Big grats for diving into fusion to change the designs! That's what makes 3D printing custom stuff so incredibly powerful. I need to organise my space so badly 😫
So, old sewist here. Way back in high school sewing class in the 70s we were taught that cloth measuring tape was notoriously inaccurate. For one, they stretch out. Teacher said to keep an accurate metal ruler on hand to measure new and old tapes against to make sure they were accurate. Here we are, decades later and in the next century, and I still have a metal ruler on hand. More than one, really. One in my craft room, one in my toolbox, and one in the kitchen. When I saw you pull out that cloth measuring tape I thought, “Uh oh!” Sorry you wasted all that time and material but those boxes got used anyway. I love your channel. I learn so much even if I never use it. It’s useful to know about it. I’d really love to do some 3-D printing someday but don’t know anyone with one….yet. Well done!
Just get a cheap Ender 3 v3 (ke/se) they're great for Starters and pretty cheap compared to Bambus (Sure Not as polished but hey the lay down plastic pretty well)
@@JanS-i8zfor anyone getting into the hobby I usually recommend the A1 mini it's not much more expensive and can save lots of frustration. I have a ender 5 pro and love it but if I was buying today would definitely get a bambu
If you're in the US, try contacting your local library system! Even if they don't have 3d printers for you to use on premises, they may be able to point you to the nearest tool lending library!
We're still learning our Bambu printer, but my husband will typically make just the outline of an object first, just to see if it will fit properly. For example, I asked him to make cache pots for my houseplants (a pot without a hole, the nursery pot slides inside but sits on the lip of the cache pot). Rather than making the entire pot, he makes short rings to see if they'll fit around the top of the nursery pot. Once he gets the width right, he'll print the entire pot. Less waste this way when you are still learning.
Top Tip: If you want to make sure the model will fit, instead of reprinting the whole thing multiple times, just cut a thin cross section and print that.
Just don’t understand why people do collabs with him when he’s literally done nothing for the 3D printing community and has the knowledge of a Best Buy employee that just finished their training. Maker’s Muse, Thomas Sanladerer, Teach tech, CNC kitchen the list goes on but Joel might be nice person but just not there on the knowledge side when it comes to really understanding printing and this is why he needed to call help to build a Voron because even after all this time he couldn’t build a printer from scratch. Just my 2 cents but if you ever want to get information from a reliable source the above listed have been doing it for a very long time and have helped the community.
@@techguy38just because you can't build a voron from scratch doesn't invalidate if his channel provides useful info. He does focus on different things than the channels you mentioned, I love and watch all of them and that still includes him. And it's useful to have a more casual viewpoint anyways. So yes he's not the go to if you need nitty gritty detailed info but he's not trying to claim that he's doing that. His videos are more like entertainment and that's totally fine.
@@techguy38what have you done for the 3D printing community? Would you say something degrading to him in person? Probably not so dont say it on here behind a keyboard, everyone has their preferences it’s called subjectivity. He’s literally the OG 3D printer that got many of the creators you mentioned into 3D printing.
Welcome to 3d printing, wholesome to see your quick progress in this space. The feeling of "I need this but can't find it anywhere, so I'll make my own" is awesome
People don't talk about this enough but having good measuring tools is a pretty important thing which you learned the hard way. I also recommend some digital calipers.
I propose (cheap - medium priced) analoge calipers. No batteries (empty or leaking), no zeroing in every time you use them, and sometimes even more accurate then cheap digital ones
I got some digital callipers when I started learning how to build guitars. I found after a couple of weeks they didn’t work. So after cursing and swearing for a while I got some more, paying more because I figured I’d been seduced into going too cheap with the first one. Turns out it was the batteries Unless you’re going to be using them a lot, I’d say either buy batteries by the box at a time, or use analog callipers instead which need no batteries
@@afpwebworks I got the cheapest digital caliper from harbor freight and have used it 3-4 years and hundreds of projects and haven't had to replace the battery yet but, it did come with a spare. If an electronic item drains the battery when off it's because the switch circuit wasn't designed correctly. I think the guy with a swiss accent had a good video on it.
As far as having to reprint things because they don't fit, first welcome to the hobby I think we have all done that a few hundred times. It doesn't really apply to the bins, but you can always make a test print of just a piece of the model to see if it will fit. for example I made a shelf for my window unit air conditioner that just friction fits into the vent, Instead of printing the whole model I printed a slice that gave me the geometry and I was able to measure how it fit (or didn't) and make changes. It's a little filament wasted but it helps a lot with more complex projects
Agreed! For the bins you could just print a few layers and get rid of most of the material in the center of the model. This method guarantees that you will waste some filament, but you should be able to cut down on the number of full prints that don't fit and end up in the trash. I'm still learning to do this.
You explained it so well - paralysis by analysis. That is where I am. Gonna do my first print soon, thanks for the information and making it relatable to a newbie.
