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Re: Gridfinity: The modular, open-source grid storage system

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Open-source Honeycomb storage wall by RostaP: https://www.printables.com/model/152592-honeycomb-storage-wa...

https://www.reddit.com/r/honeycombwall/

Although they aren't open-source as Gridfinity or HSW:

Cargo modular storage system by Play Conveyor: https://thangs.com/designer/Play%20Conveyor/3d-model/Cargo%2...

Multiboard, by Multiboard: https://www.multiboard.io/

Re: Gridfinity: The modular, open-source grid storage system

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It’s such a nice project. But boy do I think it would benefit from mass production. People spend a lot of time printing generic bins and baseplates that would be better spent just printing custom bins.

I guess selling injection molded parts is forbidden under its licensing terms, which seems unfortunate. Let people make some money while everyone is saving money.

It's not clear what tort would be committed under US law by someone who sold injection-molded parts using the Gridfinity STLs. Patent infringement? No patent has issued. Copyright infringement? Copyright generally only covers expressive elements of works such as the sculpture in question, not functional elements like the "Sega" string that was at issue in Sega vs. Accolade. Trademark? Also doesn't protect functional elements.

Basically, it seems like the inventor purports to be licensing the kinds of exclusive rights to their invention that a patent would grant them, but without actually meeting the legal requirements for receiving a patent.

(I don't know of any other jurisdiction that would give them a cause of action either, but law is diverse enough, and many governments are corrupt enough, that I'm sure there's somewhere in the world they could win a lawsuit.)

Maybe some actual lawyers could chime in on this.

Re: Gridfinity: The modular, open-source grid storage system

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post #8

I’ve been trying this out. The biggest problem I’m experiencing is that your draws won’t be a perfect multiple of the grid size. Which means you are always going to be left with gaps on the side which are wasted space which could be up to 40mm. There is kind of a solution to this where you can use non standard grid sizes to perfectly fit your draws, and there are generators which will create the baseplates and bins f…

What I do is print custom bins to store long things on the side of the grid. Making it smaller or bigger would not have fixed anything.

Re: Gridfinity: The modular, open-source grid storage system

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post #11

Open-source Honeycomb storage wall by RostaP: https://www.printables.com/model/152592-honeycomb-storage-wa... https://www.reddit.com/r/honeycombwall/ Although they aren't open-source as Gridfinity or HSW: Cargo modular storage system by Play Conveyor: https://thangs.com/designer/Play%20Conveyor/3d-model/Cargo%2... Multiboard, by Multiboard: https://www.multiboard.io/

Why mention multiboard and not honeycomb storage wall (HSW)? It's open source and arguably a better ecosystem.

Re: Gridfinity: The modular, open-source grid storage system

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An old colleague of mine went through the process of doing gridfinity. One of his main struggles was getting boxes that fit his power tools perfectly. He was looking for a way to easily get a shape of the tool into CAD. What’s the most straightforward and effective way to get a CAD representation of a solid these days? Of course there are expensive solutions but is there anything reasonably achievable in the DIY space?

Re: Gridfinity: The modular, open-source grid storage system

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post #15
post #11

Open-source Honeycomb storage wall by RostaP: https://www.printables.com/model/152592-honeycomb-storage-wa... https://www.reddit.com/r/honeycombwall/ Although they aren't open-source as Gridfinity or HSW: Cargo modular storage system by Play Conveyor: https://thangs.com/designer/Play%20Conveyor/3d-model/Cargo%2... Multiboard, by Multiboard: https://www.multiboard.io/

Why mention multiboard and not honeycomb storage wall (HSW)? It's open source and arguably a better ecosystem.

I didn't come across it is why. I'll add it.

Re: Gridfinity: The modular, open-source grid storage system

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post #4

Warning (or recommendation): Impossibly ambitious cleanup campaigns are like catnip to ADHD havers

sighs in stalled project and half organised gridfinity cupboard

Though the plus side to this is that it can be done somewhat inrementally

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