It started with a handful of empty Altoid tins. I saved them because the fit the Arduino. They seemed liked a good project box and who can’t use a little improvement on their breath?
That last few weeks, I have been utilizing my 3d printer to clean up the mess that I once called a work bench. I spent a couple of weeks designing and printing parts for the peg board. As most of the clutter was moved to the board, I was left with a bunch of hardware boxes from Home Depot and a half dozen of the Altoid tins I never used.
I sat down to Blender and modelled a little rack for the tins. It took about 1-1/2 hour to print and it worked great. The only problem was…I still had hardware from Home Depot. The containers they come in are great for hanging on their display cases, but they don’t work so well in my shop.
I can make racks…and I don’t need mints…so it’s time to print a container the same size as the Altoid tin. And then I came to a full package. Not even opened. Son of a bitch? They almost fit.
So back to Blender. I redesigned the rack to hold three slightly taller containers. The length and width were unchanged, but the height was increased. It worked, but I couldn’t leave it there. I had to go taller. So I made a rack that was the same size and held two containers with the same length and width of the Altoid tin…but even taller.
If you read this post to the end…you must want one. The model is free to download at Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6534033
Then I rendered it in Blender. If you want the Blender file, use the contact form and just ask. I will send it to you.
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