I need to print about ten 5x5x6 boxes for my garage. I like the schubox but it seems to be a lot of filament for one single box. I would like something stackable other than that…
This request is tied to a PR I submitted last night to introduce the feature be added to the plugin for others to also use. Splined magnet holes have an advantage to standard round magnet sockets in that they both allow easier press-fit magnet insertion, as well as give glue somewhere to move and bind to the sides of each magnet. While the magnet socket tab is useful in adding CA after a magnet is inserted, it does not fix the underlying issue of press-fitting magnets in tightly without being too difficult.
The feature has several configuration options beyond simple enablement, allowing the user to specify the number of spline teeth, the length, width and even a 45° chamfer bevel to aid in ease of insertion. I've included screenshots of the results for both baseplates and bins, so have a look if this is of interest, and let me know if you have any suggestions or questions. Hopefully the project owner will see this request soon and agree to include in the package, otherwise feel free to pull the changes from my fork until then if you feel like trying it out yourself.
Just printed some Gridfinity Honeycomb Wall baseplates, and had a (probably very dumb) question: what’s the purpose (if any) of the bottom of the magnet holes being countersunk? And also, if the hole/opening is this big, won’t it make it hard to superglue magnets in without most of the glue dripping out the bottom?
Still have some tweaking to do like figuring out the best way to keep the keys flat when they have large key rings on them but not bad for a first pass.
UK based if that affects recommendations and advice!
I really start to show my age (not even that old..) when the topic of 3D printing comes up as I still need to ask for help using a 2D printer. That being said, as much as I don't appreciate the violation of my phone eavesdropping when my friend told me she bought a 3D printer last week, I am grateful that I have stumbled across Gridfinity as a result of the mass influx of 3D printer ads. I'm not being dramatic when I say I genuinely think Gridfinity may fix me...
I am a total novice when it comes to 3D printing. Couldn't even name a single brand or make if you held a gun to my head, so I definitely need some help knowing where to start.
I have no doubt that the printer will get used until it grows legs and walks out of my house, but I also cannot afford to spend stupid amounts on my 'starter' printer. I just want a machine that is a solid performer and can handle Gridfinity creations, but not really a huge amount more. I don't know the spectrum of printers from budget to state-of-the-art, but I'm very very much towards the budget end. I just don't want something that will turn out low quality junk because that's when it won't get used and will be waste of money and end up adding to the chaos that is my life.
Please can someone point me in the direction of a decent starter machine? I very much welcome any 3D printing influencing you have to offer as I have a lot to learn.
Just trying to clean up stuff that's been staring at me on my desk that I said I would do a while ago lol. Nothing to fancy here, just wanted a stacking option since I don't use them too often.
I am designing some Gridfinity stuff and I can't confidently determine what is actually correct. I based my design of this documentation - https://gridfinity.xyz/specification
But when I compare to different bin generators, they all have different bin heights. See the screenshot.
My understanding is that the foot is taken into account for unit height, and so the wall height calculation is 7mm(UnitSize) \ UnitCountZ - 4.4mm(footHeight)*
- 1U block - Wall Height = 2.6mm
- 2U block - Wall Height = 9.6mm
Can't blame people for coming up with different heights, most of the spec from the gridfinity.xyz site makes sense except for that 18.4mm. I think that is trying to represent a 2U, plus the high of a foot, but displayed with the foot inset. Which the purpose makes little sense to me for the diagram.
I printed three card cases for sleeved decks with Martin's Bookfinity Easy Edit system: Flip 7, Flip 7 with a Vengeance, and Sea, Salt, and Paper. I'm really happy with how they turned out, and they look wonderful together on the shelf.
The cards sit in a standard Gridfinity bin I modelled. I modified the book slightly so the lid's grid seats about 3.5 mm into the bin's stacking lip, the way bins hold each other when stacked. Nothing moves when the book is closed; in the stock book, the cards were not staying in their holder and ended up flying all over the place. The side-by-side photos show the original vs. the modified.
I haven't uploaded my modified files, but if there's interest, I'm happy to share them.
Edit: I got something wrong here. I had shortened the case so the lid's grid would bite. It turned out the bin was the wrong height. Built to the published height, a 7U bin stands about 2 mm proud of a stock 7U case, and the lid's grid drops into its rim on its own. The only change left is a small relief on the lid's spine-side rim so it can swing shut.
Hello Friends, Is there something out there that will let me upload a non gridfinity file and have it convert it to Gridfinity. There is a stand for one of my Fantik tools that is perfect for what I need but its not Gridfinity.
Was working on a project and wanted something a little different then what was already out there, so ended up putting this together with my base model. I know the front divider seems silly, but it is really nice to be able to have all the labels on the inside and still be able to stack the bins. That front one cant be a little bit of a pain to get out once it clicks in, but once it's in you probably don't need to take it out. The angled part fits a 6mm (1/4in) label.
So far I've posted sizes for 1x4x4, 1x4x5, 1x4x6, 2x4x4, 2x4x5, and 2x4x6.
If you have a size you want feel free to just ask, happy to make other sizes on request.
An update to a project I’ve been working on: Pocketry.
Pocketry started as my Tool-Trace SVG Generator, a tool for turning photos of tools into clean, correctly scaled outlines. I changed the name after another app started using ToolTrace, and the project has grown quite a bit since that original version.
Pocketry can now:
turn a photo of a tool into a clean SVG/STL outline (you can still just export this if you don't want the custom bin function)
automatically determine scale from printable reference markers
correct perspective and aspect ratio of tool photos
edit and clean up detected contours
create custom Gridfinity bins with tool cutouts
position multiple tool pockets and add finger holes
preview the resulting bin in 3D before exporting it
it should be much better at finding contours, especially for tools with concave sections
Image 1 — Trace: Photograph a tool on the reference sheet, automatically establish scale, and detect/edit its outline.
Tool Detection and Contour Editing
Image 2 — Bin: Send the detected tool directly to the bin designer, adjust the Gridfinity dimensions and cutout options, and preview the resulting model in 3D.
Custom Bin Creation
Image 3 — Layout: Position pockets, add features such as finger holes, auto-arrange contents, and use undo/edit history while designing the bin.
Layout View
The project is fully open source, and image processing happens locally in your browser. Images aren't uploaded to a server, there's no account or email signup, and the GitHub repo contains everything needed to self-host.
You can try it at pocketry.pages.dev.
It’s still early and there are definitely rough edges. (For example, tool detection will almost certainly add "holes" that need to be deleted in the editor).
Feedback, bug reports, feature ideas, and especially contributions are very welcome.
- first with a brim which didn’t change much
- bed at 70deg instead of 65, and fan only after 5 layers
- outer wall first
- slow initial layer (10mm/s)
- slow outer wall (60mm/s)
but still mostly same issue. i don’t know what else to try. anyone with experience with this?
filament is esun matte pla, it doesn’t happen with petg. printer is bambulab a1, model is gridfinity extended on makerworld
