fyrebug Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Hi all! So I've started a little project for myself. Minidisc never really caught on too well in canada so I won't be stmbling on any racks at the thrift shop anytime soon. I've been looking for storage solutions, haven't been a big fan of the wine box idea, generally I haven't seen anything that really caught my eye. For some reason it never dawned on me in the last year to 3D print some racks... I'm not sure why, I've been 3D printing everything else for years.... So I designed these up yesterday with some spare time. They're very rough still and very utilitarian. The larger one holds 10 discs and is meant to stack vertically (and has holes for nesting feet, and holes for screws). The smaller one to the right I haven't tested yet but I am thinking of a wall unit that makes the discs look like they are floating out of the wall. Edit wise I'm going to shrink the width by 2mm and perhaps put the discs at a slight downard angle rather than 90 degree so that if they were on an uneven surface, they'd still stay in the rack. What do you guys think? Feel free to toss any ideas my way! (also, for curiosity sake, the larger one took 8 hours to print! 3d printing is pretty cool but it's still a very slow process.) (The render) and printed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychoPimpKiller Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 That looks pretty nice. I can't believe it took that long to print just the 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrebug Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Just an update. printing blocks of 10 felt a little clumsy so I've changed the design to a more modular approach. the example image is of 2 rows tall, but it can be as tall as desired and added onto or changed at any time. in the second render I've changed the colors to show the different parts. In this example 2 side panels are used in the upper level centre so that a minidisc player could be put on display instead of just discs (that's what the grey block represents). Or double sided rails could be swapped in and you could put discs there. It's like lego. The connectors slide into place back to front. exploded view Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slugbahr Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Effin awesome!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkrockaddict Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 tell me.. how much is such a storage unit? just for the printer costs.. looks awesome.. great job ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimma Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Good job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slugbahr Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Regarding the smaller one in your first post: You might have trouble getting discs to stay in, with so little of the rack 'gripping' the case. Maybe extend the slots all the way from left to right? Or if you design them so that the rack is not 'flush' to the wall (maybe clear by a cm or two), so that the empty space serves as a 'grip' as well? Am i making sense with either of my suggestions? It's kinda clear in my head, but writing it out is messy ;p Again, great work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrebug Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Regarding the smaller one in your first post: You might have trouble getting discs to stay in, with so little of the rack 'gripping' the case. Maybe extend the slots all the way from left to right? Or if you design them so that the rack is not 'flush' to the wall (maybe clear by a cm or two), so that the empty space serves as a 'grip' as well? Am i making sense with either of my suggestions? It's kinda clear in my head, but writing it out is messy ;p Again, great work!! yup making sense and I like the idea of there being some wall space! the main idea behind the wall design is simply making a rack that uses less material. thus cheaper to produce, but also kind of cool. I am thinking with the wall unit I could angle the disc slots at a slight downward angle and that might help hold them in. I haven't tested this setup yet becuase I wasn't sure if I really liked it or not. And thanks for the positive feedback guys! It looks like there's interest in this idea so once everything fits together I'd print high quality masters, then make rubber molds. after that I can make lots of duplicates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footmobile Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 That's pretty damn cool but is it normal for 3D printers to produce that kind of odd texture on flat surfaces like on the top of your units? I guess if you were going to use one as a master there would some sanding involved before you made molds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathantw666 Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Wow. Color me impressed! Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftp302 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Very cool indeed. I love it when people DIY and share their work. I'd be interested if you take any of these to the level of being able to sell, even on a small scale to enthusiasts (such as us). I particularly like the larger units like the 2nd one you posted. Keep up the great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVITWeb Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Those are really excellent...Keep us updated! Would love to see the progress!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyjollo Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 very nice now are there any plastic parts in the mini disc palyers that we own that need replacing that you can print for us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yupkime Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Hi Adam, Looks like you got super busy career wise but did you ever complete this project? =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arr-Nine-Hundred Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 That is amazing fyrebug, do keep us updated. I would be interested in buying coupla small 10-disc towers so consider making a post in the "Trading" forum when the time is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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