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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 lrvick »

bjackman wrote: post #39
ffsm8 wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why do people want to reuse toilet paper rolls? Paper is not a hygienic material, and these are used in a place that's rife with bacteria...

IIUC this is also true of most 3D-print materials. You should not be using Gridfinity to store food! This is also why you usually shouldn't 3D print a dildo. This would be true even if the materials were food safe to be honest, I don't see how you can keep something like this clean. It's for storing stuff like capacitors and screws and electrical tape.

But, importantly, you can 3D print a dildo mold.

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

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Post by tetha »

Maybe I'm a bit of a downer there, but I looked at the overall effort and time investment of making Gridfinity and rather got myself a cutting board and glue to recycle old cardboard.

Don't get me wrong, Gridfinity looks amazing. But, cutting a few cardboard base plates from old shipping boxes into place and putting together little stands for a metronome, tuner and a few other small things, as well as a bunch of boxes for plecs and other small stuff took like half an hour to an hour.

And I could reuse some trash shipping boxes I had around here.

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

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Post by lrvick »

cjonas wrote: post #15
morjom wrote: 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.

Also the proprietary license on multiboard is absolutely insane. Not only is it closed source, even the printed objects have strings attached. If you ever use anything you print from the multiboard library in a for-profit setting you are obligated to pay a monthly license fee.

HSW 100%

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

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Post by lrvick »

pjc50 wrote: post #40
morjom wrote: 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/

OK, a hex grid wall is really appealing. Now I just need to find a local printer ..

Trust me once you start printing this you are going to want it all over your home and want new panels on demand for any otherwise useless wall space. 3D printers are cheap!

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

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Post by lrvick »

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…

I just pull out calipers, take some quick measurements, then put them into OpenSCAD, export, and hit print.

Between Honeycomb Storage Wall and Gridfinity almost every tool I own has a home.

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

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Post by Gigachad »

MarkCole wrote: post #26
Gigachad wrote: 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…

There is also the option to do half bins / half grid pattern at the edge. So you have the normal 42x42 grid pattern, then on one edge there are 21x42 sized boxes. There are a number of designs that support the half grid pattern. This would reduce your maximum lost space down to 20mm, and you would still have compatibility with the gridfinity system.

I’ll have to give this a shot. I can always put the generic bins I can generate as half size on the edge and put the downloaded ones in the standard grid.

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

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Post by Gigachad »

VBprogrammer wrote: post #35
ffsm8 wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why do people want to reuse toilet paper rolls? Paper is not a hygienic material, and these are used in a place that's rife with bacteria...

If you are worried about this you might want to consider whether you have a healthy degree of concern about hygiene and bacteria. It could be worth speaking with a therapist.

If the bacteria on toilet rolls was an actual problem, toothbrushes would be a much bigger issue than storage tubs.

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

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Post by Nullabillity »

Gigachad wrote: post #47
VBprogrammer wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you are worried about this you might want to consider whether you have a healthy degree of concern about hygiene and bacteria. It could be worth speaking with a therapist.

If the bacteria on toilet rolls was an actual problem, toothbrushes would be a much bigger issue than storage tubs.

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

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

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Post by baq »

lrvick wrote: post #44
pjc50 wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

OK, a hex grid wall is really appealing. Now I just need to find a local printer ..

Trust me once you start printing this you are going to want it all over your home and want new panels on demand for any otherwise useless wall space. 3D printers are cheap!

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).

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

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Post by IlikeKitties »

Nullabillity wrote: post #48
Gigachad wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If the bacteria on toilet rolls was an actual problem, toothbrushes would be a much bigger issue than storage tubs.

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

You don't know what you are missing but to each their own i guess.
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