Compact weekly pill box

prusaprinters

<p>All of the commercially available weekly pill organizers I found online are pretty bulky. The 3D printable ones I found didn't quite meet my needs, either. I was worried about the box staying securely closed and being able to get the pills out of the compartments easily. So I design my own that's functional and looks sleek.</p><p>The box measures 16 x 120 x 60 mm (68.5 mm, including the hinges/latch) (0.63 x 4.73 x 2.36/2.70 inches). Each of the 14 compartments measures (W x H x D) 14.8 x 12.5 x 25.7 mm (0.58 x 0.49 x 1.0 inches).</p><p>If you want a bigger version, check out my <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/48132-larger-weekly-pill-box">larger weekly pill box</a>.</p><p>This has some nice features worth highlighting:</p><ul><li>Print-in-place hinge design</li><li>2 compartments per day, labeled with the day of the week</li><li>Fillets in the front of each compartment make it easy to get your pills out</li><li>Secure latching mechanism</li><li>Tight tolerances mean that you can flip and shake the box, and your pills will stay in their compartments</li><li>Two versions: a simple single-color version, and a dual-color version with a geometric pill design in the top</li></ul><p>This is also <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4502015">available on Thingiverse</a>.</p><h3>Print instructions</h3><ul><li>I recommend printing this in PETG, due to the hinge and latch design. You can try printing it in PLA, but there is a risk that the latch delaminates. (I haven't tried it.)</li><li><strong>If the lid doesn't close nicely after printing:</strong> With the box open flat, gently warm the lid portion with a hair dryer or heat gun. Then close the box and set something heavy it. If there was warping or unevenness in your printing, this will re-warp the lid to fit with the body.</li></ul>