April 23, 2023
Description
The spices were hard to find and didn't fit in the cupboard. So I made these racks. They hold 24 jars on a removable caddy, 8 more jars on a fixed shelf in back, and 8 tall jars and 8 short jars on the cupboard door. 48 jars in all. All the jars are visible as soon as you open the door.
The caddy is exactly sized to fit our cupboard; you might need to change the design for yours. The caddy is 376mm wide, 212mm deep, and 190mm tall (14.8 x 8.35 x 7.5 inches). The door racks are an additional 47mm (~2 inches) deep.
There is a magnetic clasp in the back rack and the back side of the caddy. When the caddy is pushed in, the magnet snaps it into position.
I printed the racks in PLA on an i3 MK3. Each rack is printed in two pieces to fit the printer. The tall handles did not need any support. (I was surprised it worked.)
The caddy and back rack are held together by threaded rods, #6-32 x 6 inches (M3 x 150mm should work), and nylon locking nuts. You need a long shank nut driver to screw in the nuts.
The magnets are 3mm x 8mm discs, and they are captured between the halves when you screw them together. Check the orientation so they attract instead of repelling.
The back rack and door racks are secured by 3M Command Strips.
I designed this in Fusion 360. I've included the CAD files in both .f3d and .STEP formats. There are three sets of files; the caddy and back rack are one design; the top (short jar) door rack is one design, and the bottom (tall jar) door rack is one design.
License:
Creative Commons — Attribution
kbob
