I don't think there is any other creator out there so dedicated to expanding and updating their designs. I'm always looking forward to see what you can come up with next! Keep up the great work!
Thank you for the update! I'm printing panels for almost a week. I've been reorganizing my desk , and my office with them. I also designed some 45 and 135 degrees joint, and soon I'll share them. I also made some LED strip holder with the "+" sockets for my ESP32 project.
I love the additions you are making. I'm wondering if you have tried to fogure out a way to stack the prints so that you can print more then one panel at a time.
I haven't tried it myself, but I have heard others plan to print multiple stacked panels with PETG between each layer. I'm not quite brave enough for that, so I'll keep printing them individually.
I missed what gauge of wire. Also, many of us don't have wire laying about. Something we all have is filament. So, maybe a version of the hinge which uses filament instead of wire?
My guess is because the panels are not much thicker than filament it may not be strong enough. But, since he releases everything as step files you could try yourself.
Believe it or not, an earlier version of the hinge did exactly that! Unfortunately, I had to abandon that idea because there wasn't enough room to fit the filament AND keep the hinge flush with both sides of the panel :(
I def see using the magnets for some holders for fridge devices, pen holder and maybe a paper towel thing.... might need a few magnets to hold it but should be strong enough. I wonder if the hinged sections with magnets could build one of those rollykits 🤔-The idea you could make and build a modular one that you could break down or adjust after the fact would be really cool. (I really should fix my printer and get back into making things...)
Very interesting! Maybe I should revisit my old "3D printed rolling storage box" design... TECHNICALLY, you could break it apart and rebuild it by pushing out the filament hinges, but I could probably make something a little easier to adjust of the fly.
@@3DPrinty I don't know why but the idea of being able to print all the pieces "flat" and then build each compartment then assemble the whole thing together kinda like legos or k'nex just tickles my brain lol. plus you'd have all the other holes to add whatever other "pegs" or magnets into for the compartments and whatnot. I have no idea if the dimensions would work since the rolling of it would need each section to be kinda specific in shape....
Isn't it possible to make a shutter that is attached to the side walls, so there would be no need for a front wall with that "border"? This way you could have access to the entire front rather than just a small window
Absolutely! Even though I liked the window option, merging the tracks right into the panel could be a very nice remix. I might revisit that in the future, or someone else could beat me to it :)
Ok, now I need to order more filament. As always, thank you very much for your hard work and for your commitment to open source, these are a godsend for tradeshows!
Absolutely love the panels. I have so far printed 5 and buy with 6. Hopefully my printer doesn't hate me at the end of the month when I have done about 28 panels. Been looking forever for something like this for conventions and you released this wonderful collection in April. I can't thank you enough sir. Now to find little bins I can edit to add to the pannels :D
How about an adapter to mount these to the hex board wall? Thanks for the content and design. Edit: Maybe I should watch your other videos first, it looks like you may have something out there, sorry. Nice work.
I wish I had mentioned this sooner but when I first saw this I immediately wondered if the sizing would be compatible with those wire grid shelving assemblies that convention art vendors use. I know you already have your sizing but it would be genuinely amazing if it lined up with those wire grids. Or was at least semi compatible. That would make your system genuinely invaluable for a lot of small-scale vendors and artists. Many people who use those grids are already selling 3D printed stuff! I didn't really mention it because I genuinely thought it was something you had already considered and figured those connectors were coming. I know you want to look to other things but I genuinely implore you to consider it. Those creators are also the type to donate and tip for the files they download and use. So you might genuinely see a bump in popularity and some return from it.
That's a great idea! I see those at every convention, but are those grid displays standardized? I'm certain I could make something that could hang on the horizontal wire and slide left and right as needed. The trick is the vertical spacing. Maybe some sort of hanging hook with an adjustable length... I dunno, I'll definitely look into it when I update this project again.
@@3DPrinty "Standardized" is a tricky word to use here. There's tons of manufacturers of those panels and the connectors. Yet they all seemingly play together. I think the connectors work with a "close enough" principle. The panels are all going to be around 12in with a similar outer wire gauge. I believe I've seen some that are a little bigger or a little smaller, but it's hard for me to imagine there's more than an inch in difference. I think I've also seen some with a thick outer wire and some that don't. Also there's versions of these panels out there that have a sheet of plastic tethered to the outer wire rather than the inner wires. And the inner wires can be different in number and spacing as well. There definitely variation but they're all close enough that I've never seen anyone differentiate when they stack them. Your best strategy for compatibility is to concentrate on grabbing the corners in a similar way to the connectors. Some of the connectors will have multiple divots in them that could seemingly compensate for differences in manufacturing, but most of them are just sloped to tighten on whenever you shove in there. If your panels are the right thickness there's a chance they might slot in there like anything else. That would be ideal. Tho be honest I always kind of hated a lot of the connectors. So if your system has a better way of grabbing on to panel, then that might also be ideal. Personally It's hard for me to say what would be the best approach. I never liked the 1in cube thing. And I hate it in home decor. I think it's a bad size for home shelving. But I respect the functionality it has for convention vendors and artists.
