Absolutely, jumping in with a full build plate without verifying smaller is a recipe for disaster. Note this applies outside of Gridfinity prints as well, especially for fit and printability issues, or verifying that something is big, small, strong, flexible enough.
Why "Charming Swiss"??? On his RUclips it says based out of "Norway". Did you do the common (Mostly Americans) switcheroo Swede/Norwegian to Swiss?! haha Or is he actually Swiss now based in Norway?
Yeah wow, I was 3/4 through when I read the this comment and I'm sure a year in, he's even more practiced but I thought he was just a seasoned to-camera youtuber until I read this.
I’m very new to 3d printing. My printer will be here tomorrow. I’m just going through RUclips to learn as much as I can before jumping in…I’ve watched several of your videos now and they never fail to teach me something and make me laugh! Great combo. You get the first sub from me to a 3d printing channel.
Thank you for showing me what I need to be aware of. I'm 66 years old and only starting out on this 3D printing saga, so I'll be watching for "anything" that you put up here on RUclips. Keep up the great work and again Thanks
I bought Alex’s system over a year ago and used it to organize my office at work. Then, as I was building my new wood shop I saw Zach’s video. So I printed a handful of both and opted to stick with Alex’s for my shop setup. My shop is actually very similar to Alex’s in terms of the types of tools I have and the types of projects I do so it made sense. Also I found the bins a bit more sturdy and easier to print. But you’ve convinced me to go back and give the gridfinity system a second chance. Maybe it’s expanded to the point where it’ll be worth using to organize my new office that’s being built as we speak. Great video, well produced and articulate, funny but still to the point. I also had layer adhesion problems when printing the gridfinity bins, but I also usually print around 200. So I’ll try upping the temps. And lastly I couldn’t agree more about with your advice to just print one until you’re confident. I’ve had to learn that one the hard way too many times 😅
Thanks so much for the indepth comment Robert, it means a lot to me that you'd spend the time replying. Yeah, Gridfinity has grown, and also, you can make it whatever you want, with these auto-generating tools and stuff. I don't like proprietary systems, it's why I love Bitcoin, and open-source stuff on my computer, and Prusa, as opposed to other machines. I like open source and hwat it stands for. That said, if I'd already printed so much of Alex's stuff, I might not re-print it, I'd just make the NEXT project Gridfinity :)
@@thenextlayer I'm definitely with you on the value of open source. As a teacher SO much of the technology in schools is just clever marketing designed to trap schools into proprietary ecosystems. SMART boards, TI calculators, Chromebooks, Ipads just to name a few. Anytime I get a technology for my classroom makerspace I always try my hardest to make sure it's opensource and all the programs I teach kids on are free.
Listen, there is one thing I've learned from this video, and you've earned a sub because of this. "Analysis Paralysis", never heard of it before, but it fits me so well. I don't enjoy Art, simply because I hate the feeling of starting with a "blank canvas", where there's no real clear goal, besides maybe an idea of sorts. However, I love tinkering and practical problem solving. Once I know where I want to get to, and once I've drawn up a plan I think that'll fit these needs, I can work on it. But before there's a plan, a solution I want to create; I cannot work. On anything. Be it projects in school, or be it 3D Printing and tinkering. I was fairly confident I have ocd, due to compulsive actions and thoughts. Even if this was just a joke about OCD in the video, this genuinely made something snap in my head and I will try to be less harsh on myself for this issue. Thank you, even if this was just overanalyzed and completely besides the point of what "Analysis Paralysis" was meant to indicate here. PS, if you even had the patience to read this: Impressive production quality for the size of your channel. If this is where you're starting out, I can't wait to see what your standards will be once you reach the 100k's
Thanks so much for sharing your touching personal story with me. I read it with great interest, actually :) I personally DO have a form of OCD, though it mostly manifests in my relationships (worrying about losing people) than in my physical space. That said, I definitely am a little obsessive over things like 3D printing, organization, etc. I can tell you from experience that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy REALLY helped me, because it's basically teaching you how to not give your troublesome and intrusive thoughts too much attention. Basically, you learn to say "eh, there's my brain doing that thing again. It doesn't mean anything. What was it I was doing again? Oh, right, writing this email." It really helped me a LOT.. check it out. Also, thanks so much for the kind words. I hope to grow the channel, and every sub counts, so make sure you're one of them :)
Dude. Excellent writing & editing, excellent humor, excellent pace, and, I can't emphasize this enough, you don't say, "like", or "literally" literally every 5-10 secs. Or, my newest pet peeve, repeatedly saying "I'm not gonna lie to you" and/or "I'll be honest with you". If I thought "you" were lying, I would stop listening. Get off my porch! No, srsly excellent work!
Your video quality was excellent. I honestly couldn’t tell this was your first video and just starting your channel. I felt like you have been doing this for years. Keep it up and good luck!
Man your video was *really* well done: very professionally edited, you speak very clearly and hit important notes instead of filling time, and I appreciate you giving credit where due. I'm subscribed!
Your video came second in my youtube gridfinity search. So I watched it thinking I was dealing with a +100k sub youtuber, judging from the quality of production. Imagine my surprise when I saw your sub count. You deserve a LOT more views, quality content, clear explanations, excellent video production... keep it up!
This is a great system, I wasn't sure about it. What if you make a follow up showing your setup, what types of boxes you used and what crazy color schemes you ended up with?
