One of the good reasons for doing this organizing grid is that it shows that you have missing tools at the end of a job.
@chrislambe400
3 ай бұрын
Highly reccomended for surgeons.
@nicktorea4017
3 ай бұрын
@@chrislambe400 surgeons have left scissors & other instruments inside of patients before after a 20 hour shift on consecutive days just over worked & over tired
@criggie
3 ай бұрын
That really is rocket surgery.
@Adones09
2 ай бұрын
I have FOUND sooo many tools (10 mm) while working on cars.
@jssid4218
Ай бұрын
@@Adones09 You can keep it. I already replaced it. LMK if you find my 12mm. Missing that one, reg and deep socket.
@Ziloden
Ай бұрын
So far I've only printed things from the internet. This video was what finally prompted me to open fusion, and actually start learning to make something myself. Spent 5 hours yesterday on one set of 14 sockets. Lots of trial and error and googling, but learned a ton. This morning another set took 2 hours as I learned some better ways of doing things. Just did another set in 30 min. Can't wait to get to stuff that's not just circles! Thanks for the inspiration.
@PhilVandelay
Ай бұрын
That's great to hear! It definitely does get easier and this kind of stuff is a good place to start
@dreizenit7758
3 күн бұрын
this is actually a good way to learning basic fusion or solidworks and 3d printing altogether.. learning along the way plus you get to organize your tools
@Trust_me_I_am_an_Engineer
3 ай бұрын
I have a solution for your long bits, that I 3D printed 7 years ago. I made the slots horizontal and deep enough so the bits sit just below the surface so they can't slide out. At one end of the slot, make the slot over a short length (10 mm long or so) about 8 mm deeper than the rest of the slot. To take the bit out push the end of the bit down into the deeper end and the other end will pop up, making it easy to grab. It avoids finger slots which need extra space and which I find inelegant 😊. Very informative video! Especially the different methods of designing the slots for the tools. Thank you so much for posting this.
@CaptainGuntu
3 ай бұрын
That is an elegant solution.
@Catrik
2 ай бұрын
Very nice tip! I'll definetely keep this in mind
@cidercreekranch
2 ай бұрын
This is most concise and comprehensive video I've seen on the subject of drawer organization using gridfinity.
@DaveEtchells
3 ай бұрын
SUPER useful video, thanks!! I hadn’t known about the Gridfinity generator for F360, and seeing you going through the steps to make this cutouts made it very inviting for a novice F360 user like me to give it a try. Amazing that I’m finally going to have organized tool drawers after all these years!
@red1inerr113
Ай бұрын
That might just make me jump over to F360 from Inventor, no need to model up blanks from scratch.
@evlli2342
3 ай бұрын
for modeling complex 2.5d objects I love just throwing it on a flatbed scanner
@PhilVandelay
3 ай бұрын
Damn I didn't even think of that one! Great idea
@DrFiero
3 ай бұрын
Try gluing a felt sheet (dark green for that retro feel!) down into the bottom of the drawers, then redo your tetris of the grids. Everything will be quieter, and have a better feel!
@hendricksfamilyny
2 ай бұрын
The little meshy mats coated with rubber also work really well for this.
@SlowExpensive
Ай бұрын
Until they melt in your drawer. Felts much nicer.
@DrFiero
Ай бұрын
@@SlowExpensive - must agree. I had the rubber mats for a short while, but they got all gooey and gross after a fairly short while. In my machinist cabinet, I still have the original felt liners from nearly 50 years ago when I bought it!
@billdoodson4232
3 ай бұрын
Phil, you are right about Lista cabinets being the best you can get. I managed to get 4 of the narrower ones last year, 3rd hand, originally they had been supplied to the McLaren F1 team. Really not cheap even 3rd hand, my son will inherit them. The main problem with mine are that a lot of the drawers are 50mm, which meams that for many items, they dont have enough height internally. I have 2 new 100mm drawers being delivered tomorrow, which will replace 2 of the 50mm drawers in 2 cabinets. Spares etc are really easy to get hold of and are not a horrific cost. Having just taken delivery of a Qidi Q1 printer I will be putting it too work making some of these drawer organisers. Many thanks for posting this, at this time.