Are the inside corner inserts held by friction only? Snap in fit? The ones I printed on my fine tuned printer easily slide together, but also disassemble just as easily. I thought I was missing some little lock inserts or something like that? So far I have only made a few panels and inside corners.
Sorry to hear that - I've seen a range of results depending on the filament I use (same G-code) and other factors. Check the project documentation for a section titled "Loose Connectors?" for some tips to help :) It's also possible that things will lock in better when you have a full cube assembled, but each connector is supposed to be tight enough to hold on by itself. Good luck!
@@3DPrinty Thank you for the response, it's good to see youtubers and creators that actually care. My bambu labs printers are a little too precise at times. LOL I will make adjustments now that I know how it's designed. BTW the speed of the A1 mini is great for these little test prints. LOL Love your stuff! I had so much fun with your gift boxes!!! I could go on and on....
Good luck with your next round of connectors. I also have a remix in the works for TPU locks that are a good option for assemblies that you don't intend to take apart often.
I don't think there is any other creator out there so dedicated to expanding and updating their designs. I'm always looking forward to see what you can come up with next! Keep up the great work!
Thank you! Design is an iterative process that only ends when you run out of time :)
I bloody love the spirit of open-source (creative commons, in this case). Not only is this project amazing, it's also inspiring.
I feel it's all in the spirit of 3D printing - a hobby that only took off when people collaborated to make printers available to everyone :)
Thank you for the update! I'm printing panels for almost a week. I've been reorganizing my desk , and my office with them. I also designed some 45 and 135 degrees joint, and soon I'll share them. I also made some LED strip holder with the "+" sockets for my ESP32 project.
That's awesome! If you post your results, I'd love to see how the custom parts and lighting turned out :)
Your awesome. I love when I get carried away with a project, so it is cool to see you enjoying yours.
Erm
Well, with that bonus ending. I suggest a diversion into "printy panel cat tower" :D
It's inevitable :)
The hinge panel is super cool. Going to try that next.
Hi Zelda ❤
And thank you Mr. Printy! Your generosity and ingenuity are greatly appreciated.
I love the additions you are making. I'm wondering if you have tried to fogure out a way to stack the prints so that you can print more then one panel at a time.
I haven't tried it myself, but I have heard others plan to print multiple stacked panels with PETG between each layer. I'm not quite brave enough for that, so I'll keep printing them individually.
@@3DPrinty oh I should try that, thanks!
I missed what gauge of wire. Also, many of us don't have wire laying about. Something we all have is filament. So, maybe a version of the hinge which uses filament instead of wire?
My guess is because the panels are not much thicker than filament it may not be strong enough. But, since he releases everything as step files you could try yourself.
It’s 24 gauge wire
Believe it or not, an earlier version of the hinge did exactly that! Unfortunately, I had to abandon that idea because there wasn't enough room to fit the filament AND keep the hinge flush with both sides of the panel :(
@@3DPrinty I believe it. You're an incredible designer, so I didn't hold hope I was educating you.
Have no idea what the hell I’ll do with these but printing a few and I’ll go from there
That's the 3D printing way!
I def see using the magnets for some holders for fridge devices, pen holder and maybe a paper towel thing.... might need a few magnets to hold it but should be strong enough.
I wonder if the hinged sections with magnets could build one of those rollykits 🤔-The idea you could make and build a modular one that you could break down or adjust after the fact would be really cool.
(I really should fix my printer and get back into making things...)
Very interesting! Maybe I should revisit my old "3D printed rolling storage box" design... TECHNICALLY, you could break it apart and rebuild it by pushing out the filament hinges, but I could probably make something a little easier to adjust of the fly.
@@3DPrinty I don't know why but the idea of being able to print all the pieces "flat" and then build each compartment then assemble the whole thing together kinda like legos or k'nex just tickles my brain lol. plus you'd have all the other holes to add whatever other "pegs" or magnets into for the compartments and whatnot.
I have no idea if the dimensions would work since the rolling of it would need each section to be kinda specific in shape....
