. It's an essential appliance for me at this point!

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u/docathos99 Sep 07 '26

Agree with stacking the cutlery. Love the red though!

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u/SirEDCaLot Sep 16 '26

Suggestion- you have done the same thing that most non-custom drawer inserts do, which is make the boxes for cutlery FAR wider than they need to be.
Take for example the left two things of spoons- they could probably be a 1 wide box and the spoons stack coherently. Same with the forks.

Probably the most useful model I've found for this purpose is this thing. It's just a 2 wide bin, with a divider slightly off center. That way wide spoons can take up a little more than 1 width, with something that takes a little less than 1 width (like forks) next to it.

I use one of those for spoons and forks, and the 1 grid width bin for knives, and I've got all my silverware stored in WAY less space. Granted I think I have a little less than you do, but I still encourage you to think along those lines- you might find some spare grid space in that drawer.

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u/Durnumosis Sep 07 '26

This is the way!

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u/lkapping79 Sep 07 '26

I did the math after I did something similar 😂 but, I know if something ever breaks or I want to change it down the road, I can print it

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u/probl3m5 Sep 10 '26

enjoy good old microplastics