@rotors_taker_0h
3 ай бұрын
Holy cow, just googled them and, well, it's impressive how much the cabinets cost.
@PhilVandelay
3 ай бұрын
Yeah it depends a bit on what you keep in them. For me the 50mm version works great but some stuff I have to keep in other places as it's too thick. I think what the large flat drawers excel at is stuff like drills and endmills, I can't imagine a better system to organize and store those. As you said, I'm pretty certain this cabinet will still be in use somewhere after I'm gone. It's hard to overstate how well they're made
@billdoodson4232
3 ай бұрын
@@rotors_taker_0h Yeah, quality is never cheap, even second hand. They hold their price really well. Honestly though if you spot one or two for sale, go for it if you can. You won't regret it at all.
@joeywilson9625
Ай бұрын
What is yours Phil? Is that their default green? Or a custom color?
@crashkg
3 ай бұрын
I find that I always make some measuring error so my solution has been to print out a drawing diagram at 1:1 from fusion on paper to check everything before I send it to the 3D printer. This has saved me many hours for printing time and filament.
@PhilVandelay
3 ай бұрын
I found it can also help to print just one layer of the object for this purpose to check the fit. Costs almost no filament and is relatively quick
@crashkg
3 ай бұрын
@@PhilVandelay Yes, I usually do test prints as well, but the time of the inkjet printer and the cost of the paper is much less than plastic. Thanks for your content.
@tonyc7352
Ай бұрын
I am coveting that heavy duty drawer cabinet so hard. If I had them in my humble shop I would stand there and just open and close them for fun. Each time the drawer closes and I hear and feel that sweet thunk/click and it gives me jollies in some part of my brain.
@leatherbydanny
Ай бұрын
tool boxes are pricey ... look for used microfiche storage cabinets... they might pay YOU to take them!! ( fantastic tool boxes! )
@tonyc7352
Ай бұрын
@@leatherbydanny Thank you for the advice, I checked them and they seem nice too. I was starting to resign myself to the possibility of sleeping with someone as trade. I'm just not the rob-a-bank kind of guy.
@DavidKonerding
3 ай бұрын
To get a tight fit when working with a canvas/photo, draw the lines of the sketch directly on the edges of the object. Then use offset lines to make a slightly larger path. For 3d objects, use Offset Face.
@hypnolobster
3 ай бұрын
Throwing away blow moulded cases after organizing their contents is one of my favorite things
@ge2719
3 ай бұрын
i wonder what they are made of, if they could be recycled into 3d print filament :P
@creativusme
3 ай бұрын
@@ge2719 I started to notice that (at least for the Lidl Parkside tools) they are made from recycled HDPE. Since I already recycle bottle caps made from HDPE, it was easy to reuse it. It would technically work as a 3D printing filament, but it is a nightmare to print with (I already tried).
@ge2719
3 ай бұрын
@@creativusme sounds like its used for pressure moulds for a reason then.... what do you do to reuse them melt them into slabs?
@creativusme
3 ай бұрын
@@ge2719 Well, there are different techniques. I could explain it via text, but it would be kind of long and hard to understand (I'm not a native English speaker; I'm Italian). I started by watching the "Brothers Make" channel ( www.youtube.com/@BrothersMake ) ( kzitem.info/news/bejne/sK2jzY2Lg4p0rII ) and found my own way to do it. In simple words, yes, I melt them into slabs or press moulds I built myself.
@dangoesfast
3 ай бұрын
You can cut the molded inside layer out and 3D print your own internals, or use Kaizen foam, or just use them as like a storage case. They're not very strong with the inside removed, but you can epoxy support strips in
@Carlos-gm3zn
3 ай бұрын
I’ve been wanting to do this for months now, too. Cool video and thanks for the tips!
@strider5402
Ай бұрын
An alternative to taking pictures is 2D scanning with a printer, this works well and will not give you any sort of perspective effect and will be much more accurate for flat objects. Just be sure not to scratch or break the glass on the scanner if you are working with metal objects
@talbech
3 ай бұрын
Nice video. I am doing similar stuff for my workshop. One of the main advantages besides organisation with the Gridfinity is as you say the ability to take a set of items with you to a working table. I have a combination of drawers, cleat walls cabinets and sticking to Gridfinity gives me a ton of ways to constantly optimise.
