Stackable Component Bins / Louvre Panel Trays
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Published on June 8, 2011
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Description
For hanging on a Louvre hook panel, or simply stacking up in a pile, to sort all your nuts and bolts, bits and bobs, odds and ends in.
I don't currently have access to such a panel, so the clip on this tub is a generous estimation, and there is a matching hook that can be easily stuck all over a scrap bit of plywood by using some countersunk screws, to turn it into such a panel.
If anyone does have access to one and would like to share some dimensions for the hooks on them, then I could redesign this for a better fit.
The current design is only two parts for simplicity's sake, and on its side to keep stress in-plane and remove overhangs, but I might consider making one in more flat parts.
Suggest some alternate sizes and I'll make them, otherwise go fiddle around with the IGES part files.
I don't currently have access to such a panel, so the clip on this tub is a generous estimation, and there is a matching hook that can be easily stuck all over a scrap bit of plywood by using some countersunk screws, to turn it into such a panel.
If anyone does have access to one and would like to share some dimensions for the hooks on them, then I could redesign this for a better fit.
The current design is only two parts for simplicity's sake, and on its side to keep stress in-plane and remove overhangs, but I might consider making one in more flat parts.
Suggest some alternate sizes and I'll make them, otherwise go fiddle around with the IGES part files.
Instructions
You might need to shave slight bits off the tags to make it push fit, or glue/heat weld it together to stop it falling apart, depending on how much your printer shrinks holes.
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4ndy
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July 22, 2011
said:
Soon as I start making some to sort out my nuts and bolts, my partner sees the result and is all "ooh! can I have a wee rack of them to sort out my jewellery and bits?"
Silly woman. Metal fasteners go in machines, not in ears. ;)
Anyway, I just printed off some hooks, and they seem to grip the tray quite well without being too thick.
MakeALot
on
June 9, 2011
said:
Very useful thank you, I have all these pots of things on my desk, just what I needed! :)
sockles
on
June 9, 2011
said:
This is the kind of stuff I want to see more of, stuff that can be used daily.
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Hi.
This is a nice design. What is the weigth of your boxes ? How does the cost compare to commercial solutions ?
I stacked 4 of them on our kitchen scales, and it read about 150g, making that 37.5g/tub, which I think is probably about 40-50g with the hook included, though I'm sure someone else can take more accurate readings.
Anyway while I hate monetary costing, assuming that you print in ABS costing £15/kg and spend an hour printing each one using an average of 150W, with electricity costing £0.12/kWh, this puts the cost/tub at:
(Material cost 0.0375*15=£0.5625)+(Energy 0.15*1*0.12=0.018)=£0.5805/tub
The cheapes
t set of tubs that turned up on a quick google product search was £13.50 plus shipping for 20 PP tubs slightly larger than this, making that £0.675/tub and there are plenty of higher quality sets that cost more, including individual bins about the size of a mendel print volume for £20...
Industr
y, please try harder.
P.S. I don't actually remember how long the print took for me, I think it was less than stated, but the energy cost is tiny anyway. The screws I used were salvaged from a dumped machine, and I only needed one/hook to clamp them well to a similarly salvaged bit of plywood.