An alternative type of drawers for the HIVE Modular Hex Drawers by O3D. They use a hinged handle that extrudes out of the front as much as the previous handles (6mm).

https://youtu.be/WqRyHg4uA7I

DO NOT SCALE THE MODELS AS YOU WOULD FOR THE ORIGINAL. THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN SCALED DOWN to 99%!

I had problems with the old handles; if you didn't glue them to the box, they would pop out and sometimes break. Because the handle drops down, the design allows for centering the labels and the option for applying larger adhesive labels.

There are quite a few files that are organized by naming convention:

• Box*
  • A drawer
• Box*Gfx*
  • A drawer with the window graphic elements, but printed with the same object and material as the main drawer. See the GraphicStickerTemplates document for printable labels.
• Box*Labeled*
  • The drawer has a label slot. See the Labels documents for printable labels.
• Box*Windowed*
  • A drawer meant to be printed with a Window on multi-filament printers.
• Box*Deep*
  • A "deep" style drawer, where the walls come up higher than the normal halfway height.
• Handle
  • A drawer handle. Every Box model printed will need one of these.
• Stamps
  • Artisinal stamps (the bottom logos/branding). Meant for multi-filament printers if you wish to color in the logos.
• Window
  • A window model. These are for multi-filament printers, to be printed with a Box\*Windowed\* models. If not a Labeled model, it will have the same surface as the Gfx version and can use the GraphicStickerTemplates labels.

The window stuff was initially meant for a transparent window - but I got to relearn how easy transparency is still an unsolved thing. So, it's kept around as an option for a version that has an additional accent color.

Source

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The Blender source files have been included - but I'm not offering support for it except for these notes.

• ASM_Hive_Drawer has a Geometry Nodes modifier called NODES_GFX, the ModelingMode parameter can be changed to switch the front between Gfx and Plain. See parameter tooltip for more information. Turn off the modifier to print a Plain type drawer.
• ASM_Hive_Drawer has Boolean modifiers Sub_Window and ADD_DeepWalls that can be toggled depending on the type of drawer being made.
• If printing a drawer that's both Plain and Labeled, move HIVE_Drawer_Label -0.7 along the Y to un-sink it from where it is for Gfx prints.

Note that the Blender file does not have scale applied - anything exported from it should be re-scaled (by 0.99 on all axes).

Printing

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Do not scale down these drawers to 99% (as you would the original); the models have been pre-scaled.
No supports are needed.
Models are already oriented correctly so that the proper face is on the bed.
Printing with the stamps is optional and only possible with multi-filament printers.

• The Window model should only be printed on multi-filament printers with Windowed drawers - and vice versa.
• Labeled models have a slot for labels, which can be printed and cut from included documents.
• Gfx models have a graphical feature on the front, where stickers can be applied.
• Anything that's both Labeled and Gfx cannot use the stickers and has the Gfx elements for aesthetics.
• Anything that's neither Labeled nor Gfx will be labeled Plain.

Assembly

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1. Print boxes and apply labels and stickers as desired.
2. Add a handle to the drawer, you will need to apply enough force to temporarily bend it a little bit. Insert the handle so the side printed on the bed is facing the drawer. This allows the sloped shape to create space for fingers to reach into.
3. Place drawers into a cabinet. CABINETS ARE NOT INCLUDED AND FOUND ELSEWHERE. See HIVE_Module_V5.stl from the original as an example.

Documents

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There are two documents included, both in *.svg and *.pdf form.

• The PDF versions are included for compatibility purposes.
• The SVG version can be edited (in an SVG editor such as Inkscape) to design printed content for the labels.

For (mostly to-scale) SVG graphics to place into the Gfx labels, see Reavenk/OrganizationSystem
The McMaster-Carr Catalog is also a good source of hardware images.

• Labels
  • Print on paper and cut out, and then slide into the label window for models with the Box\*Labeled\* naming convention.
• GraphicStickerTemplates
  • Print on sticker paper and cut out, then stick onto the matching graphical features on either Windowor models with the Box\*Gfx\* naming convention.
  • Not for use with models that are Labeled as they contain a label window that blocks the usage of the sticker.

Changes

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Original Upload

Modified original stamp and link to be legible when sliced and printed.
Added hinge for handle.
Added cutout for graphical element.
Added drop-pull handle.
Added artisan stamp.

12/22/2024

• Added SVGLabelDocuments.zip
  • The SVG files appear to not show as downloadable files because they're treated as (unrenderable) gallery images. So they've been packaged in a zip.

License

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The license is set to match the original thing. All commercialization inquiries should go to O3D.

No inquiry is needed for the usage of the 2D printable documents.