3D Printed Resistor Bin System - Small Parts Storage Organizer
Channel: MIA Micro-FLIGHT
Date: 2021-05-10

3D Printed Resistor Bin System - Small parts organizer,  that holds 48 different value resistors, or can be used for small parts organizing. This is where 3D Printing  is more practical and useful. I don't like to print things that are not useful, say for example a silly object that simply gathers dust on a shelf.
 
Anyone seen the movie " In Time"   well if you value time, you will know what I mean by printing silly objects or printing things that can be made, faster and better with other methods, materials. 

Ok, so I was tired of having to search for the right resistor in my loose parts containers, and I could not find, for purchase,  a suitable resistor cabinet that I like,  so I decided to design my own. This system is stackable and is designed to go on top of my electronics design/test bench. I need to print 4 complete systems to house all 8 groups of 24 resistors from 1 ohm to 10M ohms. 

There are some interesting resistor bin systems on Thingiverse, but I prefer to design my own, as this allows me control of the geometry and dimensions, should I need to make mods in the future to adapt to other small part organizing needs. 

Although I have revised my original 3D  bin design, to use as minimal plastic and print faster,  each bin takes about 10 hrs. and top, bottom and sides about 4 hrs. each to print, this is because they cannot be made too thin, as this compromises structural rigidity and durability, and thin wall cannot be printed too fast,  if the goal is a quality part. If I could buy similar,  I would simply buy it and put the printing time to other efforts, but sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and go with it. 

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