I wanted to challenge myself to design a water bottle rack that could hold 12 water bottles and also be printed/assembled in less than 1 day.
Note: pictured 32oz Nalgene only fits on top row
Non-Printed Parts
- for each bottle x2 - 5/16" (8mm) wood dowels cut to 7.5" (190mm)
Print Settings
I suggest printing a couple of the smaller top models to test tolerances/fit before full send. The parts off my printer fit fairly tight and took some force to assemble.
*Stacked print settings*
- Layer Height: 0.2mm (required for stacked model stls)
- Perimeters: 2 is sufficient for structure
- Infill: 10-15%
- Bottom shell layers: 4
- Ironing: (Optional) All top surfaces
Example of sliced plate printing in 10hrs for 12 bottles (no ironing)
![](https://makerworld.bblmw.com/makerworld/draft/605525/2024-02-29_gjsnsy9thsp4.png?image_process=format,webp)
Assembly
- Assemble both printed part sides
- Attach cut dowels to one side
- Set the dowel side on a flat surface with dowels facing up
- Install the other side - place second assembled side on top aligning the dowels and getting them started into the holes. Start from one side pressing the dowels until they are fully seated.