I bought some of charming-smart-Chappel designed, but I have to say I’m glad your video found itself to me. The tips, the context, the quirky style of video is what I needed.
Just wanted to say thanks for some great tips! Also, thank you for leaving a comment on Jamie's post on Printables which is what got me here. I was feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the options when I ran across Jamie's OpenSCAD model. That, in itself, made me feel much better but watching your videos with such great tips was the icing on the cake!
I have several tips: Print extra baseplates, and print smaller ones to combine. You'll need them eventually and they store well. They glue together if you need more stability. If you have a corner on a baseplate that curls but otherwise prints ok, you can trim them down and still use it as long as it doesn't need to line up with another baseplate DON'T glue bins into baseplates unless you have no choice. There will always be something you will want to reconfigure, or redesign, or maybe you replaced that tool and need a new bin to fit it. I gave up on color coding. Either have a system and be prepared to keep the colors you use on hand most of the time, or just go chaos rainbow and print with whatever you have. I am reserving one color for sharps or other dangerous tools (blaze orange) and the rest is whatever I have to use. Far better on your sanity, and that means every time I get a new color, I print an extra bin or tray as my test print. Gridfinity hot spares on standby!
Thanks for the great tips i just startet to gridfinitise my workshop so they come in very handy. I Just have to mention that glueing the grid in place is not the best option in my point of view. I just print little 90 degree angles that fill the gab of the grid to the box it should fit into. With this you can reuse the grids and it adjusts just right to the box.
Color coding with the filament is a great idea! You could try a marker adapter for the filament so you don't have to break the bank on all the different colors. Make anything that has a video (3D Printing Custom Colors with Markers?!) about setting on up.
I’ve been using the make anything marker trick for a while now. I’m almost through a 10kg spool of clear filament that I got for it. You can get lots of fun colors but it usually turns out pretty pastel and soft. Not always the manliest color scheme for a work shop😂
@@robertzarfas9556This is hilarious as, the first time i saw it i wondered how the colors would show up. Next? I was thinking of making a few gridfinity things for a friend and its a shemaker so? Im sure she’d dig it in pastels! 😂
On one hand, I'm excited to gridfinitify my workshop as first prints in my 3d adventure. On the other hand, I only have pink PLA. Still waiting on the other spools I ordered. On third hand, it takes me so long, the other spools will probably arrive before I manage to print enough bins to need a second color.
I really need to start printing some of these, my 3D printing tools are very quickly taking up much more surface area than I have, and it would be really nice to have a plethora of specifically shaped baskets for all my strangely shaped eggs 😅
Wow... You made this sound like a rocket science. I have been printing bins and baseplates for few weeks now with my Ender 3 S1 Pro. Five different filaments (most of them sub 16e/kg) and zero problems whatsoever. And people say that Creality printers are pain in the a**...
Wow. The quality of your videos are insane. When i looked at how many subs you had i got really suprised (probaly expecting +100k) Keep up the good work!
Wow, thanks! This is a HUUUUGE compliment. The channel is only a few weeks old, but I'm working on growing it. Please make sure you're subscribed :) I have some REALLY REALLY exciting videos coming out soon.
You did a terrific job for a first video! One recommendation I would share is to sit back just a little bit. You seem like a naturally expressive person and I can see your gestures peeking in at the bottom of the frame. Sitting back about two feet will let you get more of your upper body and your hands in the frame. It makes for really compelling video when your gestures are part of your narrative. If you'd like to see something that corroborates that, watch the videos of any late night talk show hosts. Seriously great job man
8:50 I must have been lucky, I had it set to 15% infill already and didn’t think much of it. Prints are great, but my X1C struggles with the overhangs of the lids.
Good video and solid tips! Liked and subbed. I’m new to 3d printing and am still trying to grasp the basics. My one word of caution - avoid organization for organizations sake. organization is a means to an end - it is NOT the end. You can spend all of your time and money making a great system that perfectly fits every one of your needs and looks fantastic. Or, you can do that which is necessary to enhance your workflow, allowing you to do actual (read “paying”) work better. I’m way (way, way, way) older than you, and I’ve re-learned this fundamental lesson way too many times.
This is great advice, thank you for it. Yep, my goal is just to get rid of all the single-use organizer boxes that take up so much space. Once everything is in it's place, I'm good :)
Randomly showed up in my suggestions.. your production quality is amazing for such a small channel. I expect you to explode soon! Inspiring as I have a massive workshop but just can’t bring myself to record videos haha.
I somehow managed to get PETG dialed in on my Ender 3 (translucent green Polymaker) and have been printing bins as I’ve needed them. I haven’t printed the grid bases yet because right now I’m figuring out how many bins I need and what I’m going to eventually put them in. I like the idea of different colors for different things, so I may go that route soon. I just finished building my Switchwire so I may print some bins on that to help me tune it, since I have 20 or so bins for comparison. I’ve also got different size nozzles for that one so I may try that out. Thanks for the great tips!
Hey, love your energy. Here's ideas for videos I'd love to see: 1. What can we do with 3D printing that we couldn't ever do before in history? 2. What can be done by mixing flexible and hard filament in the same models? (Two words: Skeleton, Exoskeleton) 3. What's the best, latest, greatest examples out there of print-in-place, single-piece articulated devices, no assembly required? 4. What are the best examples of mixing 3D printed parts with cheap, common everyday items in a smart way? (I remember a robot that used pencils for its most common part, somewhere)
Thanks for the video. This is actually a fairly good into to Gridfinity. Something I will definitely spend some time on when I finally get my 3D printer. Also, you are much easier to follow than Zack. Two topics I would like to see is one on getting started and one on your workflow.
