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Resisted this for a long while, instead using a series of plastic organizers in various sizes, eventually settling on the Storehouse 10 Tray Organizer Utility B
by WillAdams 1y ago
Resisted this for a long while, instead using a series of plastic organizers in various sizes, eventually settling on the Storehouse 10 Tray Organizer Utility Box from Harbor Freight which organizer size matches that used for selling a fair range of hardware on Amazon --- then, when I dropped one, breaking the dividers/separators in the box and went to look for a replacement discovered it was out of stock locally and was being discontinued.
On that basis, a DIY/roll-your-own solution became far more attractive.
- no waiting on shipping
- no worry about whether or no there is an SKU which meets my needs (I had to modify the 10-tray compartments into 5-tray front--back organizers for endmills)
The thing which finally pushed me over was the development of a matching Systainer system:
https://old.reddit.com/r/gridfinity/comments/1lnkt93/wip_update_6_gridfinity_systainer_base_geometry/ https://old.reddit.com/r/gridfinity/comments/1lnkt93/wip_upd...
which hopefully will be ready by the time my order of a new/larger 3D printer than my current (tiny) Ordbot Quantum arrives.
- joshmarinacci 1y agoThis. Every commercial system I've used changes or is discontinued. I now take my storage into my own hands, even if it takes longer.
- rsync 1y agoI standardized on Sortimo t-boxx for our workshops: https://www.mysortimo.us/en_US/Storage-Bins-%26-Boxes/T-BOXX/c/47220?q=:tsa https://www.mysortimo.us/en_US/Storage-Bins-%26-Boxes/T-BOXX... ... and although the insert colors changed, the architecture and sizing has been constant for more than 15 years ...
- WillAdams 1y agoSortimo is a bit large for my needs (or at least what is readily available at a reasonable price here in the States).
- tecleandor 1y agoI like T-Boxx, but they get very expensive (+€60, without accessories), and as I'm not using them commercially, it doesn't make sense for me. Meanwhile, among others, I've placed alerts for their L-Boxx Mini, so I buy a couple of them each time they go €8 or less. (Less than 8 is unusual, but around 8 is possible)