Hey this was super interesting! There's a certain satisfaction you get with a perfectly organized drawer. I actually see a use for a 3D printer now! I've wanted to get into it, but just couldn't find a practical use... this seems really cool tho.
I have been 3d modelling for about 14 years casually and for classes, I still learn new thing now. Also I do recommend learning 3d modelling from scratch. It is much more satisfying.
I agree with learning how to create 3d models from your own ideas. It can be frustrating to start with if you have no experience, but there's several websites and videos to help.
For your tape issue, where you were trying to measure the inside of a drawer, look up woodworking measuring sticks. Take two flat “sticks” stack them, then extend one, one way and the other the other keeping them on top of each other. Then once the ends of the stick are touching the inside of the both sides of the drawer, you secure the sticks together using take or a clamp. Pull the sticks out, carefully, and then measure the sticks from one end to the other. You’ll have the precise length of the inside of your drawers.
OMG you are so right, I'm stuck in 3D printing paralysis of online research and just watching videos all the time. I just got my first printer, Bambu P1S, 4 days ago and still have not unbox. I wanted to make sure I know what I'm doing before I make my first print. It was like a wake up call, I just need to unbox and start printing (that's actually how I will learn the most by doing, trial and error !!!!! Thank you and loved your video.
I found this video because on my deep 3d researching dive. This is the first time I hear about the plugin isn't working but I'm like why am I just hearing about this, funny I found this tip through you. Thanks for being the source for helping a girl out learn a bit more 3d skills. 3d printing is MIND BLOWING.
one thing that has helped me with 3d printing parts that have constraints is to do a test print. basically a small slice of the original model that I can use to verify measurements, mechanisms, etc without doing a full print. It helps you dial in the printer if need be, potentially save materials on prints that don't pass validation, and because it prints faster then a full print you'll have shorter gaps of time between validation and modifying the model.
Yesssss ... I love when you say "I feel like I'm wasting time if my printer isn't printing" bc SAME. Soon you'll have 5 printers going all at the same time haha.
that whole section at the end was GOLD. great job and well articulated. And you're right about every single statement/thought! (coming from very experienced in 3d printing FDM and resin and also Fusion 360). Well done! (instantly subbed).
Oh Sara, I've watched you for so long and I feel like you've just described my whole 3D experience since I bought a Bambu x1c last Black Friday. I say as I am literally printing MORE gridfinity boxes for my new carts.
Great video, Great Job, I love it, I am just starting to this thing, It got me excited , the way she comes a cross so genuine, and nice to look at too, Thanks, I hope you do more 3d printing videos!
thank you for including that zoom explanation. i'm certain that's exactly something i'll need to figure out soon and having it there makes it so much easier
I appreciate your perspective. I am shopping for a 3D printer and UA-cam suggested your video. I worked full time with 3D software doing design work from 1998 to 2015. Now I am a full time painter in 2D. But I am excited to acquire a 3D printer for my art studio and thankfully I understand the 3D building logic to fall back on, which is not intuitive. Last time I looked into printers they were not approachable, and I'd start a print and I'd wake up the next morning and it would have failed as soon as I left it. This is an exciting time where it's becoming more accessible!
Welcome to the addiction! Its still wild to me that Ive been at this over a decade now and there are still new comers every day that get bit with the bug. 3DP is a tool unlike any other when it comes to enabling individuals to simply create whatever their hearts desire. Kudos to you for taking the dive and there is none better than Joel when it comes to bringing others into the family. 🤗
I subscribed because UA-cam knows I like 3d and I completely identify with you on everything including the Husky... Everything ...time and bin-size and time and Tinker-cad learning and time and Fusion 360 learning and time and stress and time. Excellent video... Did not realize it was 3 months
Absolutely wonderful video, Sara! I've been into 3D printing since 2020, and I have to say that you video really shows what the hobby is like. Well done, and happy to have you back!
Welcome to the 3D printing world! With Gridfinity, if you're not planning on using magnets you can print a much simpler base grid to use a lot less filament and speed things up.
Solid video, so nice to show some of the pitfalls with 3D printing! I'm just getting in to it myself, and I totally know what you mean about the guys that have been doing this for years and the settings etc are all 2nd nature to them - all totally new terms to me. One thing I'd recommend you get is a cheapy set of digital vernier calipers, honestly one of the most useful tools I own and a game changer for getting accurate prints for all your things! You can measure outer diameter, inner diameter and they have a depth gauge as well :)
Thanks a lot Sara. Just ordered my first printer (Bambu P1S) and I plan to line my Husky toolbox for all my camera gear. I'm just telling my wife you told me to. LMAO! Just Kidding! Now I have to learn how to design my own stuff! Maybe I'll get some tips from Peter Lindgren 🤣 Thanks for a very informative video!
