Not all tools need Gridfinity || RotarySMP

[@johnsherborne3245]

My 1972 lathe came with identical collet storage. Still like new! Lots to be said for wood.

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks John, I also simply like wood more than plastic. Both have their place though.

[@johnsherborne3245]

@@RotarySMP I have a 1910 book about electric furnaces, and in the chapter on aluminium the author says that using aluminium to build aeroplanes was unwise, bamboo was safer!

[@henrikskott]

Very nice to see that the Bambu machines are serviceable. I would have thought they would just have sent you a new unit, but nope!

[@RotarySMP]

Yeah, their level of troubleshooting and repair information is first class.

[@ianbrown5314]

Thanks for the great video! At 7:20 the spool says PETG which you may have meant to say, after respoolling don’t want you to run into issues in the future with temp problems. Routing MFD inserts for drawers is another nononsense organization solution I’ve seen for tools

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks Ian, I think that is the edit, as I just checked, and the transparent is on the old green PLA Basic spool.

[@motivatedpeon]

I won't do what you tell me! Pressed the like button three time instead! 😎

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks for that

[@jimurrata6785]

Killing (in the name of) was like a mashup of Bad Brains and Killing Joke. Zack definitely belted it out! 😂

[@RotarySMP]

@@jimurrata6785 Hi Jim. Thanks for stopping by.

[@rallymax2]

@@RotarySMPI hit down thumb thrice then up thumb twice. Did I do it right?

[@thefekete]

Rage against the Machinist

[@craigbossard399]

I love your organization. I can never seem to catch up enough to do cool projects like this. Here’s to living vicariously!

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks Craig.

[@donkultgen4643]

I do appreciate having learned in a high school shop where every tool holder was custom made, mostly from wood. All slots were filled at the end of the class period. (Except bar clamps used for glued assemblies.) If a board with holes in it works, it is likely the optimal solution, at least in the tradition in which I was taught.

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks Don. I agree.

[@pocket5s1]

the comment about using a shadow board in the service made me smile. I was in the usaf and for our toolboxes we'd get black foam, paint over that usually with red (nice contrast), then cut out the shape for each tool.

[@RotarySMP]

There are some pretty good videos of people doing that with laser cutters these days.

[@steveggca]

In my own experience, it's so rare to buy something that fails it's surprising when it happens. Good to see that Bambu is so responsive , hope that includes non-youtubers without company contacts. salesmen get you through the door but service is what keeps customers (says the former service guy😉)

[@RotarySMP]

From their forum, it does seem they have a very good service attitude.

[@davidbrown8365]

Beautiful old school wooden collet holder!! Smashed that one out of the park! Fits in with all the other classic equipment

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks for the kind feedback David.

[@FunctionalPrintFriday]

Great vid, great shots. The wood and stampings was 100% the right way to go there.

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks for your feedback. Yeah, gridfinity is a tool, and not always the correct tool.

[@TinkerInTheShop]

I have 2 floor to bench shallow drawers that are the perfect shallow depth for gridfinity. I've fitted out a couple drawers already for organising small endmills and small parts etc. Definitely has a place and totally agree some people go overboard and end up losing useful space. Before that I used a hot glue gun and some wood trim strips from the local hardware shop. Being able to rearrange, change up and relocate with gridfinity is a big bonus.

[@RotarySMP]

Good point. I should have mentioned that. I already rearranged that one drawer a couple of times.

[@NWGR]

Nice job. I agree that gridfinity is excellent, but a not a "fits-all" for many organization tasks.

[@RotarySMP]

My workmate got all into it and has gridfintied his workshop drawers :)

[@davidkaye821]

Your collet holder rack is beautiful, you took the time to make it well, even for such a mundane item. Good on ya. Also, LOVE the music, new favorite song "Cactus Flower"

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks David, glad you enjoyed that.

[@DocZippit]

I'd also suggest using 21mm bottoms for your bins. This way you can put bins in 4 positions and waste less space when you don't need to full 42mm grid.

[@RotarySMP]

Good idea. Thanks.