Hey bro! Since I watch this video, I have seen all the ones you have posted and I love your channel. Have you ever thought about making a video where you create a gridfinity box from modeling a tool in Fusion 360 to the settings in Cura? Cheers!
I support Alex, but now he is remodeling his bathroom, I supported him for 3d. I paid for the rights to use his designs and have printed some models, but I am moving to the open source, makes absolute sense!
Thanks for sharing your experiences with the grid storage solutions. I’ve seen both Alex’s and Zach’s videos but have yet not taken the plunge. Keep the storage videos coming. I’m subscribed and look forward to more cool tips.
This is good feedback: more storage videos. I'm also obsessed with storage, so that shouldn't be difficult to do. I added it to my task manager as feedback :)
Thank you for your content. This will help me to get on with gridfinity. Zack Freedman made me want this, you got me a lot closer to actually print some of this myself. Another subscriber to you 🙂 btw I bought the plans from Alexandre Chappel more than two years ago - and I agree with you - open source communities is just so much faster and stronger.
Jeeze. I'm glad I saw this video after already printing myself a slew of gridfinity bins and grids. I didn't have any of the problems you mentioned. Your tips about adhesion and heat and print quality concerns would have scared me off. If your printer isn't tuned already and you don't know how to print with a filament, no matter what you print it'll probably not turn out great.
Yup - great info and I like the way you present it. You come off more as someone who enjoys the hobby than a technical expert. That makes it easier for me to relate to. I'm subscribed and look forward to your new videos!
Thanks for the tips. You saved me from mistakes and helped others gain from sharing your lessons learned with printing gridfinity. Incredible video both in quality, content and production! I hope you continue making vids like this! Subscribed.
Oh my goodness, I really feel both the ADHD and OCD sides of this - thanks for sharing your color coding approach and also for the reminder that it's totally okay to have an ideosyncratic organization system!
Man, this was a GREAT video! Excellent work crediting so many awesome makers, and linking to them, the projects, etc. in the description. This video made me subscribe! :)
I didnt realize you were a new channel... Great job editing... I'd love to make a channel but my ideas are limited and my editing skills are even more limited.
Thanks! I have a decade of content creation experience... but I actually outsource all of my video editing, so don't let that stop you. I can't edit for shit!
My fusion 360 skills are pretty solid but I still find open scad intimidating for some reason. Maybe an in depth tutorial on creating a custom box would be a good idea for a future video.
@@thenextlayer Count my vote too. You make great videos, and seem to know what you're doing with Gridfinity. For those of us who can barely rotate a part in F360, something like this would be phenomenal!
Man, thank you for this great video. Had me rolling on the floor, not becuase it was funny, but becasue its the bloody truth! I'm very new to the 3d printing world myself. My wifew already hates my printer and regularly askes if I am going to take it to bed with me. If my wife knew how much fillment I threw away on failed prints, oh I don't even want to think about it!
Lol yeah. The trick for me was to learn to design models and then solve things that bother her. For example custom made marble trim to hide pipes, European style trash cans, and stuff for my sons stroller. Would you enjoy a video about wife approved prints to get your spouse to support your hobby?
For the most part, 3D printing is prototyping with immediate results. You might waste 1/4 roll of filament printing calibration and test parts before you have things dialed in correctly on a new setup. Even with a perfectly dialed in printer minor changes can require additional recalibration efforts. In turn, you're going to have a lot of waste. If you are designing and printing functional parts, you'll go through several revisions. If you are printing something someone else designed and printed, they designed it to be printer on their printer, and you may have to have additional cooling for overhangs, higher temps for the same filament, etc...which means more waste printing test pieces of the part until you have it dialed in. The more experience you get with printing, the less waste you'll end up having. 98% of us are learning on our own, and getting "perfect tips" from others who probably have waste bins that are twice as full as ours. The way to approach it with your wife - don't think of this as a waste of material, think of the used material as an investment in learning. Mine seems to enjoy the money I make with my current job where designing and printing parts for them is part of my daily tasks...several rolls were sacrificed in the making of this career, but totally worth it.
I have to be careful not to think everything is a nail now that I have a hammer. I'm trying to filter my ideas by thinking what is really something that I can't get any other way. I was just thinking the other day how nice it was that the junk drawer has these little plastic containers to keep things a bit more organized but they don't use up all the space so they slide and rattle around. Some items are too big and just awkwardly lie on top or stick out at weird angles. If I can easily customize the grid size this is amazing. Custom made items and replacement parts are the biggest use cases IMHO. Even better if you can make something completely new. Last place is tools or junk that you could get anywhere but you think you are being cool by printing it even though it's cheaper, faster, and better quality at the store down the street. But If the store is closed then it was worth it.
>Me, after listening to the analysis paralysis chapter and the "make it your own" advice: - Hmm... ok... let's color code things after ponies. Tools for making things pretty will be colored after Rarity, tools that are very down to earth colored after Applejack, tools that are all about fun will be Ponkified, tools that are fast and furious will be Rainbow, measuring and organizing tools will be Twilightified, and my favorite tools will be Flutterbutter colored...
Throwing it out there but a noob level tutorial in Fusion 360 or other CAD tool on how to make your own gridfinity boxes as a more detailed version of Tip 2 would be a great entry point for folks into CAD.
