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Gridfinity for Your Kitchen. No Computer Required.

Most Gridfinity guides assume you have a computer, Bambu Studio, and an hour to figure out slicer settings. This one doesn't.

This is a complete kitchen drawer organization system designed to be planned, configured, and printed entirely from your phone or Bambu Handy app. If you've been intimidated by Gridfinity or just don't want to mess with a computer, this version is built for you.

 

When I set out to build this collection, I had three things I planned around:

• 100% app-managed. You should be able to plan and print your entire system from your couch using nothing but the Bambu Handy app. No Bambu Studio, no computer, no slicer knowledge required.
• Maximum flexibility. These bins are clean and simple squares and rectangles built half-grid spacing under the hood. That means a bin you print today will fit anywhere on your baseplate, even if you completely reorganize your drawer next year. No custom shapes built around a specific utensil you might replace. No bins that only work in one spot. Premium bins require future-proofing to ensure they always have a place in your organization system, and these fit the bill.
• Optimized for both nozzles. Whether you're printing with a 0.4mm nozzle for ease and consistency or a 0.6mm nozzle for speed, the profiles are hand-tuned for each. I've personally tested and used these settings for countless bins. The wall structure and print settings are specifically set to minimize printing time while maximizing strength and premium feel. I have printed bins of lots of different shapes and sizes, but these are the thicknesses and settings I always come back to. 

Why These Bins Are Worth Your Filament

Kitchen drawers take a beating. Bins get slammed, heavy metal ladles get dropped in them, and cheap thin-walled prints will crack or rattle around over time. You will only need to print these once. In my house they have survived toddlers and children, so that should tell you what you need to know. 

 

To be clear, these are not the fastest bins to print, or the lightest on filament. But that's intentional! At 2.94mm (0.116") thick, they're rigid and solid. They truly feel like something off a store shelf, not a print bed. If you want something that will still be in your drawer ten years from now, this is it. 

 

Two Heights, Built for Real Kitchen Drawers

One of the many advantages of Gridfinity is that bins can stack. But in a kitchen, that's not really very common. You open the drawer, grab what you need, and close it. So rather than optimizing for stacking flexibility, these bins are sized to sit flush and uniform with the top of your drawer sides, giving everything a clean, intentional look.

Choose 8u if your drawer sides are around 2.5" (63.5mm) tall. Choose 10u if your drawer sides are closer to 2.75" to 3" (70mm to 76mm). When in doubt, measure the interior height of your drawer box and pick the size that sits at or just below that number.

Baseplates - Blueprints - Bins

Baseplates are a skeletal design (linked below, not my model, just a big fan) that skips all the unnecessary bulk and keeps only what matters: the grid corners. That filament savings goes straight into beefier bins. Drop the ultralight grids into your drawer and if it's too big just trim it with basic scissors and keep going. You will never need to print a custom spacer with this plan. More details on these below.

 

Blueprints are your unique drawer layouts. Layout planning happens on your phone or tablet (linked below, not my tool, just a big fan). Drag and drop to map out your drawer visually, then count up what you need. That's your print list. A computer makes this easier but isn't required.

 

Bins are selected by size from my well-organized plates within your nozzle-specific and size-specific print profile. Set your quantity in the Bambu Handy app, and hit print. Every plate is one bin size, designed to be simple and clear.

Step by Step

Step 1: Print and Install Baseplates

Forget measuring your drawer in millimeters. These "Ultralight+ Gridfinity Baseplates by DBT85 are the key to a no-measuring and no-spacer system. Simply print a few baseplates and drop them into your drawer. When you hit a wall, trim the grid with a pair of kitchen scissors and drop the next one in. Keep going until the floor of your drawer is covered. That's it. No math, no custom spacers, no reprints.