@rubencatarrunas1546
3 ай бұрын
Phil, I suggest you change your channel name to "Vandelay industries", what a missed opportunity.. :)
@criggie
3 ай бұрын
I did the same with my sockets and GF, but the tolerances were a challenge. Then I pivoted and used square bosses and just put the socket down on top. That worked so much better than holes, for me.
@PhilVandelay
3 ай бұрын
Yeah it definitely can be tricky to figure out tolerances as round holes tend to have shrinkage in 3d prints. I don't know if you knew, but in many slicers there's a parameter that lets you adjust hole tolerance in a print without changing the actual model. Using test prints this can be very helpful to figure out how much extra space you need and then save a print profile for that application
@6arepo6
3 ай бұрын
Real life Resident Evil 4 inventory management! (fantastic job BTW).
@janphilippruhl4921
3 ай бұрын
I had never thought about taking a picture and importing it to draw the geometry from. It changes my perspective to construct. Thank you so much! 😊
@metricdeep8856
3 ай бұрын
3D printing is perfect for tool organizing. I also use those little felt/rubber pads (for chairs, cupboard doors etc.) for certain items that need extra protection. It gives some shock protection and tightens up extra clearance when you don't feel like reprinting.
@caseypries7559
7 күн бұрын
It looks like the picture method works pretty good but I'm thinking a flatbed scanner would work even better.
@HSolDCS
2 ай бұрын
I've just watched 20 minutes of a grown-up organizing his drawers and felt jealous 😅
@ExpertDiy
3 күн бұрын
Very nice! 🤩good job!
@timberry7832
18 күн бұрын
I enjoyed your video. I like your, “that’s good enough attitude”. In this day and age when we think we have to over engineer everything to the point it’s counterproductive and sometimes defeating. 👍
@Алекс-л3ф
12 күн бұрын
Amazing! Thansk,l for sgowing approach!
@ransbikes3413
3 ай бұрын
Your videos are packed with value!
@hendricksfamilyny
2 ай бұрын
I’m not typically a commenter. I like to lurk. But this video was awesome. So full of actual useful topics, ideas, and instructions. Viel Dank!!
@Zogg1281
3 ай бұрын
The beauty of doing this is discovering that you need more tools to fill the draw up again!! 😂 Thanks for the into to this system, I'm going to have to look into this as I've been trying to organise some tools and just can't get a good fit. It's also a good opportunity to dust off my 3D printer as I haven't had a chance to use it in quite a while 👍👍👍👍👍
@boomupengineering
2 ай бұрын
Good use for a 3D printer. That grid system is a good idea which I'll start using.
@jb510
3 ай бұрын
Awesome video. Thank you so much for going into how you designed the trays. So many YTers just skip design and focus on the end result. Looks good and gave me hope on doing it myself.
@chadbennett
3 ай бұрын
Great job. Thank you for sharing your workflows.
@antoniofleitas6992
Ай бұрын
I learned so much watching this video. Thank you!
@garyjones2582
3 ай бұрын
I don't know much about all this 3D printing stuff, but you did a very nice job putting all this together.. save those cases and repurpose them for something else...thx for sharing...
@pureexpanse
3 ай бұрын
Well done. The biggest problem is that no matter how many organizers you have, there are always too few of them.🙂
@_IanOfEarth
3 ай бұрын
I have a custom L-shaped box in my tool drawers too, glad I'm not alone!
@hopelessnerd6677
3 ай бұрын
That's beautiful! My OCD thanks you.
@--JawZ--
Ай бұрын
Awesome work with this, and nice to see how it all was done. Inspirational to say the least!
@MarkTellier
Ай бұрын
Thanks a lot for sharing this most excellent video Phil. I learned a lot and will use your tips to customize my own blocks.
@bj42paul
2 ай бұрын
Did the same for my tools. I was scanning them with w scanner (2D) but never thought of including a scale for reference, thanks!
@m-tech1816
3 ай бұрын
yess, exactly what i started doing, but those designs are even more approachable👌🏻 I should continue with mine..
