Originally shared by iDig 3D printing
We have put together a brief Freecad tutorial as well as made the 3D model files available for our 3D printable stackable storage bins.
These will be very handy in your shed, garage or office so that your can organise all your nuts & bolts, screws etc …
So get #3dprinting
Nice.
@Lelania_Jade_S
thanks
@Gregory_C
yes you could buy them cheaper, BUT, we have tended to find that the cheap ones tend to buckle and don’t hold their weight very well. Although saying that this design has not had much user testing.
And of course you can 3D print them yourself, things are always better when you make them yourself.
@Nathan_Walkner
yes if your 3D printer is not calibrated properly this will not work.
Currently at a layer resolution of 0.74mm it takes two hours. But this can be refined.
We have had some positive contributions about a redesign suggesting using 0.8mm wall thickness (reducing the wall thickness) but including reinforced areas to add the strength that you would loose.
Why not take a look at the freecad tutorial on the website for this model and use that as a starting point for a redesign that will use less plastic and print quicker. How would you improve the design?
@Nathan_Walkner
The overhangs are supported by a fillet. The anomaly you see is actually due to the issue you mentioned previously, getting your printer dialled in.
We used a 0.8mm nozzle on the top box and so were working on getting the best results with the lowest resolution we could use. The layer height on this model was 0.78mm which wasn’t quite right, there was too much error. We have since refined this to 0.74mm (0.7356mm) which works much better.
We included a fillet on the edge joining the rim and the main bin as we new that this would not work on a 3D printer otherwise.
You should download the model and have a look at it. We know that improvements can be made so we would be happy to take constructive suggestions.