HyperTough HDX Small Parts Organizer Bins

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These are bins/trays that fit in the slots in HyperTough/HDX small parts organizers. I wanted a way to cleanly subdivide the bins for tiny parts. I saw these things: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4726824 and https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4226881 , but I thought they were lacking in several key areas, so I designed my own from scratch. Mine are heavily optimized for fast printing, minimal plastic usage, no infill, no supports, and minimal cleanup. Each prints in about 1 hour with a 0.5mm nozzle and uses 24-30g of plastic. CURA estimates that you can roughly halve the printing time with a 1mm nozzle, though I haven't tried it. They also seal at least as well as the original bins, which prevents parts from migrating between slots/bins. The bin walls and floor are 1mm thick. I found that 0.5mm thick internal dividers were sufficiently strong. The "d1mm" stls have the internal dividers 1mm thick if you want the dividers to be thicker. If an stl does not have a corresponding "d1mm" file, then it either doesn't have dividers (full tray) or defaults to 1mm thick dividers. The file names are slot#_XxYxZ, where X, Y, and Z are the divisions in those directions respectively. If Z is >1, then there are separate files with a _1 or _2 suffix, where 1 is the bottom and 2 is the top. I didn't subdivide more than 2 in any direction. The "d1mm" suffix denotes 1mm thick dividers. Slot #s are shown in the picture. I did not make bins for slots 7 and 8. If you're using a 0.4 or 0.5mm nozzle, use a 0.5mm line width, no infill, no supports, 0.2 or 0.25mm layer height, 1mm top/bottom. If you're using a 1mm nozzle, print the "d1mm" stls, use a 1mm line width, no infill, no supports, 1mm top/bottom (0.25 or 0.5mm layer height). I suggest using PLA or PETG. The color in the picture is Atomic Filament's Red PLA, which matches the dividers of the Walmart HyperTough really well. You should print hot to get good layer adhesion. Make sure your printer doesn't over-extrude or the bins won't fit in the slots because the tolerances are tight; mine is super well calibrated. A note on cost: Assuming 25g/slot, that's about 40 bins per 1kg spool. If the spool is $20, that means each bin costs $0.50. There are 15 bin-able slots per organizer, so if you put bins in each slot, then that's $7.50, which is more than the cost of an additional organizer. In other words, if you're only subdividing each slot into 2, then you're actually better off buying more organizers rather than printing these bins (unless you're space-constrained). Yes, I spent an absurd amount of time on this, especially considering the cost argument. If you have a request for a different bin geometry, post it in the comments. If multiple people want it, I'll make it and post the STL. If you want it immediately, send me money haha. Update May 2023: Added 3x2x2 bins for slots 4, 9, and 10.