I've seen Alexander's video about storage maybe 2 years ago...don't remember. I took on the challenge as at the time I was learn CAD on Autodesk's Design123 (since have graduated to Fusion 360) and created my own grid system and storage bins. Not sure I'll be delving into Gridfinity but I am glad I know its there. Thanks for the video
Thanks, lots of great tips. Looking at the openSCAD program for the first time not sure of the steps to take. I open then cups file but only get errors
Download the entire directory from the GitHub and keep it in the same structure as it is in, file folder structure. It’s looking for supporting files and not finding them.
Dry your filament to get rid of stringing. Since doing that I don't even get anything coming out of the nozzle even at the end of the print. It is ready for the next print with no cleaning.
Yeap I'll watch your videos :D I have to print a whole load of gridfinity first but I've hit the bell so I know when to take a pause from loading new filament ...
I guess I am just not very good at dialing it in but I use a skirt because I get curling. It's easy to take it off. Just grab a nice sharp spatula and run it along the bottom edges. It shaves down nice and smooth quick and easy.
Great video! Would love to see a video on how to tune for bigger nozzles. My 0.6mm nozzle is tunned perfectly, but I just can't get my 0.6 tunned right and there aren't any in-depth videos on youtube regarding this issue.
Had never heard of it, but I'm new to 3D printing. I have a peg board above my maker space so I've spent most of my time printing peg board stuff as I have more peg board space and less drawer space to deal with. I may have to look and see if I can use this system.
0.8mm, large nozzles, settings, stringing. Me, just sitting here, two years later, printing everything on my bambu a1 with .4 nozzle and every single setting on standard. 🙃
for tip 2 - i wonder if there is a workflow to use an iphone or similar LIDAR equipped smartphone to scan a tool and use that scan to modify a solid box ‘cutout’? the resolution of those should be good enough for that task.
hahaha, Whats mad, I got sick of plastic bins in my woodshop, So made timber bins for my printshop. I can fabricate quicker than i can print so its time saving and also satisfying as you made it yourself.
I would like to see a video on automated plate clearing after a print. I know some people do it, but I haven't determined a good way for my Ultimaker 3
Thanks for watching! I'd love to hear what you think of the tips... do you agree or disagree? Did I miss any? Let me know!
Zack is better free information.
I found it informative, would watch more
Absolutely, jumping in with a full build plate without verifying smaller is a recipe for disaster.
Note this applies outside of Gridfinity prints as well, especially for fit and printability issues, or verifying that something is big, small, strong, flexible enough.
Why "Charming Swiss"??? On his RUclips it says based out of "Norway".
Did you do the common (Mostly Americans) switcheroo Swede/Norwegian to Swiss?! haha
Or is he actually Swiss now based in Norway?
Wow, only realised this was your first video when reading the comments. Great video for anyone, especially for a first! ☺️👌🏼
Thanks!!! I really appreciate it!
VERY VERY NICE!
Yeah wow, I was 3/4 through when I read the this comment and I'm sure a year in, he's even more practiced but I thought he was just a seasoned to-camera youtuber until I read this.
I’m very new to 3d printing. My printer will be here tomorrow. I’m just going through RUclips to learn as much as I can before jumping in…I’ve watched several of your videos now and they never fail to teach me something and make me laugh! Great combo. You get the first sub from me to a 3d printing channel.
Thank you for showing me what I need to be aware of. I'm 66 years old and only starting out on this 3D printing saga, so I'll be watching for "anything" that you put up here on RUclips. Keep up the great work and again Thanks
Thanks for the kind words, hit that subscribe button, send some recommendations, I'll keep the good stuff coming
I bought Alex’s system over a year ago and used it to organize my office at work. Then, as I was building my new wood shop I saw Zach’s video. So I printed a handful of both and opted to stick with Alex’s for my shop setup. My shop is actually very similar to Alex’s in terms of the types of tools I have and the types of projects I do so it made sense. Also I found the bins a bit more sturdy and easier to print. But you’ve convinced me to go back and give the gridfinity system a second chance. Maybe it’s expanded to the point where it’ll be worth using to organize my new office that’s being built as we speak.
Great video, well produced and articulate, funny but still to the point.
I also had layer adhesion problems when printing the gridfinity bins, but I also usually print around 200. So I’ll try upping the temps. And lastly I couldn’t agree more about with your advice to just print one until you’re confident. I’ve had to learn that one the hard way too many times 😅
Thanks so much for the indepth comment Robert, it means a lot to me that you'd spend the time replying. Yeah, Gridfinity has grown, and also, you can make it whatever you want, with these auto-generating tools and stuff. I don't like proprietary systems, it's why I love Bitcoin, and open-source stuff on my computer, and Prusa, as opposed to other machines. I like open source and hwat it stands for. That said, if I'd already printed so much of Alex's stuff, I might not re-print it, I'd just make the NEXT project Gridfinity :)
@@thenextlayer I'm definitely with you on the value of open source. As a teacher SO much of the technology in schools is just clever marketing designed to trap schools into proprietary ecosystems. SMART boards, TI calculators, Chromebooks, Ipads just to name a few. Anytime I get a technology for my classroom makerspace I always try my hardest to make sure it's opensource and all the programs I teach kids on are free.
Listen, there is one thing I've learned from this video, and you've earned a sub because of this.
