Gridfinity Tips: 3D Printing Your New Workshop Organization System

So it's been a few months since the lovably bizarre YouTuber Zack Freedman of Voidstar Lab released his "Gridfinity" 3d printed workshop organization system, based on the 3d printed organizer ideas of Alexander Chappel. And I don't know about you, but given how much I LOVE organization tips, diy, and workshop organization, I have been hard at work gridfinitifying my entire life. And in this video, I wanna share with you some of the tips, tricks, and words of wisdom that I've come up with after hundreds of hours and kilos of 3d printer filament devoted to this lofty project.

🎥 IN THIS VIDEO: 🎥
00:00 Introduction and about Gridfinity
00:29 Tip 0: Why Zach Freedman's System is Better
(I love both of you guys, I'm a huge fan, no disrespect, Alexander Chappel!)
02:57 Tip 1: Generating Custom Empty Gridfinity Boxes
04:59 Tip 2: Creating Custom Gridfinity Boxes to 3D Print
07:05 Tip 3A: 3D Printer Nozzle Sizes for Gridfinity
09:01 Tip 3B: Top and Bottom Layers for Gridfinity
09:54 Tip 4: 3D Printing your Gridfinity HOT
11:26 Tip 5: 3D Printer Filament for Gridfinity
14:07 Tip 6: Analysis Paralysis and Workshop organization tips
16:36 Tip 7: Size isn't everything (at least not in organization)
17:33 Bonus Tip: Gluing gridfinity grids into your own workshop drawers
18:13 Tip 8: 3D Printing one part at a time to start with

So there you have it, my top 3d printing tips for saving filament and time while organizing your workshop with gridfinity. If you enjoyed this video, and would like to see me create more 3d printing videos, diy videos, or just share my favorite 3d print ideas, please SUBSCRIBE and comment below to let me know!

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[thenextlayer]

Thanks for watching! I'd love to hear what you think of the tips... do you agree or disagree? Did I miss any? Let me know!

[davidcrosthwaite]

Wow, only realised this was your first video when reading the comments. Great video for anyone, especially for a first! ☺️👌🏼

[Pennywisdom]

Your video quality was excellent. I honestly couldn’t tell this was your first video and just starting your channel. I felt like you have been doing this for years. Keep it up and good luck!

[JoshuaSolanes]

Man your video was *really* well done: very professionally edited, you speak very clearly and hit important notes instead of filling time, and I appreciate you giving credit where due. I'm subscribed!

[Nightfallwoodworks]

I’m very new to 3d printing. My printer will be here tomorrow. I’m just going through YouTube to learn as much as I can before jumping in…I’ve watched several of your videos now and they never fail to teach me something and make me laugh! Great combo. You get the first sub from me to a 3d printing channel.

[Ronoaldo]

This is a great system, I wasn't sure about it. What if you make a follow up showing your setup, what types of boxes you used and what crazy color schemes you ended up with?

[Queldonus]

I have several tips:
Print extra baseplates, and print smaller ones to combine. You'll need them eventually and they store well. They glue together if you need more stability. If you have a corner on a baseplate that curls but otherwise prints ok, you can trim them down and still use it as long as it doesn't need to line up with another baseplate
DON'T glue bins into baseplates unless you have no choice. There will always be something you will want to reconfigure, or redesign, or maybe you replaced that tool and need a new bin to fit it.
I gave up on color coding. Either have a system and be prepared to keep the colors you use on hand most of the time, or just go chaos rainbow and print with whatever you have. I am reserving one color for sharps or other dangerous tools (blaze orange) and the rest is whatever I have to use. Far better on your sanity, and that means every time I get a new color, I print an extra bin or tray as my test print. Gridfinity hot spares on standby!

[JoeAverage]

Color coding with the filament is a great idea! You could try a marker adapter for the filament so you don't have to break the bank on all the different colors. Make anything that has a video (3D Printing Custom Colors with Markers?!) about setting on up.