This was a great roller-coaster, you hit every classic obstacle that 3d printing throws, and you powered your way through all of them! Another option for the edges in drawers is rather than extruding an undersized box, try shortening an oversized one instead. That way you keep the geometry underneath that avoids having to make supports or do any fixups on the base bit. Or just do gridfinity for most of the drawer, then print some bento boxes to fill an exact gap all the way up the side. Also, thanks for the bento-boxes, hadn't seen those before! Another youtuber "Hands on Katie" did a really awesome breakdown on the various organisational methods too. She landed on: gridfinity for horizontal surfaces, Multiboard for vertical, and her own expansion on gridfinity for larger items like clothing etc. Well worth checking out!
Very cool video, thanks for sharing! I'm in the middle of organizing my kitchen with gridfinity, so this was good timing to see this. Also some really good ideas. I like the idea of using spacers for the edges, right now I've been clipping the base (with side cutters) to friction fit them to the drawer bottoms. The spacers would definitely be cleaner. :) I did want to mention that on the "extra" feet you put in, if you add a chamfer to the top you can likely get it so no support is needed (like the regular feet). And if you swap out the nozzle for a larger one (I've been using 0.8mm, but 0.6mm works too) you not only get faster prints, but they've been feeling sturdier than the walls of the ones I did with the 0.4mm nozzle. Enjoy!
She's me fr!! I have just been printing things that fit specifically like my camera batteries and what not. I've actually printed gridfinity items but didn't realize it. This was very useful!!!
Gridfinity got me back into 3d printing. Bambu printers are amazing. It makes me focus more on 3D modeling rather than tinkering to get my prints to print correctly
Hey you inspired me to organize my desk with gridfinity, nice Video, i am always sad when my 3d Printer has nothing to do 😮😅 so gridfinity will be my next prints for several days 😊 and welcome to the Club of 3d printing enthusiast 👍
Very cool and great video! I will say from experience that once you get comfortable in Fusion you will unlock door for pretty much anything you might want to make. Glad to see you are having fun with it!
you're starting the hobby with one of todays best printer on the market. thats incredible! When I satarted with my ender 3 a benchy was like 2.5 hours. Now with a bambu its like 16 min. So being able to print those organizer is viable now. When printing with an ender 3 is wasnt much worth doing. Glad you found a new hobby!
Welcome to the world of 3d printing! Choosing the Bambu is a great choice! I think they make the closest to consumer 3d printers that any manufacture has come. As for the skinny space, the first thought that came to mind was scaling the grid and bin to fit in the slicing software. Either scale the entire drawer or just that last unused space. My only tip is to print experimental / prototype stuff with the less expensive filaments. For example, Elegoo rapid PETG Black, on sale right now is around $10 a roll if you buy a four pack vs their other colors which are around $15. I usually print my test prints in black and when I'm ready for my final products, I will use the colored filaments.
Man now I want a 3D printer! lol. They seem to be getting better and better so fast. So cool you can tweak things completely to your needs (even if it takes you hours and you die a little inside doing things over and over lol) but yes the drawers looks spot on! I have a few pro big camera boxes and loved that one has adjustments you can move and re stick with velcro but gives you nowhere near this level of customisation. Anyways great video as always :)
So much fun and idea sparking watching this. I realized though very quickly that I don’t have the time for this. Definitely opportunities for people to provide this as a service.
Hahaha I'm also new to 3D Printing and I feel the same ""If my printer is not running, I feel like I am wasting time ""-Thing. I did the same you did and tried to organize my office space and my recording studio - at first I started only to do this one, two, three special things....now nearly everything in my space has a case, a holder or something else. Be sure, I will find a case to print something for everything I own 🙂 I really startet buying additional things in my office (Im a really at working with my own hands - in germany we would say I have to left hands)....but only because I wanted to print some cool tool organizers: I bought a curious amount of cheap tools...some tools that I bought, I dont even really know what's their use case. I think they can retire from their daywork now and just be thankful that I printed them such a nice house....their next neighbours are the Torx-Bits - some really nice guys. There is this group/army of small black and white buddhas, sitting on top of a shelf because I don't have the heart to throw them away in the rubbish and so they become more and more...and more and more...soon they'll own all the shit here. I think the Buddhas are having a hard time with the bit sets and screwdrivers. I have to print owls again to compensate, so that the Buddhas don't feel them so much....
What a fantastic video! It's awesome seeing someone else get into a hobby that you love yourself, and boy did you dive in head first! Good luck finding the surface again
Hahaha, wonderful! The week I get hooked on 3d printing you have released this video. And while I'm still printing stuff to improve my A1 you not only modify existing models in the slicer software, you are actually able to do CAD!! Brilliant! I have looked into several drawer organization systems and I'll probably go with Neogrid since that doesn't need a ground plate and I hope that increases printing speed and reduces filament use. I'm also looking into the Multiboard system for wall storage. It seems much nicer than the Ikea Skadis I have. More expensive to print, of course, but nice and customizable.
a tip, you don't needd to print the whole box. just pring the base and maybe a half inch of the sides. Then if it doesn't fit, adjust and try again. If it does, not much lost, especially if you change print settings for less plastic and faster printing.