This picture should showcase what I mean. Note that the right side of the grid is snipped roughly halfway through a unit. This makes it so I don't need to measure for spacers, and you can simply cut the thin plastic right there in the base of the drawer:

 

What makes these baseplates so helpful is what they leave out. A traditional Gridfinity baseplate is a heavy, solid grid that takes forever to print and uses a ton of filament. These strip all of that away and keep only the alignment geometry, which is genuinely all a flat drawer needs. The result is a full 6x6 sheet in about 50 minutes at under 13g of filament. Because they're so thin and light, any pair of scissors will cut right through them without any effort. Either the 2 or 3 wall profile will work for your needs.

 

If you mess up a cut, don't sweat it. Toss it and print another. At <13g a 6x6 sheet, it's not worth losing sleep over. Use any color, any filament you have laying around.

Step 2: Plan Your Layout

With the grid-size of your drawer established, use a Gridfinity layout planner of your choice. I've had great success with https://gridfinitylayouttool.com/ and use it personally. Adjust the grid size until it matches that of your drawer, then drag and drop bin shapes until your drawer is mapped out the way you want it. When you're happy, count up your bin dimensions and totals. That's your print list. A computer makes this step easier, but it works on a phone too. Take your print list to these print profiles and start melting plastic!

Step 3: Choose Your Print Profile and Print

Before you start printing, pick the profile that matches your nozzle size and desired bin height. The bin dimensions are identical across both profiles, just optimized differently under the hood.

From there, find the plate for the bin size on your list, set your quantity in the Bambu Handy app, and hit print. This collection is organized by nozzle and bin sizing to be simple and clear. One plate, one bin size, no confusion.

 

Print Profiles: Make sure you first check your nozzle size (0.4mm for a normal, stable experience. 0.6mm for a faster print)

• 0.4mm: 1 & 1.5 Wide Bins - 8u
• 0.4mm: 2 & 2.5 Wide Bins - 8u
• 0.4mm: 3 Wide Bins - 8u
• 0.6mm: 1 & 1.5 Wide Bins - 8u
• 0.6mm: 2 & 2.5 Wide Bins - 8u
• 0.6mm: 3 Wide Bins - 8u
• 0.4mm: 1 & 1.5 Wide Bins - 10u
• 0.4mm: 2 & 2.5 Wide Bins - 10u
• 0.4mm: 3 Wide Bins - 10u
• 0.6mm: 1 & 1.5 Wide Bins - 10u
• 0.6mm: 2 & 2.5 Wide Bins - 10u
• 0.6mm: 3 Wide Bins - 10u

It's worth noting that if you need a 3x1 bin, for example, and you don't find it the “3 Wide Bins” print profile, that means it is in another print profile, in this case, under 1x3 size ("1 & 1.5 Wide Bins"). If you need a 8x2.5 bin, check in the 2.5x8 location ("2 & 2.5 Wide Bins").

 

If you're planning to print a lot of bins, the time savings from switching in a 0.6mm nozzle is generally worth it if you have one, but it's not a requirement. I think genuine nozzles run $10-15 USD. I throw mine on whenever I'm about to print off lots of bins and I think it's worth the quick swap!

 

The other major time savings boost is snagging an extra build plate. This allows you to instantly pop one build-plate off and set it aside to cool while instantly starting the next bin on a second plate. My second build plate was $15-25 USD and has been an absolute workhorse. 

Step 4: Load Your Drawer

Drop your bins onto the baseplate grid, arrange them however you planned, and you're done. If you ever want to reorganize, just pull the bins out and move them around. This is where slight increase in time and filament to print in half-grids pays off. You will have complete flexibility if you change your mind! Nothing is permanent.

Credits

This guide wouldn't work without two tools I didn't make but rely on completely.

 

The baseplates used in this system are the “Ultralight+Gridfinity Bases” by DBT85.  They are one of the smartest Gridfinity base designs I've come across and deserve all the attention they get. Go give that creator some love too.

 

The layout planner at gridfinitylayouttool.com is a free, fantastic tool that I have no affiliation with. I'm just a fan. If it helps you plan your drawer, go tell them!

 

Lastly, I really hope this helps you. Please don't hesitate to ask any questions, or even DM me if I can help. I remember being intimidated by Gridfinity storage, and now I can't imagine my life without it. 
 

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