[wayne]

Thank you for showing me what I need to be aware of. I'm 66 years old and only starting out on this 3D printing saga, so I'll be watching for "anything" that you put up here on YouTube. Keep up the great work and again Thanks

[robertzarfas]

I bought Alex’s system over a year ago and used it to organize my office at work. Then, as I was building my new wood shop I saw Zach’s video. So I printed a handful of both and opted to stick with Alex’s for my shop setup. My shop is actually very similar to Alex’s in terms of the types of tools I have and the types of projects I do so it made sense. Also I found the bins a bit more sturdy and easier to print. But you’ve convinced me to go back and give the gridfinity system a second chance. Maybe it’s expanded to the point where it’ll be worth using to organize my new office that’s being built as we speak.

Great video, well produced and articulate, funny but still to the point.

I also had layer adhesion problems when printing the gridfinity bins, but I also usually print around 200. So I’ll try upping the temps. And lastly I couldn’t agree more about with your advice to just print one until you’re confident. I’ve had to learn that one the hard way too many times 😅

[kjo]

Thanks for the great tips i just startet to gridfinitise my workshop so they come in very handy. I Just have to mention that glueing the grid in place is not the best option in my point of view. I just print little 90 degree angles that fill the gab of the grid to the box it should fit into. With this you can reuse the grids and it adjusts just right to the box.

[Genesis-djkw]

Listen, there is one thing I've learned from this video, and you've earned a sub because of this.
"Analysis Paralysis", never heard of it before, but it fits me so well. I don't enjoy Art, simply because I hate the feeling of starting with a "blank canvas", where there's no real clear goal, besides maybe an idea of sorts. However, I love tinkering and practical problem solving. Once I know where I want to get to, and once I've drawn up a plan I think that'll fit these needs, I can work on it. But before there's a plan, a solution I want to create; I cannot work. On anything. Be it projects in school, or be it 3D Printing and tinkering.
I was fairly confident I have ocd, due to compulsive actions and thoughts. Even if this was just a joke about OCD in the video, this genuinely made something snap in my head and I will try to be less harsh on myself for this issue.
Thank you, even if this was just overanalyzed and completely besides the point of what "Analysis Paralysis" was meant to indicate here.

PS, if you even had the patience to read this: Impressive production quality for the size of your channel. If this is where you're starting out, I can't wait to see what your standards will be once you reach the 100k's

[dgurevich]

On one hand, I'm excited to gridfinitify my workshop as first prints in my 3d adventure.
On the other hand, I only have pink PLA. Still waiting on the other spools I ordered.
On third hand, it takes me so long, the other spools will probably arrive before I manage to print enough bins to need a second color.

[TS_Mind_Swept]

I really need to start printing some of these, my 3D printing tools are very quickly taking up much more surface area than I have, and it would be really nice to have a plethora of specifically shaped baskets for all my strangely shaped eggs 😅

[kernelsmith]

Dude. Excellent writing & editing, excellent humor, excellent pace, and, I can't emphasize this enough, you don't say, "like", or "literally" literally every 5-10 secs. Or, my newest pet peeve, repeatedly saying "I'm not gonna lie to you" and/or "I'll be honest with you". If I thought "you" were lying, I would stop listening.

Get off my porch! No, srsly excellent work!

[beanbagcommando]

I just started watching and I’m hooked. I don’t even have a 3d printer but I like the enthusiasm and projects. Kee p it

[chrisjennings]

I somehow managed to get PETG dialed in on my Ender 3 (translucent green Polymaker) and have been printing bins as I’ve needed them. I haven’t printed the grid bases yet because right now I’m figuring out how many bins I need and what I’m going to eventually put them in. I like the idea of different colors for different things, so I may go that route soon. I just finished building my Switchwire so I may print some bins on that to help me tune it, since I have 20 or so bins for comparison. I’ve also got different size nozzles for that one so I may try that out. Thanks for the great tips!

[bettybolerjack]

Just wanted to say thanks for some great tips! Also, thank you for leaving a comment on Jamie's post on Printables which is what got me here. I was feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the options when I ran across Jamie's OpenSCAD model. That, in itself, made me feel much better but watching your videos with such great tips was the icing on the cake!

[jgdovin]

Randomly showed up in my suggestions.. your production quality is amazing for such a small channel. I expect you to explode soon!

Inspiring as I have a massive workshop but just can’t bring myself to record videos haha.

[b_meunier]

I bought some of charming-smart-Chappel designed, but I have to say I’m glad your video found itself to me. The tips, the context, the quirky style of video is what I needed.