@kurtandrews7450
2 ай бұрын
This is great. I'm in a similar situation organizing a small, hand tools only, woodworking and gunsmithing shop. I didn't really have any idea how to approach this especially for things like Wera screwdriver handles.
@MrPhatNOB
3 ай бұрын
15:11 Tetris theme played in my head while watching 😂 Excellent and inspiring video mate 👍🏻 thank you.
@drxym
3 ай бұрын
Looks great although I think if there are any solid areas I'd be tempted to hollow them out to save material and also serve as spaces to stash additional small items.
@andrewchilds9573
3 ай бұрын
tip for some of those bits you could design a small space in the bottom of the print for a magnate that way they stay
@kodywillnauer9422
3 ай бұрын
Really clever on the large tools grid.
@RickRolling-tc7vb
3 ай бұрын
Thanks Phil, very interesting video. I have used a few different commercial systems and none of them are as good as this: most waste space at an astonishing level and pay more attention to aesthetics than function, so I yeet them out and find more practical and useable solutions. Yours look like they will last well too, and I'm pleased to see you minimising your plastic waste. Thanks again.
@VaughnCampbell
Ай бұрын
He did not come up with the system.
@RiceCrisp320
3 ай бұрын
You could add a layer of a bright filament under all your cutouts so it is very apparent what is missing at a glance.
@mrtnsnp
3 ай бұрын
If you have both metric and inch-based tools, then either separate them into different drawers, or give the organisers different colours, if you only have a few. A few tools for ¼"/20 tpi can be practical to mount camera's, even if your shop is otherwise fully sane.
@tikitime
3 ай бұрын
thanks for the “water level” tip. i’ll be using that!! 🎉😂
@ifell3
3 ай бұрын
Nice, I wish I knew about before building and designing my tool cabinet. Definitely think I prefer the sockets that drop in rather than printing little nipples where the push on. Saying that I think I saved a lot of time and material.
@stuartkorte1642
3 ай бұрын
Interesting. I was organizing my tools in my green Lista today. Some good tips. Now I need a reliable 3d printer.
@GrimResistance
Ай бұрын
Funny that you used the grid mat to scale the image instead of just using the measurements on the calipers :P
@cidercreekranch
Ай бұрын
Excellent!
@Jbegu
3 ай бұрын
I felt that the ad segment in this video was very well integrated. It did not feel like an ad and yet it was practical and informative.
@anonymoususer4356
2 ай бұрын
Love the picture trick!
@paradoxx_4221
3 ай бұрын
If you ever make new boxes, consider making little cutouts at the sides for your fingers so you can take the parts out more easily
@PhilVandelay
3 ай бұрын
The objects sit in there pretty loose so it didn't seem necessary. They all protrude far enough so you can easily grab them
@nathan24277
2 ай бұрын
awesome video. learn't a few things about fusion also. Thank you for sharing.
@greatdane3343
3 ай бұрын
That was very satisfying and inspiring to watch. Thanks for sharing.
@Flako-dd
3 ай бұрын
13:44 I will call the Gridfinity Police! What do you think this is? Tetris?
@PhilVandelay
3 ай бұрын
Just wait till I start making round ones!
@Flako-dd
3 ай бұрын
@@PhilVandelay Joking aside, great project, Phil as usual! ✌️
@michbushi
3 ай бұрын
You could use a flat bed scanner for dimensionally accurate and distortion- free image, if you happen to have one
@porthose2002
2 ай бұрын
Really helpful video! Great ideas, too.
@area51xi
29 күн бұрын
Can you link us to that stainless steel tabletop with the holes in the background of the video?
@hanbatista
3 ай бұрын
to measure the scale of the caliper picture... why didnt you use the caliper markings directly? hahahah Great video! :D (I know, i know, it was to show the technique more than solving for the specific case)
@dogbreath6974
3 ай бұрын
120kg load on each drawer, I could sit on that. This reminds me of the oven door which you could stand on, impressive build quality.