[@donkultgen4643]

I feel like a celebrity having my comment referenced. But then again the video's theme was "gridfinity is just kinda useful sometimes". ;) Glad to see you're getting some hours on that Bambu.

[@RotarySMP]

It is an amazing printer Don. No comparison with the Wiener90. The speed, precision, finish, and ease of use are all a real step change up.

[@MikelNaUsaCom]

from the time when I did a bit of professional white-water raft guiding, I picked up the habit of using a bit of two unique colors of fingernail polish to put a couple of marks on all my gear in a not normally viewed location... place where a handle screws into a piece of gear, under the soul of the shoe, or maybe in the cracks of a clip... just some identifying colors that are very difficult to remove, especially if they are out of sight during normal inspection... works great for identifying gear when it walks off, but there is a small community of where it can hide. =D Happy Sunday! Long story, just so say... having a few unique colors of fingernail polish around can be helpful in certain instances... =D

[@RotarySMP]

Great insight. Thanks Mike

[@KoenKooi]

If you happen to be backstage at a big music production in the Netherlands, you’ll find 3 completely pink 20ft containers, where someone is handing out equally pink tools. And there will also be a single 5ton forklift with its counterweight marker yellow, a non-unique forklift walked off by itself a few years ago…

[@wizrom3046]

re the nail polish; I work in electronics and its normal for manufacturers to use it for a couple of tasks. They use it on screws, usually on the screw heads, basically it's a tamper indicator but it's also very effective for a small screw "loctite" effect so stuff doesnt come loose. It is also good as a "easy breakable" glue on things like trimpots and tiny electrical adjusters. I always have some handy in the workshop in red, yellow, black etc. You can put spots of black on white connectors as an indicator, or spots of yellow on black plastic commectors. Supermarkets, pharmacies and shops in the mall often have coloured nail polish in the "bargain bins" where you can get it for $1 a bottle.

[@brendanshorter5550]

I used it to make and touch up lures for fishing. The metallics make great eyes.

[@RotarySMP]

@@KoenKooi Ouch, imagine trying to get the stage broken down, when the forklift has gone walkabout.

[@billdoodson4232]

That bathtub curve is a classic for electronic components. Just annoying when it's you who picks up the infants.

[@RotarySMP]

Hi Bill. Yeah, but I cant complain, as Bambu support was excellent.

[@billdoodson4232]

@RotarySMP I looked at buying the X1, then the Qidi Q1 came out, so I bought that instead and saved quite a bit for not a lot less performance. Must admit I am having trouble getting up to speed with 3D CAD. I was fine with AutoCAD LT, but Fusion or Solidworks, pffftt.

[@HorochovPL]

I don't have full gridfinity coverage of my drawer. To stop it from moving around, I tacked the baseplate in circa four spots with blue painters tape

[@RotarySMP]

I considered using a couple of spots of super glue, but a few magnets on bins also holds the base grid in place.

[@henrikskott]

I could do with a foot support like that under my bench too... I might actually take that into consideration when I get to building my own bending... brake? break? sheet-metal-bendy-thing-machine.

[@RotarySMP]

Yep, it is a little finger brake. I found the design on a woodworking forum years ago. It is pretty flimsy and only usable on very thin metal, like 0.5mm steel. I documented my build here... www.cnczone.com/forums/bending-forging-extrusion-/56672-forum.html Might have been better to find a design on a metal working forum :)

[@gilesfone]

Another snackable, engaging and well made tube to go in your sizeable collection, thank you very much. A bit more of the “and the stick came off in his hand at the top of the climb, how we chortled…” background storytelling would be lovely if you get a minute ⭐️

[@RotarySMP]

Yeah, the aviation stories have to come to me naturally, as I dont want to force it.

[@RyJones]

Gridfinity lovers: the vegans of the home shop world 😂

[@RotarySMP]

I like that :)

[@RyJones]

@@RotarySMP It's like ABK (Always Be Knolling) fans. Every week it's a new lecture on how they found the perfect setup. I'm fine with people who like gridfinity or knolling, I'm glad it works for them, but come on

[@RotarySMP]

@@RyJones Yeah, it is a tool. Not the only or perfect tool, but handy for the specific jobs it suites.