"Analysis Paralysis", never heard of it before, but it fits me so well. I don't enjoy Art, simply because I hate the feeling of starting with a "blank canvas", where there's no real clear goal, besides maybe an idea of sorts. However, I love tinkering and practical problem solving. Once I know where I want to get to, and once I've drawn up a plan I think that'll fit these needs, I can work on it. But before there's a plan, a solution I want to create; I cannot work. On anything. Be it projects in school, or be it 3D Printing and tinkering.
I was fairly confident I have ocd, due to compulsive actions and thoughts. Even if this was just a joke about OCD in the video, this genuinely made something snap in my head and I will try to be less harsh on myself for this issue.
Thank you, even if this was just overanalyzed and completely besides the point of what "Analysis Paralysis" was meant to indicate here.
PS, if you even had the patience to read this: Impressive production quality for the size of your channel. If this is where you're starting out, I can't wait to see what your standards will be once you reach the 100k's
Thanks so much for sharing your touching personal story with me. I read it with great interest, actually :) I personally DO have a form of OCD, though it mostly manifests in my relationships (worrying about losing people) than in my physical space. That said, I definitely am a little obsessive over things like 3D printing, organization, etc. I can tell you from experience that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy REALLY helped me, because it's basically teaching you how to not give your troublesome and intrusive thoughts too much attention. Basically, you learn to say "eh, there's my brain doing that thing again. It doesn't mean anything. What was it I was doing again? Oh, right, writing this email." It really helped me a LOT.. check it out.
Also, thanks so much for the kind words. I hope to grow the channel, and every sub counts, so make sure you're one of them :)
Dude. Excellent writing & editing, excellent humor, excellent pace, and, I can't emphasize this enough, you don't say, "like", or "literally" literally every 5-10 secs. Or, my newest pet peeve, repeatedly saying "I'm not gonna lie to you" and/or "I'll be honest with you". If I thought "you" were lying, I would stop listening.
Get off my porch! No, srsly excellent work!
Thank you!!!
Your video quality was excellent. I honestly couldn’t tell this was your first video and just starting your channel. I felt like you have been doing this for years. Keep it up and good luck!
haha thanks. I've been in content creation for about a decade, I'm new to 3D printing content is all :)
Man your video was *really* well done: very professionally edited, you speak very clearly and hit important notes instead of filling time, and I appreciate you giving credit where due. I'm subscribed!
Much appreciated! I won't disappoint you.... very cool videos coming soon
I realize this video is old, but I really find it helpful. Thank you for posting this.
Your video came second in my youtube gridfinity search. So I watched it thinking I was dealing with a +100k sub youtuber, judging from the quality of production. Imagine my surprise when I saw your sub count. You deserve a LOT more views, quality content, clear explanations, excellent video production... keep it up!
Thanks!!! The channel is only two weeks old, but I’m hoping to grow it aggressively and quickly. You can help by sharing and subscribing!!
This is a great system, I wasn't sure about it. What if you make a follow up showing your setup, what types of boxes you used and what crazy color schemes you ended up with?
I just might do a short on that
I'm still researching 3D printing. I find your videos very accessible. Very helpful. So, keep up the good work!
I bought some of charming-smart-Chappel designed, but I have to say I’m glad your video found itself to me. The tips, the context, the quirky style of video is what I needed.
NICE! I'm glad to have you as a subscriber :) Welcome :)
Just wanted to say thanks for some great tips! Also, thank you for leaving a comment on Jamie's post on Printables which is what got me here. I was feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the options when I ran across Jamie's OpenSCAD model. That, in itself, made me feel much better but watching your videos with such great tips was the icing on the cake!
I have several tips:
Print extra baseplates, and print smaller ones to combine. You'll need them eventually and they store well. They glue together if you need more stability. If you have a corner on a baseplate that curls but otherwise prints ok, you can trim them down and still use it as long as it doesn't need to line up with another baseplate
DON'T glue bins into baseplates unless you have no choice. There will always be something you will want to reconfigure, or redesign, or maybe you replaced that tool and need a new bin to fit it.
I gave up on color coding. Either have a system and be prepared to keep the colors you use on hand most of the time, or just go chaos rainbow and print with whatever you have. I am reserving one color for sharps or other dangerous tools (blaze orange) and the rest is whatever I have to use. Far better on your sanity, and that means every time I get a new color, I print an extra bin or tray as my test print. Gridfinity hot spares on standby!
Yeah I’m not even going to try to color code but using one color like red or safety orange for dangerous things is smart.
Great advice for sure :)
Thanks for the great tips i just startet to gridfinitise my workshop so they come in very handy. I Just have to mention that glueing the grid in place is not the best option in my point of view. I just print little 90 degree angles that fill the gab of the grid to the box it should fit into. With this you can reuse the grids and it adjusts just right to the box.
Oh damn that’s smart as hell!!! That can be tip 12. Thanks for sharing!
I just started watching and I’m hooked. I don’t even have a 3d printer but I like the enthusiasm and projects. Kee p it
Wow, thank you :) Honored
Color coding with the filament is a great idea! You could try a marker adapter for the filament so you don't have to break the bank on all the different colors. Make anything that has a video (3D Printing Custom Colors with Markers?!) about setting on up.
I’ve been using the make anything marker trick for a while now. I’m almost through a 10kg spool of clear filament that I got for it. You can get lots of fun colors but it usually turns out pretty pastel and soft. Not always the manliest color scheme for a work shop😂
Wait whattttt? Marker adapter? I will research this
@@robertzarfas9556This is hilarious as, the first time i saw it i wondered how the colors would show up. Next? I was thinking of making a few gridfinity things for a friend and its a shemaker so? Im sure she’d dig it in pastels! 😂
On one hand, I'm excited to gridfinitify my workshop as first prints in my 3d adventure.