@PhilVandelay
3 ай бұрын
Yeah, I can actually sit on the front edge of a fully extended drawer and they don't even flinch. I was gonna show this in the video but forgot to film it somehow. Their slides are very well construted
@nbdcbn
3 ай бұрын
Tell me you are rich without telling me you are rich: Phil "so this is my basic chest of drawers"
@PhilVandelay
3 ай бұрын
I'm not rich at all, having this stuff is simply a result of collecting it over 10+ years
@nbdcbn
3 ай бұрын
@@PhilVandelay Sorry Phil, I meant no offence. Just drooling over your tooling. Great video too
@TBJK07Jeep
Ай бұрын
I have a tall Lista style cabinet I got for really reasonable price. Roughly 60” tall(152.4cm) 26” wide (66 cm). I have done some gridfinity with it but not a lot. I do want to do some with Mic’s, calipers, etc. I do need to get better at Solidworks before hand.
@Eins.1
3 ай бұрын
Wow i didn't know they had an addon to fusion. Makes things way easier
@lsdave
2 ай бұрын
It would be cool to do some suede flocking on the top surface of some of these items.
@youwillneverguess
3 ай бұрын
Very satisfying!
@frijoli9579
3 ай бұрын
Cool video! clearance, not tolerance...very different things
@labcda
3 ай бұрын
Nice job, really enjoyed watching it and very nice design, i want my 3d printer xD greetings from colombia my friend.
@TheDuerden
3 ай бұрын
I downvoted this video. I did this for two reasons. You made the socket things, you made them for your own use. People post stuff to printables all the time for free, that they have made, you decided to make it a paid for system, even though you based it on someone else's gridfinity system which is open source and free - you used someone else's free system, to try and turn a profit. Secondly, you used this video to promote an item that you got for free that was valued at £1,500....so you already got the items, got the advert, and then tried to sell your grid finity based designs. Incredible, absolutely incredible.
@milannekuhh
3 ай бұрын
Absolutely agreed!
@ionitateo1932
3 ай бұрын
This needs more upvotes and the remixer needs to publish the files for free, as under the license any derivatives have to be published using the same license. It's a block from me for this guy, this is just scummy practice.
@milannekuhh
3 ай бұрын
@@ionitateo1932 100% agreed
@PhilVandelay
3 ай бұрын
Making content costs time and money. This channel literally wouldn't exist without sponsors and selling stuff on Etsy. It's great that some people are in a position where they're able to provide content for free as a hobby, but I'm not. I have to pay rent like everyone else. If you think what I do here is worthless and I shouldn't get any compensation for it - fine, you're entitled to your opinion and free to watch other channels. Or you could try creating some videos of your own to see how much time and work is involved - maybe you'll change your opinion. I find it puzzling that you somehow think people getting paid for their work is a shameful thing. Do you work for free? As for the Gridfinity part, Zack explicitly allows it to be used commercially, as stated in his own video: kzitem.info/news/bejne/0Jx_mIN5qpGCpHYsi=_ZlrceL0vzeC1LJe&t=321 I'm also not selling Gridfinity. I'm selling the work that I put into models which are based on it. Gridfinity is still FREE, nobody is keeping you from building your own models, I just gave you a free 20 minute tutorial explaining how to do it and you're complaining about not getting more free stuff. Nobody is forcing you to buy my stuff, just like nobody is forcing you to watch sponsored videos. And nobody owes you free content.
@TheDuerden
3 ай бұрын
@@PhilVandelay Were the long bits you said you downloaded the STLs for - were they free examples? You begin to see the problem and why people think this behaviour is scummy. You got downvoted, I won't be watching any more of your videos and will ask KZitem to block your content. I am not interested in supporting a channel like yours.
@enyoc3d
3 ай бұрын
extremely useful video. thank you!
@garysgarage101
3 ай бұрын
Amazing job. I too scored a nice older Lista about 1/2 your size. It’s a mess right now. I have a Bambu Labs XC1 sitting idle, maybe I should get to work. Thanks for the great idea.
@catprog
2 ай бұрын
21:31. It actually looks more professional too for some reason.
@Dongaz
3 ай бұрын
Any small spaces left after putting all your boxes in, you can fill up with a smaller "filler" box print so they don't move around
@PhilVandelay
3 ай бұрын
They can't move around though, that's what the grid on the bottom is for ;)
@Dongaz
3 ай бұрын
@@PhilVandelay I knew the way I explained it wouldn't make sense. I was actually referring to the bottom grid pieces. Adding in a spacer to fill out to the back or sides of the drawer.
