Plate holder your way (4, 6, or 8 slots)

Plate holder your way (4, 6, or 8 slots)

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 8% infill
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Hi! Please take a moment to read the ‘important updates’ section before you print anything, to ensure you get exactly what you need from the model. Thanks!

 

I've printed a couple of neat plate holders from MakerWorld but none quite met my needs-- mostly because they don't fit the plate without a ton of wiggle room. With that single issue in mind, I… well to be honest I went kinda overboard. This thing is sorta overengineered because I have no filter. Snug-but-not-tight plate storage for X, P, and A (and mini!) series printers, your way. With files included for four, six, and eight slot versions you build what you want. With the plate rails modeled as stopped dovetails, print them separately in whatever colors you want and slide them securely into a base that's whatever color and material you want. Then print the front Bambu badge pieces in colors of your choosing and attach them with a dot of hot glue or CA glue. Want to be a goth? Dope. Pastels? Neat. Want to make the whole thing in the colorway of your favorite sports team? Go on girl, do your thing. Make something awesome, show it off. Thanks for checking it out and have a great day!

 

IMPORTANT UPDATES!

 

Thanks to a shoutout from @Skorpeyon, I was made aware that the default rails are too tight a fit for plates that have stickers on both sides (they fit perfectly for other plates, including Juupine and the high temp and standard PEI plates). Should you find any of your rails are slightly tight for a certain plate to fit, I've included an additional model file for a rail with a gap that is 60% wider. I apologise for any inconvenience caused, none of the plates I had on hand while designing were of a problematic thickness. I appreciate your understanding! 

 

EDIT! I've also included an additional-additional model for an even wider rail, per a request I received to create an option to support 2mm plates like the Lightyear G10 garolite. If you have any 2mm-ish plates you need to store, please print this model for those slots. Thank you!

 

I also slightly adjusted the model in the following way-- the bevel on the bottom front surface has been made slightly less aggressive to avoid any print issues when printing the front surface face down on the plate, per feedback. Thank you!

 

ASSEMBLY NOTES!

 

Not a lot to this one. Provided your printer is maintained and calibrated, things should go smoothly. If you're going to move the models around on different plates to print in a load of colors, or if you just want to reorganise the print, PLEASE print them in the orientation indicated in the Bambu Studio screenshot in the photos. It will lead you to a successful print. Other orientations went… not quite as well. You can add a dot of glue when inserting the rails, but the tolerances are tight enough you don't need to (I didn't, for mine. I only used a touch of glue when adding the Bambu badges to the front of the holder). I did print mine with adaptive layers at the very top and the very bottom of the oriented base, just to get the best, cleanest curves that I could.

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Looks awesome, friend! Really happy to finally see someone else's print! Don't forget I've got different sized rails in the downloads in case you need wider ones for any specialty plates. Cheers, and happy printing!
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it fits perfect 👍 thanks a lot for uploading 👍👍👍
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Some problems with the bottom layer detaching slightly, but was able to superglue them smoothly. (probably an issue with the Filament, not the design) but I wish the Bambu insignia snapped into place I didn't want to glue it in, in case I decided to change the color.
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Thanks for the feedback! Where did you see the issue appear? I had a very slight stringing along the bottom front edge at the curve when I printed the prototype but didn't see it after adjusting the fillet of the curve. If needed I can re-adjust the fillet to avoid anyone having issues. Thanks again!
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actually I took pictures!!! I was using the Bambu PLA Silk-Silver
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Replying to @ChibbiBibi :
OH that is so weird! I assumed you meant a little stringing on the base, not on the rails. I'm sorry but I have no idea whatsoever how that would've happened. I do think maybe you're right, maybe that's a filament issue? But thank you for sharing!
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I love this, just finished printing it, but unfortunately it doesn't fit the smooth PEI plates because they have stickers on them. That's probably where you'd run into the issue of holders being too loose, they were compensating for the thicker plates with stickers on boths sides like the new effect plates and the smooth PEI ones. :( If you would be able to add options for slightly wider gapped plate holders that would be amazing. The texture PEI plates I have are about .66mm thick and fit perfectly, but the smooth pei are about 1mm thick and won't seat well without excessive force, which could damage them.
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Thank you for the feedback! I have inserted some of the single-sided sticker Juupine plates without issue but I can definitely knock out a quick additional .stl for a fractionally wider opening for the slots where it's needed. Give me twenty minutes, I'm near my PC. I really appreciate the feedback!
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Okay, modeled it up with an effective inner gap of 1.6mm. Should fit those plates, I included it as an additional file. I appreciate you letting me know about the issue, friend!
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Replying to @darren.meier :
I forgot to come back to reply, but I did reprint 4 of the holders (two of my plates are just textured and worked fine with the original ones) and they work great. They could maybe be slightly more narrow, but I think erring on the side of a little wider is probably better for the alternative ones, just in case!
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I love this plate holder 🥰
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Thank you so much! I took a fair bit of time creating ideas and binning all of them, until I finally came up with one that made me happy. I'm so glad to hear others like it as well!
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Love this design! Maybe I'm missing something but your description says there are 4 and 8 plate models? I'm only seeing the profile for 6 plates. Thanks!
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No worries! If you choose 'download' and then download .stl, it will show you the files for all three variants, as well as the additional files for the rails for wider plates and the rails for extra-wide plates (like garolite). Cheers!
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I love these colors! A good project. (I already have a plate holder, but I'll save it for the future).
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Thank you so much for the kind words, I really appreciate the support! Have a wonderful day!
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Had to reprint on slot with the wider size for one of my plates but that was my bad for not reading all the details before hitting print. Modular design made it easy to swap out. Some of the slides were a bit tight but a shot of wd 40 and a rubber mallet got the job done.
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Thanks for the kind words, friend! I'm really glad to see it's working out for people. I think having the additional sized rails for various thickness plates is a good idea, happy to see others are having positive experiences! Cheers!
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