https://www.printables.com/model/1724638-framework-16-fingerprint-reader-gridfinity-bin

After posting a different organization system here recently (GridCrate, the blue crates shown in the second photo of this post), a commenter suggested creating a rack system for the crates. I loved the idea and started exploring just that. Welp, I ended up falling down a rabbit hole and eventually came out with an entirely independent (but still generically named) system: StackRack.

Summary

StackRack is a parametric rack storage system with endless possible combinations and use cases. It's fully customizable, stackable, and multiple stacks can be connected together using Rack Links. Works great for all sorts of things around the house, office, garage or printing stations: fridge storage, spice containers, cat food, Gridfinity setups, books, desk organizers, board games, filament boxes, and more.

Features

• Fully customizable: Width, depth, height, wall thickness, floor thickness, and more can all be customized using the MakerWorld customizer (or by downloading the included Fusion files). How strong or lightweight/filament-saving it is is totally up to you.
• 3 Rack Variations: Pattern, Solid, and Gridfinity options are available
• 3 Top Variations: Top off your rack with one of three Top pieces: Pattern, Solid, or Gridfinity
• Stackable: All rack types seamlessly stack on each other, and all Top pieces can be used with any rack type (assuming all pieces have the same width, depth, floor thickness, etc.)
• Linkable: Use a Rack Link to connect multiple stacks side by side to keep things sturdy and neat

Check it out on MakerWorld to start customizing your own racks!

I am currently trying to figure out how to store my multitude of development boards. I have multiple Arduinos, sensors, and other dev boards that I really want to store properly. I have thought about it a bit but can't come up with anything more interesting than just throwing them all in individual bins. Before I do that, I'd be curious to know if anyone has already solved that in a more efficient or cleaner way. Solutions like the Gridfinity Arduino UNO Holder don't really seem all that space and time efficient to me.

How do y'all store your mechatronics bits and bobs?

I designed a compact Gridfinity tape dispenser that uses the standard Bambu Lab scraper blade and screws from the printer accessory box. It fits tape rolls with an inner diameter of around 26 mm.

Model link: Here

So I have a vw dune buggy, they have no place to keep anything, but you always need a few tools and minor spares, so I started looking for rugged box, but also noted the place where there was the main battery was still existed. I knew the gridfinity generator had rugged boxes, sure enough the 4*3 module with box clamps is about the same footprint as an 063 battery. 23u high gets you about the same height!

Tried tooltrace.ai, which is good, but I found it easier, to take a photo, stick that on fusion and make the cutouts on there.

I did mod the box, for some reason in the gridfinity generator, puts the groove in the box and the lip on the lid, I put this in tinkercad and redid it, should keep water out better now as that's normally how ip54 boxes are.

V1of my first insert was done with tool trace and no clearance, only just fitted the tray and was too tight. V2 is seen in the picture photo put into fusion and drawn as a sketch.

Now just need to find the rest of the tools/spares and make the other inserts!

I'm trying to find something I can keep all the bits and pieces in and then put away easily; ideally it would have a handle.

Has anyone done something similar? I want it to open out like these; is there an Ikea hack you've heard of or a project someone's done?

I've searched on here but can't find anything quite like it.

I'm happy to try and make my own but I'm not great with patience/my hands so I'd rather have a base or 3d print something.

I just released an experimental path mode on extrabold.tools.

You can now draw your own shape instead of starting from a rectangle, then generate baseplates from that outline. And ofcourse all other featuers (mostly) work with it, so splitting to buildplates, magnet holes, screw holes, ect.

I’m mainly curious about the editor itself. Does it feel intuitive? Is it clear how to add points, move them, close the shape, and adjust the result? Are there moments where you get stuck or expect it to work differently?

The goal is to make weird drawer inserts, tool organizers, odd trays, and non-rectangular Gridfinity baseplates easier to create.

I’d love to hear what feels good, what feels confusing, and what you would want added next.

extrabold.tools

Been meaning to design something for my Vertuo pods forever — they're awkward to store and none of the commercial holders felt right. So I designed one from scratch.

Design process for anyone curious:

Used the Gridfinity Bin Generator plugin in Fusion 360 to create the base 5×5 bin, then modeled an accurate Nespresso Vertuo pod from scratch and used it as a cutting body to carve out each slot. That way the fit is based on the actual pod geometry rather than eyeballed dimensions — each pod sits snugly without rattling around or being too tight to pull out.

Ended up with a 3×5 slot layout (15 pods) across the 5×5 footprint, dome-side up so you can see which variety you're grabbing at a glance.

Printed in black PETG on a Bambu A1 — PETG was the right call for anything living near a coffee machine. The textured PEI plate gives the bottom that nice matte Gridfinity look.

Stats:

• 5×5 Gridfinity footprint
• 15 pod capacity (3 columns × 5 rows)
• 209.5 × 209.5 × 45.8mm
• No supports needed
• Works on any Bambu with a 256mm bed or larger (A1 mini won't fit unfortunately)

MakerWorld link if anyone wants to print one: https://makerworld.com/en/models/2790863-nespresso-vertuo-pod-gridfinity-bin#profileId-3103263

Happy to answer questions about the design process or print settings.

Sooo, I recently started printing some bins for organization of my toolboxes but haven't yet started on baseplates. And I was trying to develop screwdrivers kinda-universal storage when I realized I probably need units attached to baseplate. Magnets? No way, I have over 36 drawers with various tools and I need more. Plus I will need to attach baseplate to a drawer and mine are wooden.

Ultimately, I tried clickbase / clickfinity. With my default settings the effect was quite phenomenal, more like a spider web. Of course I had particularly stringy PETG loaded at the time but still. And I recently saw this post.

I ended up modifying Gridfinity plugin for FreeCAD to print these click spring with much less retractions. Adding screw holes in the junctions was easy after that. And then I though that edge junctions are free and I could connect bases with clips there... So I added clip cutouts and later added clip generation.

Clips turned out to be tiny for the force they required. No way to install them without nose pliers. So I designed a tool for installing them that would hold a couple of them and align baseplates and clip to the right place. I think it does make connecting them easier.

I think next step is to make bases stackable for multi material print.