I wonder if 3d printing people are as happy that you've covered their niche as we (blender people) were to see you try blender! this video was super fun to watch! i admire your drive to try and learn new things! also very happy to hear baby peach is doing well
Awesome! The reason your extra with bins broke a bit is that the corners on that end printed in the air. The normal Gridfinity bottom grids has a slope to avoid that, but the added rectangles goes 90 degrees into the air. If you turn on supports it should print clean, and maybe use tree supports, they are usually easier to remove without breaking things.
Omg best idea with the drawer pulls. Idk why I didn't come up with that idea, I've had the same issue with the husky drawers lol. So good, ty for sharing everything in this video :)
Fellow 3D printer here and noob content creator on here and TikTok. I found you by way of Joel and I want to welcome you to the world of 3D printing. Glad to have you and our world is better for it. I have about 8 printers now but, please let me know if you have any questions.
I've made my own grid system because I didn't know about Gridfinity back them. But it works well, except that mine is 2in blocks (50.80mm), instead of 42mm. I also made mine adjustable according to the layer height and nozzle diameter (so you can print a lot faster with a 0.8mm nozzle). I use it when I make furniture so my drawers always have it.
Funny timing, my printer arrives tomorrow and, I am frozen to what I want to print first. Everything you showed for organization, is exactly what I am looking for. I cant wait,,,,, to wait for it to print.
Fun video! Even with good measurement tools, it can be hard to get tight fits correct on the first (or second) go. If it is a bigger print, I always print a tester piece of the dimension I want to check. This can often be done without more modelling, just by stopping the print after the first couple of layers are done.
I watched the video from start to finish. It was great! I'm relatively new to 3D printing, but we've opened a makerspace in partnership with a university to highlight the educational possibilities of 3D printing. It's not just about printing; it's about problem-solving, math, engineering, imagination, art, creativity, and, of course, the fear of failure. I love 3D printing; the possibilities are endless!
When 3D printing large prints print small sections to test fits. For example with your drawer you could just print a line to test the dimensions. Your CAD skills will make up for your 3D printing skills. So the better at CAD you get you get automatically better at 3D printing.
19:04 OK you just gave me some inspiration and I am going to buy a digital measuring tape device. My 3-D printer isn’t even here yet I’m just preparing by watching videos lol.
"Just start it" the best advice. In fact, great advice you gave me directly (on Twitter) so thank you! This was a phenomenal video and can only imagine how much work and effort it took. P.S. great edit what an edit!
When you said, it's gonna be a long video at 27 minutes in, that was, when I first looked at the timeline. So well done!
"If my printer is not running, I feel like I am wasting time " - you are a true 3d printing hobbyist now! Welcome
and for anyone who doesn't know there is a gridfinity designer plugin for fusion that you can install and its free.
I feel the same
Big grats for diving into fusion to change the designs! That's what makes 3D printing custom stuff so incredibly powerful. I need to organise my space so badly 😫
Awesome video. I have a 1st gen flashforge and I will replace it with this to reignite my 3d printing interest. Your lighting looks great btw.
This video is so much fun. I enjoyed the video so much. ❤
So, old sewist here. Way back in high school sewing class in the 70s we were taught that cloth measuring tape was notoriously inaccurate. For one, they stretch out. Teacher said to keep an accurate metal ruler on hand to measure new and old tapes against to make sure they were accurate.
Here we are, decades later and in the next century, and I still have a metal ruler on hand. More than one, really. One in my craft room, one in my toolbox, and one in the kitchen.
When I saw you pull out that cloth measuring tape I thought, “Uh oh!” Sorry you wasted all that time and material but those boxes got used anyway.
I love your channel. I learn so much even if I never use it. It’s useful to know about it. I’d really love to do some 3-D printing someday but don’t know anyone with one….yet.
Well done!
That is EXACTLY what I wanted to know. Thanks a lot for your input !
Just get a cheap Ender 3 v3 (ke/se) they're great for Starters and pretty cheap compared to Bambus (Sure Not as polished but hey the lay down plastic pretty well)
@@JanS-i8zfor anyone getting into the hobby I usually recommend the A1 mini it's not much more expensive and can save lots of frustration. I have a ender 5 pro and love it but if I was buying today would definitely get a bambu
If you're in the US, try contacting your local library system! Even if they don't have 3d printers for you to use on premises, they may be able to point you to the nearest tool lending library!
@@wyw876 thank you! I’ll do that. Great idea.
She's really hooked, she's already one of us!
One of us one of us one of us
We're still learning our Bambu printer, but my husband will typically make just the outline of an object first, just to see if it will fit properly. For example, I asked him to make cache pots for my houseplants (a pot without a hole, the nursery pot slides inside but sits on the lip of the cache pot). Rather than making the entire pot, he makes short rings to see if they'll fit around the top of the nursery pot. Once he gets the width right, he'll print the entire pot. Less waste this way when you are still learning.
Top Tip: If you want to make sure the model will fit, instead of reprinting the whole thing multiple times, just cut a thin cross section and print that.