@PhilVandelay
3 ай бұрын
@@Dongaz ah I see. Yeah I actually did that for my other drawer, with this one so far it seems like the contents are so heavy the grids don't really move since they're all attached via the containers into one giant grid
@joet9451
3 ай бұрын
Wonder if craftsman sockets would fit in your Etsy items? Very cool set up
@NathanCope-g4m
2 ай бұрын
Fantastic video! Thanks Phil. Do you have a link to where you got that cutting mat from?
@suny1265
3 ай бұрын
Awesome 👍
@christophec.482
3 ай бұрын
You should also be able to use solid sweep with the 3d scans. Have you tried ?
@cna1406
Ай бұрын
Wouldn’t it have been easier just to use the markings on the calipers to calibrate the canvas?
@josecaldev
16 күн бұрын
May I ask where you got that desk mat?
@Bigredkarl
Ай бұрын
add finger grab holes
@Ez-Ripz111
Ай бұрын
How can I get my hands on the file for the o.d mics ? 🤔
@prestonplambeck4297
3 ай бұрын
I need to do this for my kitchen😂
@artemgoncharenko646
2 ай бұрын
You are rock bro!! 💪 how much patience do you have?!⚖
@alansousa2488
23 күн бұрын
Where did you buy these compasses? Can you give me the website?
@sergeserge3628
3 ай бұрын
Great job! May I ask you, which 3D printer you are using?
@VitaliySunny
3 ай бұрын
No holes for fingers? Fingers grip is enough?
@PhilVandelay
3 ай бұрын
Yeah there's no friction to overcome, it's very easy to just grab stuff
@troykiefer7632
3 ай бұрын
I LOVE your Fusion UI config. Do you have a video or other place you talk about how to get Fusion to look like your's?
@smokeserpent9375
25 күн бұрын
Just learning fusion and i have my outline of a tool sketched out but how do i get the outline to the tray so i can make the negative extrusion?!?
@PhilVandelay
25 күн бұрын
You should create the sketch on the surface of the tray, but if you already drew it you can also copy the contents of your sketch and paste it into a new sketch that you create on the top face of the tray
@Curtis-Randall
3 ай бұрын
This is amazing.
@NOBLENAGA007
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip on Lista! watching the reviews on them, they seem to be a good quality to price ratio. I have been looking for a tool cabinets worth investing in for a few years now, and blowing money on a snapon or cabinets in that category just didn't seem logical to me.
@PhilVandelay
3 ай бұрын
Yeah they are definitely bomb-proof and last forever. Here in Germany they're practically the industrial standard for tool storage
@atelierbaumgartner4391
3 ай бұрын
lista is the last brand from switzerland that have survided. The Quality is superb. The only brand that was better is Vidmar.
@MrFleit
Ай бұрын
Does anyone know how the orange organizers are called?
@just.some.dud3
20 күн бұрын
Hey Phil, quick question. I have the same printer as you, I noticed you printed the 7x7 grids, how did you print that on the X1C? Did you print it in 2 pieces and glue them together? Thanks!
@just.some.dud3
20 күн бұрын
Never mind, dumb question. I saw you weren't using the X1C for your base plates. :)
@slevit1
3 ай бұрын
Excellent video!! Quick question - after you change the size of the holes that you made using the pattern function, how do you then get them to be the same distance apart?
@tooljourney
3 ай бұрын
nice work!
@lactomao
3 ай бұрын
Thanks
@danielkarlsson397
3 ай бұрын
Good idea and work! BUT i think making things EXACTLY like a certain tool is very bad for future proofing. Lets say you have a hammer and you have a mold that fits the hammer perfectly. The hammer breaks 5 years down the line and you buy a new one. Will it fit? probably not. So i think you should use only minimal supporting edges and then maby color behind every tool so you know where it should sit. There is no reason to extrude 100% around the tools shape other than instagramgasm :)
@PlayButtonWithNoViews
2 ай бұрын
I think you added a bit too much tolerance. Not sure if you had noticed ;)
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