Up to 756 Drawers Ikea Hack Electronics library

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This is a project I'm creating to get my electronics parts organized. The goal is to store tons of little components in an efficient manner. Features include: - Three main frame designs. - Five small drawer types. - Three medium-sized drawer designs. - Six large drawers for bigger items. - Up to 756 drawers, utilizing only the smallest size, can be accommodated using Ikea's Finnby frames (63 total). Initially, I used a design from Thingverse and enlarged it, but this approach had a major flaw - when you resize a model, the wall thickness increases, resulting in unnecessary material waste. Once I completed designing drawers for the E24 resistor series, I turned my attention to optimizing the storage of the drawers themselves. My current resistors' storage is not optimized, and those designs are not included in the files. I discovered Ikea's "Finnby bookcase," a cost-effective option that initially seemed ideal, but its dimensions were incompatible with my printed drawers, which was frustrating given its affordability (approximately 30 dollars). Given this challenge, I decided to temporarily place old drawers on higher shelves and wait for all the other drawer designs to be printed using an optimized layout to reduce project costs. After some time, I finalized three main frame types and a variety of drawers with walls just 1.2mm thick - a result of carefully calibrating my printer settings to achieve strong yet minimal material usage. Crucially, it's essential to verify on your slicer that you have exactly three solid walls, no more or less. These designs are suitable for Ender 3 printers and ready for use.