On the other hand, I only have pink PLA. Still waiting on the other spools I ordered.
On third hand, it takes me so long, the other spools will probably arrive before I manage to print enough bins to need a second color.
I really need to start printing some of these, my 3D printing tools are very quickly taking up much more surface area than I have, and it would be really nice to have a plethora of specifically shaped baskets for all my strangely shaped eggs 😅
Wow... You made this sound like a rocket science. I have been printing bins and baseplates for few weeks now with my Ender 3 S1 Pro. Five different filaments (most of them sub 16e/kg) and zero problems whatsoever. And people say that Creality printers are pain in the a**...
Have to start somewhere. This was my first video
Great video, love the tips!
Wow!! I’m so honored you checked out my channel! I love yours! Hope we can maybe collaborate somehow in the future
I'm two months late, but there you go my good man. Thanks for the video, i found it really useful
Thanks man
I love your coloring scheme titles!
Thank you for the summary and tips. Great info before I dive into the gridfinity.....
Happy to help! Would you want to see more gridfinity content?
@@thenextlayer indeed. I am looking to mod the base plates for mounting and integration to anycubic mega series machines
Wow. The quality of your videos are insane. When i looked at how many subs you had i got really suprised (probaly expecting +100k) Keep up the good work!
Wow, thanks! This is a HUUUUGE compliment. The channel is only a few weeks old, but I'm working on growing it. Please make sure you're subscribed :) I have some REALLY REALLY exciting videos coming out soon.
You did a terrific job for a first video! One recommendation I would share is to sit back just a little bit. You seem like a naturally expressive person and I can see your gestures peeking in at the bottom of the frame.
Sitting back about two feet will let you get more of your upper body and your hands in the frame. It makes for really compelling video when your gestures are part of your narrative. If you'd like to see something that corroborates that, watch the videos of any late night talk show hosts.
Seriously great job man
Thanks, feedback ALWAYS appreciated
Thanks for the tips. Just getting started with mu gridfinity system.
Glad to help
First I'm hearing of this system, and what a fantastic introduction into it! Really great indepth video
Glad you enjoyed it!
8:50 I must have been lucky, I had it set to 15% infill already and didn’t think much of it. Prints are great, but my X1C struggles with the overhangs of the lids.
Good video and solid tips! Liked and subbed. I’m new to 3d printing and am still trying to grasp the basics.
My one word of caution - avoid organization for organizations sake. organization is a means to an end - it is NOT the end. You can spend all of your time and money making a great system that perfectly fits every one of your needs and looks fantastic. Or, you can do that which is necessary to enhance your workflow, allowing you to do actual (read “paying”) work better. I’m way (way, way, way) older than you, and I’ve re-learned this fundamental lesson way too many times.
This is great advice, thank you for it. Yep, my goal is just to get rid of all the single-use organizer boxes that take up so much space. Once everything is in it's place, I'm good :)
Subbed. This is what YT should be all about. Quality content
Randomly showed up in my suggestions.. your production quality is amazing for such a small channel. I expect you to explode soon!
Inspiring as I have a massive workshop but just can’t bring myself to record videos haha.
Thanks so much! I've been in content creation for a decade :) hehe
I somehow managed to get PETG dialed in on my Ender 3 (translucent green Polymaker) and have been printing bins as I’ve needed them. I haven’t printed the grid bases yet because right now I’m figuring out how many bins I need and what I’m going to eventually put them in. I like the idea of different colors for different things, so I may go that route soon. I just finished building my Switchwire so I may print some bins on that to help me tune it, since I have 20 or so bins for comparison. I’ve also got different size nozzles for that one so I may try that out. Thanks for the great tips!
Nice! I would print some small bases though worst case you print more to fill the gaps. Otherwise how will you store all the bins once they’re full
Thanks for the vid! I'm just starting on my gridginity journey
Thanks for the tips! The gridfinity ecosystem is awesome but as a noob I’ve been intimidated to jump in. This helps a ton!
GET ON IN worst case you throw out some prints :)
Hey, love your energy. Here's ideas for videos I'd love to see:
1. What can we do with 3D printing that we couldn't ever do before in history?
2. What can be done by mixing flexible and hard filament in the same models? (Two words: Skeleton, Exoskeleton)
3. What's the best, latest, greatest examples out there of print-in-place, single-piece articulated devices, no assembly required?
4. What are the best examples of mixing 3D printed parts with cheap, common everyday items in a smart way? (I remember a robot that used pencils for its most common part, somewhere)
Thanks for the video.
This is actually a fairly good into to Gridfinity. Something I will definitely spend some time on when I finally get my 3D printer. Also, you are much easier to follow than Zack.
Two topics I would like to see is one on getting started and one on your workflow.
Hey bro! Since I watch this video, I have seen all the ones you have posted and I love your channel. Have you ever thought about making a video where you create a gridfinity box from modeling a tool in Fusion 360 to the settings in Cura? Cheers!
I support Alex, but now he is remodeling his bathroom, I supported him for 3d. I paid for the rights to use his designs and have printed some models, but I am moving to the open source, makes absolute sense!
Yes, please. Make more videos. Love your presentation style.
Thanks! Make sure you’re subbed. Many more coming
Great video, keep going and happy 3D printing to you as well!
