6-Pack Cooler | Half-Rack

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This fully 3D printed cooler legitly holds a 6-pack of cans, as shown. It is full-scale-functional as a usable cooler! I basically maxed out my A1 printer, well I guess I could have gone 9 cans, but… who want's a 9-can cooler? Unless there was a 3-can version you'd have to go through (3) whole 12-packs before everything evened out, right? Kinda the hot-dog & bun pack thing… Sorry, my mind wanders sometimes.

 

Anyways, I know this large print size cuts away its printability on smaller printers, and I apologize. But if you want a cooler that fits a 6 pack (normal 12oz cans) then this is the print for you.

 

I printed mine from PETg and it came out great! Any other materials would probably be OK though. I'm guessing it's about as good as keeping cans cool as using a foam koozie based on some printed Koozie testing I've done previously.

 

It won't be as good at keeping things as cool as some of the higher end $$$ coolers, but the price is right for this one and it makes a great impact when people finally realize that it's a 3D print.

 

There are 3 parts needed to have a functional cooler:

Base

Lid

Handle

 

The optional parts:

Lettering

Divider

 

If you'd like to see some of the design and background of this cooler, check out the video below:

 

EOD, I felt I needed to design and print this. After printing I had a couple of afterthoughts on some features I could have included, and may include in the future. If you have suggestions I'm open to improvements.

 

Oh yeah, you might find this helpful. Here is the internal volume of the cooler for reference:

 

If you print it, let me know how it goes for you and how you like it. Be sure to post photo's of your make too, I'd love to see them!

 

Thanks for checking it out!

 

If you're looking for a taller cooler, I made another one that fits (6) x 16 ounce cans. You can check that one out here:

https://makerworld.com/en/models/2802503-6-pack-x-16oz-cooler-six-pounder#profileId-3117748

 

*Update - Added STEP File and Print Profile for all lettering removed from Cooler Body.