Modular Small Parts Drawer System
I was working on a project with a lot of hardware and ended up with bags and bags of spares. They were littering my desk and making it hard to work so I put together this small parts drawer system to handle the mess and keep the hardware easily accessible for my next project. The housings slide together with dovetail connectors, a dab of super glue will keep them together. There are two housing variations, a bottom version with spots for TPU feet, and a regular version with dovetails on the bottom. I've made them in 1x1 and 2x1 (wide) so far; planning to add a 1x2 (tall). The drawers have front and rear stops so you won't accidentally pull them out and spill all of your M3 screws on the carpet.
Now with a wall mount version.
Files:
I uploaded STLs if you want them as is as well as 3MF, STEP, and F3D if you want to play around with them.
Print Settings:
I'm running some weird settings and a larger nozzle, so I don't have validated click and go print settings for you. I've printed them in PETG-CF and PLA without issue, just make sure your printer is calibrated.
The housings print on their backs facing up really well, the connectors print flat. The drawers can print top down with no supports if you have good bridging settings, I print them bottom down with traditional supports and 3 interface layers.
I print all parts with however many walls is needed to not have any infill, probably like 6, they're thin parts, no sense having 1mm of infill.
All STL's should be in correct print orientation.
Helpful:
The drawers are a little tricky to slide in.
Don't force them straight in, they'll break. Go in one corner first at an angle, make sure you're past the front stop, then slide the other side onto the rail.
Here's a video:
This Noctua color theme is Bambu PLA, Matte Latte Brown and Matte Dark Brown.
Let me know what you think, if you have any requests, ideas, changes, whatever. Thanks for checking it out.
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