SO SO HAPPY you're having fun 3d printing!!!
Just don’t understand why people do collabs with him when he’s literally done nothing for the 3D printing community and has the knowledge of a Best Buy employee that just finished their training.
Maker’s Muse, Thomas Sanladerer, Teach tech, CNC kitchen the list goes on but Joel might be nice person but just not there on the knowledge side when it comes to really understanding printing and this is why he needed to call help to build a Voron because even after all this time he couldn’t build a printer from scratch.
Just my 2 cents but if you ever want to get information from a reliable source the above listed have been doing it for a very long time and have helped the community.
@@techguy38just because you can't build a voron from scratch doesn't invalidate if his channel provides useful info. He does focus on different things than the channels you mentioned, I love and watch all of them and that still includes him. And it's useful to have a more casual viewpoint anyways. So yes he's not the go to if you need nitty gritty detailed info but he's not trying to claim that he's doing that. His videos are more like entertainment and that's totally fine.
@@techguy38 You should rewatch the part when she say "too smart for them own good" ?
@@hugosoucy1115 @techguy38 29:46
@@techguy38what have you done for the 3D printing community? Would you say something degrading to him in person? Probably not so dont say it on here behind a keyboard, everyone has their preferences it’s called subjectivity. He’s literally the OG 3D printer that got many of the creators you mentioned into 3D printing.
I LOVE when someone joins us. When you see the calipers, ooooooooowweeeeeee. One of us, one of us.
Welcome to 3d printing, wholesome to see your quick progress in this space. The feeling of "I need this but can't find it anywhere, so I'll make my own" is awesome
People don't talk about this enough but having good measuring tools is a pretty important thing which you learned the hard way. I also recommend some digital calipers.
And the good old tape measure for anything too big for calipers.
I propose (cheap - medium priced) analoge calipers. No batteries (empty or leaking), no zeroing in every time you use them, and sometimes even more accurate then cheap digital ones
I got some digital callipers when I started learning how to build guitars. I found after a couple of weeks they didn’t work. So after cursing and swearing for a while I got some more, paying more because I figured I’d been seduced into going too cheap with the first one. Turns out it was the batteries Unless you’re going to be using them a lot, I’d say either buy batteries by the box at a time, or use analog callipers instead which need no batteries
@@afpwebworks I got the cheapest digital caliper from harbor freight and have used it 3-4 years and hundreds of projects and haven't had to replace the battery yet but, it did come with a spare. If an electronic item drains the battery when off it's because the switch circuit wasn't designed correctly. I think the guy with a swiss accent had a good video on it.
Even digital calipers can screw you up if you didn't zero it properly.
The b-roll and slow mo slider shots of the printer printing were straight fire. Sara still letting the creativity shine through.
Joel is a mad lad in the 3d printing space - the dude is a solid teacher
nicely done! for that wonky 35mm extension, i personally would have just been like "hmm, guess i'm making a skinny long bin going along that side" lol
The collab we didn't know we needed! Love it.
As far as having to reprint things because they don't fit, first welcome to the hobby I think we have all done that a few hundred times. It doesn't really apply to the bins, but you can always make a test print of just a piece of the model to see if it will fit. for example I made a shelf for my window unit air conditioner that just friction fits into the vent, Instead of printing the whole model I printed a slice that gave me the geometry and I was able to measure how it fit (or didn't) and make changes. It's a little filament wasted but it helps a lot with more complex projects
Agreed! For the bins you could just print a few layers and get rid of most of the material in the center of the model. This method guarantees that you will waste some filament, but you should be able to cut down on the number of full prints that don't fit and end up in the trash. I'm still learning to do this.
joel looks good color graded
No kidding! He looks kind of healthy!
You explained it so well - paralysis by analysis. That is where I am. Gonna do my first print soon, thanks for the information and making it relatable to a newbie.
Hey this was super interesting! There's a certain satisfaction you get with a perfectly organized drawer. I actually see a use for a 3D printer now! I've wanted to get into it, but just couldn't find a practical use... this seems really cool tho.
I have been 3d modelling for about 14 years casually and for classes, I still learn new thing now.
Also I do recommend learning 3d modelling from scratch. It is much more satisfying.
I agree with learning how to create 3d models from your own ideas. It can be frustrating to start with if you have no experience, but there's several websites and videos to help.
If anyone is looking for the white swivel drawer, it's the Dottus White Swivel Five-Drawer Storage Chest
I was about to ask this very question
For your tape issue, where you were trying to measure the inside of a drawer, look up woodworking measuring sticks. Take two flat “sticks” stack them, then extend one, one way and the other the other keeping them on top of each other. Then once the ends of the stick are touching the inside of the both sides of the drawer, you secure the sticks together using take or a clamp. Pull the sticks out, carefully, and then measure the sticks from one end to the other. You’ll have the precise length of the inside of your drawers.