Thanks, you too!
Thanks for sharing your experiences with the grid storage solutions. I’ve seen both Alex’s and Zach’s videos but have yet not taken the plunge. Keep the storage videos coming. I’m subscribed and look forward to more cool tips.
This is good feedback: more storage videos. I'm also obsessed with storage, so that shouldn't be difficult to do. I added it to my task manager as feedback :)
Thank you for your content. This will help me to get on with gridfinity. Zack Freedman made me want this, you got me a lot closer to actually print some of this myself. Another subscriber to you 🙂 btw I bought the plans from Alexandre Chappel more than two years ago - and I agree with you - open source communities is just so much faster and stronger.
Wow, thank you, so honored
Love this video! So much good information so fast. Please elaborate on 0.8 slicer settings! CDO rocks! ( alphabetical order).
CDO? Fill me in :) Also, sure, I might do some more videos on slicer settings
@@thenextlayer Same as OCD but the letters are organized in alphabetical order.
Jeeze. I'm glad I saw this video after already printing myself a slew of gridfinity bins and grids. I didn't have any of the problems you mentioned. Your tips about adhesion and heat and print quality concerns would have scared me off. If your printer isn't tuned already and you don't know how to print with a filament, no matter what you print it'll probably not turn out great.
That’s fair. I took a chance with that PLA pro. Never again from that brand
Yup - great info and I like the way you present it. You come off more as someone who enjoys the hobby than a technical expert. That makes it easier for me to relate to. I'm subscribed and look forward to your new videos!
Thanks for the feedback. I’m glad that my noviceness is serving me. It is gonna be real apparent when I try to build a voron next month lol
This is effing GOLD! Much appreciated!
Thanks for the tips. You saved me from mistakes and helped others gain from sharing your lessons learned with printing gridfinity.
Incredible video both in quality, content and production!
I hope you continue making vids like this! Subscribed.
Thanks! Appreciate it!
Oh my goodness, I really feel both the ADHD and OCD sides of this - thanks for sharing your color coding approach and also for the reminder that it's totally okay to have an ideosyncratic organization system!
Really enjoyed the video, will definitely be watching future stuff you put out!
Awesome thank you! Make sure to sub, epic video coming out next week
Good tips for printer settings with nozzle 0.8. Thanks!
Sure thing :)
Man, this was a GREAT video! Excellent work crediting so many awesome makers, and linking to them, the projects, etc. in the description. This video made me subscribe! :)
THANK YOU for the great feedback :) I'll keep it up!
Great tips! Thanks for sharing!
I am learning a lot from your videos. Keep it up!
I didnt realize you were a new channel... Great job editing... I'd love to make a channel but my ideas are limited and my editing skills are even more limited.
Thanks! I have a decade of content creation experience... but I actually outsource all of my video editing, so don't let that stop you. I can't edit for shit!
I found your presentation clear and entertaining. Keep it up until the viewer's find you.
THANK YOU! This means a lot to a new channel :)
My fusion 360 skills are pretty solid but I still find open scad intimidating for some reason. Maybe an in depth tutorial on creating a custom box would be a good idea for a future video.
Noted! I'll add it to the list
I've heard open scad described as cad for programmers and it seems like a pretty accurate description.
@@thenextlayer Count my vote too. You make great videos, and seem to know what you're doing with Gridfinity. For those of us who can barely rotate a part in F360, something like this would be phenomenal!
Really enjoyed your video, thanks for the tips !!! keep it up ! ❤
Thank you! Will do! Make sure you're subbed
Thanks so much for posting your videos, I just got my first printer and your videos are super inspiring. Love the content, keep it goin!!
Thanks for the mention! Nice video!
Thank YOU for the awesome project
If you do CNC, I'd like to see you cover that, too. CNC lacks the personalities 3D printing has.
I don't.. but I love the request, maybe I'll try it out :)
Man, thank you for this great video. Had me rolling on the floor, not becuase it was funny, but becasue its the bloody truth! I'm very new to the 3d printing world myself. My wifew already hates my printer and regularly askes if I am going to take it to bed with me. If my wife knew how much fillment I threw away on failed prints, oh I don't even want to think about it!
Lol yeah. The trick for me was to learn to design models and then solve things that bother her. For example custom made marble trim to hide pipes, European style trash cans, and stuff for my sons stroller. Would you enjoy a video about wife approved prints to get your spouse to support your hobby?
For the most part, 3D printing is prototyping with immediate results. You might waste 1/4 roll of filament printing calibration and test parts before you have things dialed in correctly on a new setup. Even with a perfectly dialed in printer minor changes can require additional recalibration efforts. In turn, you're going to have a lot of waste.
If you are designing and printing functional parts, you'll go through several revisions. If you are printing something someone else designed and printed, they designed it to be printer on their printer, and you may have to have additional cooling for overhangs, higher temps for the same filament, etc...which means more waste printing test pieces of the part until you have it dialed in.
The more experience you get with printing, the less waste you'll end up having. 98% of us are learning on our own, and getting "perfect tips" from others who probably have waste bins that are twice as full as ours. The way to approach it with your wife - don't think of this as a waste of material, think of the used material as an investment in learning. Mine seems to enjoy the money I make with my current job where designing and printing parts for them is part of my daily tasks...several rolls were sacrificed in the making of this career, but totally worth it.
@@thenextlayer yes... do it! Im sure you will get a ton of views on such subjects.