This is screaming war game terrain at me.
just found your channel last night, and you're back today! great timing
Welcome! I release a new video every 2 weeks, so... I guess I need to get back to designing :)
Love this design! I will be printing some for my worktop storage. I am looking forward to seeing all your other ideas 👊🏻❄️
Thanks so much! Good luck with your prints :)
Isn't it possible to make a shutter that is attached to the side walls, so there would be no need for a front wall with that "border"? This way you could have access to the entire front rather than just a small window
Absolutely! Even though I liked the window option, merging the tracks right into the panel could be a very nice remix. I might revisit that in the future, or someone else could beat me to it :)
Ok, now I need to order more filament.
As always, thank you very much for your hard work and for your commitment to open source, these are a godsend for tradeshows!
Thank you! I hope it results in lots of creative displays :)
Absolutely love the panels. I have so far printed 5 and buy with 6. Hopefully my printer doesn't hate me at the end of the month when I have done about 28 panels. Been looking forever for something like this for conventions and you released this wonderful collection in April. I can't thank you enough sir. Now to find little bins I can edit to add to the pannels :D
That's wonderful! Best of luck with the rest of your prints and my apologies to the 3D printer for making it work so hard :)
How about an adapter to mount these to the hex board wall? Thanks for the content and design. Edit: Maybe I should watch your other videos first, it looks like you may have something out there, sorry. Nice work.
I haven't made an adaptor for the Hex Wall system yet, but it might happen - either by me or an enterprising remixer :)
that's really cool!
Thank you so much for your work! I've downloaded some of your stuff but just seen I wasn't subscribed to your youtube channel so I fixed that lol
Thanks for watching - good luck with all your prints :)
Handography
I wish I had mentioned this sooner but when I first saw this I immediately wondered if the sizing would be compatible with those wire grid shelving assemblies that convention art vendors use. I know you already have your sizing but it would be genuinely amazing if it lined up with those wire grids. Or was at least semi compatible. That would make your system genuinely invaluable for a lot of small-scale vendors and artists. Many people who use those grids are already selling 3D printed stuff!
I didn't really mention it because I genuinely thought it was something you had already considered and figured those connectors were coming. I know you want to look to other things but I genuinely implore you to consider it. Those creators are also the type to donate and tip for the files they download and use. So you might genuinely see a bump in popularity and some return from it.
That's a great idea! I see those at every convention, but are those grid displays standardized?
I'm certain I could make something that could hang on the horizontal wire and slide left and right as needed.
The trick is the vertical spacing. Maybe some sort of hanging hook with an adjustable length... I dunno, I'll definitely look into it when I update this project again.
@@3DPrinty "Standardized" is a tricky word to use here. There's tons of manufacturers of those panels and the connectors. Yet they all seemingly play together. I think the connectors work with a "close enough" principle.
The panels are all going to be around 12in with a similar outer wire gauge. I believe I've seen some that are a little bigger or a little smaller, but it's hard for me to imagine there's more than an inch in difference. I think I've also seen some with a thick outer wire and some that don't. Also there's versions of these panels out there that have a sheet of plastic tethered to the outer wire rather than the inner wires. And the inner wires can be different in number and spacing as well. There definitely variation but they're all close enough that I've never seen anyone differentiate when they stack them.
Your best strategy for compatibility is to concentrate on grabbing the corners in a similar way to the connectors. Some of the connectors will have multiple divots in them that could seemingly compensate for differences in manufacturing, but most of them are just sloped to tighten on whenever you shove in there. If your panels are the right thickness there's a chance they might slot in there like anything else. That would be ideal.
Tho be honest I always kind of hated a lot of the connectors. So if your system has a better way of grabbing on to panel, then that might also be ideal.
Personally It's hard for me to say what would be the best approach. I never liked the 1in cube thing. And I hate it in home decor. I think it's a bad size for home shelving. But I respect the functionality it has for convention vendors and artists.
Zelda!
Oh, Zelda...
Are the inside corner inserts held by friction only? Snap in fit? The ones I printed on my fine tuned printer easily slide together, but also disassemble just as easily. I thought I was missing some little lock inserts or something like that? So far I have only made a few panels and inside corners.
Sorry to hear that - I've seen a range of results depending on the filament I use (same G-code) and other factors. Check the project documentation for a section titled "Loose Connectors?" for some tips to help :)
It's also possible that things will lock in better when you have a full cube assembled, but each connector is supposed to be tight enough to hold on by itself. Good luck!
@@3DPrinty Thank you for the response, it's good to see youtubers and creators that actually care. My bambu labs printers are a little too precise at times. LOL I will make adjustments now that I know how it's designed. BTW the speed of the A1 mini is great for these little test prints. LOL Love your stuff! I had so much fun with your gift boxes!!! I could go on and on....
Good luck with your next round of connectors. I also have a remix in the works for TPU locks that are a good option for assemblies that you don't intend to take apart often.