Nice video. That was quick to get to the point were, if the printer is not printing the unproductive feeling comes. Enjoy and happy printing.
OMG you are so right, I'm stuck in 3D printing paralysis of online research and just watching videos all the time. I just got my first printer, Bambu P1S, 4 days ago and still have not unbox. I wanted to make sure I know what I'm doing before I make my first print. It was like a wake up call, I just need to unbox and start printing (that's actually how I will learn the most by doing, trial and error !!!!! Thank you and loved your video.
the amount of time, the devotion and commitment u invested for 3d printing and a husband and baby to take care of..RESPECT!!!
Thank you for highlighting the issues you had because folks new to 3D printing should know things are not always perfect.
"I feel like if my printer isn't running, I am wasting time." Oh god how did you explain my feeling so accurately
I found this video because on my deep 3d researching dive. This is the first time I hear about the plugin isn't working but I'm like why am I just hearing about this, funny I found this tip through you. Thanks for being the source for helping a girl out learn a bit more 3d skills. 3d printing is MIND BLOWING.
THAT ... was real journey 😀. As a 3d printing newbie, I found it engaging *and* useful ... and even inspirational. Thanks!
one thing that has helped me with 3d printing parts that have constraints is to do a test print. basically a small slice of the original model that I can use to verify measurements, mechanisms, etc without doing a full print. It helps you dial in the printer if need be, potentially save materials on prints that don't pass validation, and because it prints faster then a full print you'll have shorter gaps of time between validation and modifying the model.
Yesssss ... I love when you say "I feel like I'm wasting time if my printer isn't printing" bc SAME. Soon you'll have 5 printers going all at the same time haha.
that whole section at the end was GOLD. great job and well articulated. And you're right about every single statement/thought! (coming from very experienced in 3d printing FDM and resin and also Fusion 360). Well done! (instantly subbed).
First video I've watched in this channel. It was a great watch, very informative.
This video helped me start my 3d printing journey!!
Oh Sara, I've watched you for so long and I feel like you've just described my whole 3D experience since I bought a Bambu x1c last Black Friday. I say as I am literally printing MORE gridfinity boxes for my new carts.
Great video, Great Job, I love it, I am just starting to this thing, It got me excited , the way she comes a cross so genuine, and nice to look at too, Thanks, I hope you do more 3d printing videos!
I"ve been following you for years as well as 3D printing Nerd .. great mash-up :-). Love this video
thank you for including that zoom explanation. i'm certain that's exactly something i'll need to figure out soon and having it there makes it so much easier
Been in 3d space for years, first time i have seen grid ininity, even though i have seen Zac's content *mind blown* Thanks Sarah.
Likewise! Been printing stuff all day!
I appreciate your perspective. I am shopping for a 3D printer and UA-cam suggested your video. I worked full time with 3D software doing design work from 1998 to 2015. Now I am a full time painter in 2D. But I am excited to acquire a 3D printer for my art studio and thankfully I understand the 3D building logic to fall back on, which is not intuitive. Last time I looked into printers they were not approachable, and I'd start a print and I'd wake up the next morning and it would have failed as soon as I left it. This is an exciting time where it's becoming more accessible!
Welcome to the addiction! Its still wild to me that Ive been at this over a decade now and there are still new comers every day that get bit with the bug. 3DP is a tool unlike any other when it comes to enabling individuals to simply create whatever their hearts desire. Kudos to you for taking the dive and there is none better than Joel when it comes to bringing others into the family. 🤗
What drawers are those that you have? I love how they swivel out like that!
dying to know this as well
Shout out to the Husky tool cab in the office I thought I was the only one! You even have the drawers labelled 🤗
I subscribed because UA-cam knows I like 3d and I completely identify with you on everything including the Husky... Everything ...time and bin-size and time and Tinker-cad learning and time and Fusion 360 learning and time and stress and time. Excellent video... Did not realize it was 3 months
Wow you really did your homework! From gridfinity, to the f360 add on, to that box generator thingy. Learning CAD is the best companion to 3D printing
+1 for Gridfinity!! The one system to rule them all!!!
You watch Zack Freedman toooo!! Love the guy and I'm really glad you love the website. Getting into the 3D printing stuff myself too recently
What a fun video. When I print anything that needs to fit in another object I use the slicer to cut it up and print quick test sections.
Absolutely wonderful video, Sara!
I've been into 3D printing since 2020, and I have to say that you video really shows what the hobby is like.
Well done, and happy to have you back!
Havent seen your videos for years now. and i am even happier you return with 3d printing content :D
Welcome to the 3D printing world! With Gridfinity, if you're not planning on using magnets you can print a much simpler base grid to use a lot less filament and speed things up.
Solid video, so nice to show some of the pitfalls with 3D printing! I'm just getting in to it myself, and I totally know what you mean about the guys that have been doing this for years and the settings etc are all 2nd nature to them - all totally new terms to me. One thing I'd recommend you get is a cheapy set of digital vernier calipers, honestly one of the most useful tools I own and a game changer for getting accurate prints for all your things! You can measure outer diameter, inner diameter and they have a depth gauge as well :)
Thank you for the Gridfinity info! I've been looking for something like this to help me organize my mess of an office.