I have to be careful not to think everything is a nail now that I have a hammer.
I'm trying to filter my ideas by thinking what is really something that I can't get any other way.
I was just thinking the other day how nice it was that the junk drawer has these little plastic containers to keep things a bit more organized but they don't use up all the space so they slide and rattle around.
Some items are too big and just awkwardly lie on top or stick out at weird angles.
If I can easily customize the grid size this is amazing.
Custom made items and replacement parts are the biggest use cases IMHO.
Even better if you can make something completely new.
Last place is tools or junk that you could get anywhere but you think you are being cool by printing it even though it's cheaper, faster, and better quality at the store down the street.
But If the store is closed then it was worth it.
Mfw listening to Tip 8 with a full print bed underway 😐 Great vid!
Haha! Hope the video helps
>Me, after listening to the analysis paralysis chapter and the "make it your own" advice:
- Hmm... ok... let's color code things after ponies. Tools for making things pretty will be colored after Rarity, tools that are very down to earth colored after Applejack, tools that are all about fun will be Ponkified, tools that are fast and furious will be Rainbow, measuring and organizing tools will be Twilightified, and my favorite tools will be Flutterbutter colored...
Throwing it out there but a noob level tutorial in Fusion 360 or other CAD tool on how to make your own gridfinity boxes as a more detailed version of Tip 2 would be a great entry point for folks into CAD.
I think Alex is Norwegian. If you follow his channel he is currently renovating his apartment in Oslo.
Originally Swiss :)
Amazing video. Printing my first grid now 👊
Niiiice enjoy!!
keep it up mate your one of the best out there for useful content
Wow, HUGE compliment... thank you! Much more to come
Sweet video, I'm waiting for the next one!
Coming soon!
Nice video! Lab tours are alwayys fun to see!
Thanks for the feedback. Would you like to see more of my office/studio/printer room? I love video requests
Cool follow up to Zachs project
Thanks! I’m gonna do more gridfinity but I don’t know if I’m gonna record a video about it
Great tips man! Keep it up!
I've seen Alexander's video about storage maybe 2 years ago...don't remember. I took on the challenge as at the time I was learn CAD on Autodesk's Design123 (since have graduated to Fusion 360) and created my own grid system and storage bins. Not sure I'll be delving into Gridfinity but I am glad I know its there. Thanks for the video
Thanks, lots of great tips. Looking at the openSCAD program for the first time not sure of the steps to take. I open then cups file but only get errors
this is the error:
WARNING: Can't open include file 'modules/gridfinity_modules.scad'.
Download the entire directory from the GitHub and keep it in the same structure as it is in, file folder structure. It’s looking for supporting files and not finding them.
Thank you. That did it
@@hvddrift Happy to help! Make sure to subscribe, much more coming :)
@@hvddrift You're not the first one to run into this issue. I think I might change the organization so this doesn't happen anymore.
Dry your filament to get rid of stringing. Since doing that I don't even get anything coming out of the nozzle even at the end of the print. It is ready for the next print with no cleaning.
You're my new favorite person.
Great video. And definitely keep going!
Yeap I'll watch your videos :D I have to print a whole load of gridfinity first but I've hit the bell so I know when to take a pause from loading new filament ...
Hahaha nice thanks for your support I genuinely appreciate it a lot
Thanks! Very nice tips - intellectual and well thought out. I am in the early start of gridfinitizing, so this was helpful!😁
So glad. More to come
Awesome video mate!
Tips were excellent more similar tips videos please!
Will do!
I'm printing alot of gridfinity and used sunlu for most of it and its just as awesome for even cheaper.
Here is a tip for making bins, The parametric source file as linked in the Baseplate repository also contains empty bins without the label tab.
Amazing video, thank you for it!
I guess I am just not very good at dialing it in but I use a skirt because I get curling. It's easy to take it off. Just grab a nice sharp spatula and run it along the bottom edges. It shaves down nice and smooth quick and easy.
big fan! keep up the good work
Great video! Would love to see a video on how to tune for bigger nozzles. My 0.6mm nozzle is tunned perfectly, but I just can't get my 0.6 tunned right and there aren't any in-depth videos on youtube regarding this issue.
Had never heard of it, but I'm new to 3D printing. I have a peg board above my maker space so I've spent most of my time printing peg board stuff as I have more peg board space and less drawer space to deal with. I may have to look and see if I can use this system.
Great video! Looking forward to seeing more
More to come!
I too try to hide from my wife how much I spend on filament every month! ahahahahah I subscribed to that smash button ;-)
Thanks so much, we won’t disappoint!
Amazing first video dude!
Thanks so much!!!
0.8mm, large nozzles, settings, stringing. Me, just sitting here, two years later, printing everything on my bambu a1 with .4 nozzle and every single setting on standard. 🙃
for tip 2 - i wonder if there is a workflow to use an iphone or similar LIDAR equipped smartphone to scan a tool and use that scan to modify a solid box ‘cutout’? the resolution of those should be good enough for that task.
hahaha, Whats mad, I got sick of plastic bins in my woodshop, So made timber bins for my printshop. I can fabricate quicker than i can print so its time saving and also satisfying as you made it yourself.
I would like to see a video on automated plate clearing after a print. I know some people do it, but I haven't determined a good way for my Ultimaker 3
You're doing great! Keep it up!
Thanks!
Dope but what i want is more like a peg bored with clipps that hold the tool but slide in making it more customizable and clean/open.