*Hinged* Bandage Box

prusaprinters

<p>If you're anything like me, you nick your hands all of the time pursuing this hobby, so a small first-aid kit with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band-Aid">bandages </a>and <a href="Neosporin">Neosporin </a>is something that we should all keep handy. &nbsp;Although, I will admit that my hands are doing much better since the introduction of the spring steel build sheet, I hurt myself a lot less.</p><p>Please see the <a href="https://www.printables.com/model/12170-bandage-box">Bandage Box Mk. I</a> for the nostalgic story of my childhood that caused me to design this model. &nbsp;In a nutshell, it's a recreation of a useful but discontinued product.</p><h3>Construction Instructions</h3><ol><li>Print 1 of each object</li><li>Insert the connector into the slot on each side, lining up the tiny notches horizontally with the gap between the top and bottom</li></ol><h4>Construction Notes</h4><ul><li>I have only printed this in PET-G. &nbsp;I don't believe PLA will work based on my failed attempt during design of the <a href="https://www.printables.com/model/12170-bandage-box">Bandage Box Mk. I</a>, but have not retested<br>&nbsp;</li><li>Currently the connector slips a little when you open the lid. &nbsp;I believe this could be alleviated by using a drop of super-glue to fix it in place (on both top and bottom), but have not yet experimented<br><ul><li>The slip is not that bad – pushing a little on the box of the top after you close it in front fixes the problem. &nbsp;For me, the prime reason to add the hinge is to keep from losing the lid, and that part is working great<br>&nbsp;</li><li>I'm not happy with the way the connect "bows up: in the middle when you open the lid. &nbsp;I have added an experimental ribbed connector<br>&nbsp;</li></ul></li><li>The connector should be a press fit, i.e., it should be hard (but not impossible) to insert into the slots in the top and bottom. &nbsp;That depends on a tolerance that cannot be exactly recreated on everyone's slightly different printer. &nbsp;Luckily, the connector only takes 8 minutes to print, so it shouldn't take long to get an exact fit by scaling it in your slicer and printing another one</li></ul><h3>Backstory</h3><p>The <a href="https://www.printables.com/model/12170-bandage-box">Bandage Box Mk. I</a> is the first design I made using Fusion 360 back in 2017 after Autodesk discontinued <a href="https://www.autodesk.com/solutions/123d-apps">123D</a> (about one year after I got involved in making). &nbsp;In the end, it represented a compromise as I could not get the hinge to work back then. &nbsp;What changed between then and now is</p><ol><li>I have a lot more design experience</li><li>I bought my own 3D printer which allowed me to switch from PLA to PET-G. &nbsp;The additional flexibility of PET-G (compared to PLA) allows the hinge to flex instead of breaking</li></ol><p>I would like to take this opportunity to thank Prusa for running it's <a href="https://www.printables.com/contest/84-sealable-boxes">Sealable Boxes Contest</a>. &nbsp;Win or lose, it provided the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activation_energy">activation energy</a> I needed to come back to this old design and get it to where I originally envisioned.</p>