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Gridfinity: The modular, open-source grid storage system

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

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Post by regularfry »

stevenpetryk wrote: post #2

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.

The Slant3d guys have a trope about 3d printing primarily being a fulfilment technology, not a manufacturing one. To me it doesn't matter if someone is selling an injection moulded baseplate if I can print one for pennies from filament I already have and it's in my hands in a couple of hours with no delivery charges.

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

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Post by baq »

a_wild_dandan wrote: post #70
baq wrote: post #49

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They're also relatively big and ideally the thing they're standing on is attached to the wall or has a 40kg damper (i.e. a concrete pavement block or something similar).

Consumer printers work well (or even better) without any dampers, and they come in all (e.g. fishbowl) sizes.

I don't need a damper for the printer, I need it for the furniture it stands on.

Re size, the bambu A1 with the AMS lite takes up quite a bit of space - but the option of not having to switch filaments and not having to worry about filament running out mid print is sooo nice.

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

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Post by tecleandor »

rsync wrote: post #158
joshmarinacci wrote: post #122

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This. Every commercial system I've used changes or is discontinued. I now take my storage into my own hands, even if it takes longer.

I standardized on Sortimo t-boxx for our workshops: https://www.mysortimo.us/en_US/Storage-Bins-%26-Boxes/T-BOXX... ... and although the insert colors changed, the architecture and sizing has been constant for more than 15 years ...

I like T-Boxx, but they get very expensive (+€60, without accessories), and as I'm not using them commercially, it doesn't make sense for me.

Meanwhile, among others, I've placed alerts for their L-Boxx Mini, so I buy a couple of them each time they go €8 or less. (Less than 8 is unusual, but around 8 is possible)

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

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Post by rtkwe »

idiotsecant wrote: post #170
rtkwe wrote: post #111

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The main solution I've heard is to just encapsulate the whole thing in foodsafe epoxy. Then it doesn't matter as much what the inner material in so long as you monitor for damage.

There's food safe epoxy? TIL

Yeah there are a couple that claim to be like this [0] one, and there are FDA standards to follow for that claim. I wouldn't use one on a cutting board or anything that gets scraped or cut on and you need to let it cure waaaay longer than normal but yeah there are options out there.

[0] https://www.artresin.com/blogs/artresin/food-safe-epoxy-a-gu...

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

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Post by mrbigbob »

diggan wrote: post #115
cassianoleal wrote: post #71

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You go through a roll in a couple days?

I'm not sure if you're trying to say that's a lot or little? But yeah, each roll might survive 3-4 days at most I'd guess, but honestly can't say I've ever measured. We're two people (me and my wife) in the household fwiw.

might i suggest purchasing a bidet. you can get one for less than $50 on amazon and it will help you dramatically cut down on toilet paper. it also makes you feel so much cleaner. my two cents

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

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Post by xsmasher »

junon wrote: post #22
SOLAR_FIELDS wrote: post #16

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 spac…

Photogrammetry is one. Generally results in messy geometry though and tolerances get finicky. The CAD plugin in Blender is my favorite though. Need a caliper to get measurements and then I can build out my hooks/clamps/whatever. FreeCAD for when I just need sketches as I find the solid part workflow utterly confusing, whereas I'm very well versed in Blender.

I use Photopea. If you can get a decent silhouette you can do Image > Vectorize Bitmap to get a path and save it as an .SVG

Blender can import an SVG; then you can clean up the curve if necessary.

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

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Post by dzhiurgis »

mrbigbob wrote: post #175
diggan wrote: post #115

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I'm not sure if you're trying to say that's a lot or little? But yeah, each roll might survive 3-4 days at most I'd guess, but honestly can't say I've ever measured. We're two people (me and my wife) in the household fwiw.

might i suggest purchasing a bidet. you can get one for less than $50 on amazon and it will help you dramatically cut down on toilet paper. it also makes you feel so much cleaner. my two cents

I feel I use more or roughly same since you still wanna dry off and built dryer doesn’t work for me.

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

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Post by diggan »

mrbigbob wrote: post #175
diggan wrote: post #115

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I'm not sure if you're trying to say that's a lot or little? But yeah, each roll might survive 3-4 days at most I'd guess, but honestly can't say I've ever measured. We're two people (me and my wife) in the household fwiw.

might i suggest purchasing a bidet. you can get one for less than $50 on amazon and it will help you dramatically cut down on toilet paper. it also makes you feel so much cleaner. my two cents

> might i suggest purchasing a bidet. you can get one for less than $50 on amazon and it will help you dramatically cut down on toilet paper

You may suggest whatever you want :) We do have an installed bidet in our main bathroom, as most houses where I live has those. Tried it, didn't like it, will proceed with using paper as currently it doesn't have many drawbacks and doesn't leave me feeling "more dirty" afterwards than using water would.

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

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Post by dotancohen »

eloisant wrote: post #141
Nullabillity wrote: post #48

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Usually you don't use your toothbrush while fondling your genitals...

There are way more bacteria in your mouth than on your genitals

There is an equal amount of bacteria in your mouth and on my genitals.
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