Thanks a lot Sara. Just ordered my first printer (Bambu P1S) and I plan to line my Husky toolbox for all my camera gear. I'm just telling my wife you told me to. LMAO! Just Kidding! Now I have to learn how to design my own stuff! Maybe I'll get some tips from Peter Lindgren 🤣 Thanks for a very informative video!
This was a great roller-coaster, you hit every classic obstacle that 3d printing throws, and you powered your way through all of them! Another option for the edges in drawers is rather than extruding an undersized box, try shortening an oversized one instead. That way you keep the geometry underneath that avoids having to make supports or do any fixups on the base bit. Or just do gridfinity for most of the drawer, then print some bento boxes to fill an exact gap all the way up the side. Also, thanks for the bento-boxes, hadn't seen those before!
Another youtuber "Hands on Katie" did a really awesome breakdown on the various organisational methods too. She landed on: gridfinity for horizontal surfaces, Multiboard for vertical, and her own expansion on gridfinity for larger items like clothing etc. Well worth checking out!
Very cool video, thanks for sharing! I'm in the middle of organizing my kitchen with gridfinity, so this was good timing to see this. Also some really good ideas. I like the idea of using spacers for the edges, right now I've been clipping the base (with side cutters) to friction fit them to the drawer bottoms. The spacers would definitely be cleaner. :) I did want to mention that on the "extra" feet you put in, if you add a chamfer to the top you can likely get it so no support is needed (like the regular feet). And if you swap out the nozzle for a larger one (I've been using 0.8mm, but 0.6mm works too) you not only get faster prints, but they've been feeling sturdier than the walls of the ones I did with the 0.4mm nozzle. Enjoy!
She's me fr!! I have just been printing things that fit specifically like my camera batteries and what not. I've actually printed gridfinity items but didn't realize it. This was very useful!!!
27:27 thank you for this lesson. I don't print, but now... You gave more stuff to loose my mind in 😅 probably will enter this world 🗺 wish me luck!🤞
I just started too. You have no idea of the HUGE rabbit hole you've gotten yourself into! 😍
This was uper helpful! Also buying that vinyl tape to cover the chome on my tool box
Gridfinity got me back into 3d printing. Bambu printers are amazing. It makes me focus more on 3D modeling rather than tinkering to get my prints to print correctly
Hey you inspired me to organize my desk with gridfinity, nice Video, i am always sad when my 3d Printer has nothing to do 😮😅 so gridfinity will be my next prints for several days 😊 and welcome to the Club of 3d printing enthusiast 👍
Your color grading is just looking insane I feel like it’s gotten just so much better
Very cool and great video! I will say from experience that once you get comfortable in Fusion you will unlock door for pretty much anything you might want to make. Glad to see you are having fun with it!
you're starting the hobby with one of todays best printer on the market. thats incredible! When I satarted with my ender 3 a benchy was like 2.5 hours. Now with a bambu its like 16 min. So being able to print those organizer is viable now. When printing with an ender 3 is wasnt much worth doing.
Glad you found a new hobby!
Welcome to the world of 3d printing! Choosing the Bambu is a great choice! I think they make the closest to consumer 3d printers that any manufacture has come.
As for the skinny space, the first thought that came to mind was scaling the grid and bin to fit in the slicing software. Either scale the entire drawer or just that last unused space.
My only tip is to print experimental / prototype stuff with the less expensive filaments. For example, Elegoo rapid PETG Black, on sale right now is around $10 a roll if you buy a four pack vs their other colors which are around $15. I usually print my test prints in black and when I'm ready for my final products, I will use the colored filaments.
Man now I want a 3D printer! lol. They seem to be getting better and better so fast. So cool you can tweak things completely to your needs (even if it takes you hours and you die a little inside doing things over and over lol) but yes the drawers looks spot on! I have a few pro big camera boxes and loved that one has adjustments you can move and re stick with velcro but gives you nowhere near this level of customisation. Anyways great video as always :)
So much fun and idea sparking watching this. I realized though very quickly that I don’t have the time for this. Definitely opportunities for people to provide this as a service.
People already do!
Hahaha I'm also new to 3D Printing and I feel the same ""If my printer is not running, I feel like I am wasting time ""-Thing. I did the same you did and tried to organize my office space and my recording studio - at first I started only to do this one, two, three special things....now nearly everything in my space has a case, a holder or something else. Be sure, I will find a case to print something for everything I own 🙂
I really startet buying additional things in my office (Im a really at working with my own hands - in germany we would say I have to left hands)....but only because I wanted to print some cool tool organizers:
I bought a curious amount of cheap tools...some tools that I bought, I dont even really know what's their use case. I think they can retire from their daywork now and just be thankful that I printed them such a nice house....their next neighbours are the Torx-Bits - some really nice guys.
