June 10, 2024
Description
As an engineer and a product designer, I have collected and sorted thousands of components, fixings, parts, tools and bits that all need to be stored somehow. After trying all kinds of commercially available solutions I was still unsatisfied and began designing my own version - the STOR toolbox. The first revision is vastly different to the final version as it took over 10 iteration and 2 years of design, printing, testing and use to get here. Now though I can happily say that the STOR box is my favourite parts organizer that I use daily.
Instead of manufacturing shipping physical products and having to incur associated costs I wanted to make this design available for makers and anyone with an FDM 3D printer and basic modding skills. So, I have spent months on optimizing and improving the design as well as the .gcode files in order to be able to print these parts easily, quickly and reliably, even on a low-cost FDM printer. All you need is a 0.6 mm nozzle (not absolutely necessary, just for best results) to print all the parts and some M2 hardware and springs to assemble the final design. Provided are a detailed parts list, slicing and assembly guides.
The STOR box features are:
- easy to use sliding drawers for all your part storage needs
- optimized 3D printable design (STL files) that can be printed on a 200x200 bed FDM printer
- part = feature = infill = perimeter = shell - key to optimised design for FDM
- 10 different drawer bin designs for organizing parts of different size and shape
- easy to use locking mechanism to allow for your components to be secured in transit
- retainer wedges to stop the drawers sliding all the way out by accident
- wall mounting mechanism to securely hold a fully filled box onto any vertical surface
- additional side plates for added rigidity and box stacking
- easy to assemble and stack with M2 CSK screws
- specially designed accessories for hex bits, taps, etc
- drawers - bins can be stacked on top of the box for extra accessibility
- design optimized and tested for FDM materials and strength
- numerous design iterations to achieve the best combination of utility and reliability
- carefully chosen and perfected outer and internal dimensions
FAQs
What materials should STOR be printed from?
Extensive testing has shown that a combination of PLA for the STOR external shell and PETG for the drawers - bins & mechanism components works extremely well. However, it is possible to print the STOR outer shells from ABS/ASA and for this, you should use an enclosed printer.
What printer can STOR be printed on?
Any FDM printer with a print volume of 210x210x220 mm or greater, fitted with a 0.6mm nozzle can be used to print STOR with optimal results. The provided files allow you to print on standard 0.4m nozzle as well.
Where can I get hardware required to assemble STOR?
Please follow the "parts list" section of the assembly guide - it includes the exact specifications of screws and springs used. These have been selected to be commonly available and cheap - for example, the springs are the same as in a traditional 3D printer platform levelling assembly.
License:
Unknown - Please check official listing
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