There is this group/army of small black and white buddhas, sitting on top of a shelf because I don't have the heart to throw them away in the rubbish and so they become more and more...and more and more...soon they'll own all the shit here. I think the Buddhas are having a hard time with the bit sets and screwdrivers. I have to print owls again to compensate, so that the Buddhas don't feel them so much....
What a fantastic video! It's awesome seeing someone else get into a hobby that you love yourself, and boy did you dive in head first! Good luck finding the surface again
I thoroughly enjoyed this video! I'm currently saving up for a 3d printer myself.
I absolutely love your videos, so easy to follow, interesting and the recap just brings it all together with your points and opinions.
hahahaha love the last 2mins of the video, can't wait to see your future projects with 3d printing!!!
Can you please organize my studio...and my life? lol. How satisfying!!!
Hahaha, wonderful! The week I get hooked on 3d printing you have released this video. And while I'm still printing stuff to improve my A1 you not only modify existing models in the slicer software, you are actually able to do CAD!! Brilliant!
I have looked into several drawer organization systems and I'll probably go with Neogrid since that doesn't need a ground plate and I hope that increases printing speed and reduces filament use. I'm also looking into the Multiboard system for wall storage. It seems much nicer than the Ikea Skadis I have. More expensive to print, of course, but nice and customizable.
a tip, you don't needd to print the whole box. just pring the base and maybe a half inch of the sides. Then if it doesn't fit, adjust and try again. If it does, not much lost, especially if you change print settings for less plastic and faster printing.
I wonder if 3d printing people are as happy that you've covered their niche as we (blender people) were to see you try blender! this video was super fun to watch! i admire your drive to try and learn new things!
also very happy to hear baby peach is doing well
oh and Judy is the sweetest cutie pie in the world!
Awesome!
The reason your extra with bins broke a bit is that the corners on that end printed in the air. The normal Gridfinity bottom grids has a slope to avoid that, but the added rectangles goes 90 degrees into the air. If you turn on supports it should print clean, and maybe use tree supports, they are usually easier to remove without breaking things.
Oooh I’ll try tree supports thank you!
Underrated build out. Deserves more views
Omg best idea with the drawer pulls. Idk why I didn't come up with that idea, I've had the same issue with the husky drawers lol. So good, ty for sharing everything in this video :)
So hype to see you get into this! Good note on the end credits, note taking in specialized projects makes a huge difference.
Yay!! Your soul is fed!! Best kind of videos ❤🎉
So awesome to see Sara and 3DPrintingNeder teaming up 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪
Fellow 3D printer here and noob content creator on here and TikTok. I found you by way of Joel and I want to welcome you to the world of 3D printing. Glad to have you and our world is better for it. I have about 8 printers now but, please let me know if you have any questions.
I love seeing Dad Mode John. Also, thanks for a 3d printing video. I have been thinking about it for years now. Might just do it soon
Especially thanks for the post-script section of the video. Kudos!
The team up I didn’t know I wanted, but am here for
I've made my own grid system because I didn't know about Gridfinity back them. But it works well, except that mine is 2in blocks (50.80mm), instead of 42mm. I also made mine adjustable according to the layer height and nozzle diameter (so you can print a lot faster with a 0.8mm nozzle). I use it when I make furniture so my drawers always have it.
The quote of just because you can, doesn't mean you should resonates with me so much.
Appreciate the use of metric in this video 🙏🏽
Funny timing, my printer arrives tomorrow and, I am frozen to what I want to print first.
Everything you showed for organization, is exactly what I am looking for. I cant wait,,,,, to wait for it to print.
Fun video! Even with good measurement tools, it can be hard to get tight fits correct on the first (or second) go.
If it is a bigger print, I always print a tester piece of the dimension I want to check. This can often be done without more modelling, just by stopping the print after the first couple of layers are done.
I watched the video from start to finish. It was great! I'm relatively new to 3D printing, but we've opened a makerspace in partnership with a university to highlight the educational possibilities of 3D printing. It's not just about printing; it's about problem-solving, math, engineering, imagination, art, creativity, and, of course, the fear of failure. I love 3D printing; the possibilities are endless!
When 3D printing large prints print small sections to test fits. For example with your drawer you could just print a line to test the dimensions.
Your CAD skills will make up for your 3D printing skills. So the better at CAD you get you get automatically better at 3D printing.
19:04 OK you just gave me some inspiration and I am going to buy a digital measuring tape device. My 3-D printer isn’t even here yet I’m just preparing by watching videos lol.
Yes Sara! Let’s go this will be fun.
P.S. you’ve been missed
"Just start it" the best advice. In fact, great advice you gave me directly (on Twitter) so thank you! This was a phenomenal video and can only imagine how much work and effort it took.
P.S. great edit what an edit!
You just gave me that kick I needed, THX! 👍😉
Okay. That slicing/extruding part for non integer bins was pretty smart. I am gonna apply this NOW