[@barry99705]

The vegan cross fitters. 🤣🤣

[@RotarySMP]

@@barry99705 :)

[@CorporalWobbly]

I must have spent weeks of my life in the RAF cutting out foam sheets to create tool holders for the tool kits. Not any more which is why my workshop is a bit of a mess

[@RotarySMP]

Those cheap lasers would be a good way to cut foam shadow boards, but I am too lazy for that :)

[@Teklectic]

I actually bought a bunch of cheap, EVA foam mats just for doing that with my laser! A year later they're still mats, so it turns out I'm too lazy for that too 😂

[@RotarySMP]

@@Teklectic I am glad to hear I am not alone :)

[@theinfernalcraftsman]

There are lots of good systems like gridfinity but the drawback is than in most cases you end up using more space than say dumping your files in a drawer etc. It has it's place on commonly used items etc but not for everything. I don't have too much of an issue with moisture in my filament. Its all in my shop which stays relatively dry most of the year as it's an insulated metal building and in the summer it's very hot which keeps it dry inside or the ac is running taking moisture out. Yes we got back from off the mountain and resting in our apt in Filoti before going to dinner. We are exhausted but they did make the climb easier with much better trails.

[@RotarySMP]

We do very different Naxos vacations Robert. We walk Prokopios, Anna and Placa every morning and then lounge around on the beach reading :)

[@theinfernalcraftsman]

@@RotarySMP Ok just stopped laughing. That was funny. I'm getting to old and out of shape for the type of trips she likes to do. I need a vacation afterward to recover from this one. I'll have to go to Naxos on my own to just relax....

[@RotarySMP]

@@theinfernalcraftsman After our 11km morning walk, I am normally ready for some power couching :)

[@theinfernalcraftsman]

@@RotarySMP Well I just finished my orange pie...

[@624Dudley]

G’Day Mark, very sensible storage perspective 👍! I personally don’t like over-the-top arrangements that cram every last tool into custom holders.

[@RotarySMP]

Yeah, wastes way too much space.

[@DavidWalling]

I've printed a few holders for things in my shop here and there, but I agree that most of my shop doesn't need quite that organization. I can't imagine how much people spend on filament to do some of the storage solutions they come up with.

[@RotarySMP]

Hi David, I wonder the same. And you need a huge amount of space and therefore a lot of drawers too.

[@treasurewuji8740]

Some people clean houses Just for Pinterest😊

[@stevensexton5801]

As a Quality Engineer, I was thinking "What's the failure rate of that board" then you talked about the Bathtub curve.

[@RotarySMP]

Hi Steven. I wonder what the PPM failure rate is on modern automated PCB production. Probably pretty low.

[@jimdean7335]

Love the flowers on the wall….

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks Jim, one of the kids rooms became the printer room when she moved out :)

[@MrNeverseeme]

Three persons work in my shop. My 28 year old carpet cutter that I use for removing dried silicone around covers and mating housings (Gearboxes) went missing. Its been 3 weeks and Its still driving me nuts where it can be? The shadow system sounds awesome. Oh and the Two other persons I work along side are family. If misplacement is the case I can understand.

[@RotarySMP]

Yeah, that sort of misplacement drives me nuts as well. Especially a commonly used tool.

[@treasurewuji8740]

Is wouldn’t go to a bar if their tools are not wellorganized

[@alexscarbro796]

I kind of wish Mitutoyo used a gridfinity compatible plastic packaging such that rather than becoming single use waste plastic, it instead provides the perfect home for the gauge for the rest of its life. If other manufacturers followed suit, this could be a nice standard. Maybe ISO should adopt it?

[@RotarySMP]

Nice idea, but I wouldn't hold my breathe.

[@snppla]

I clicked the down button twice and the up button once. Hopefully that's enough engagement ;)

[@RotarySMP]

I appreciate that.

[@ElTelBaby]

@ 3:34... Um I spotted the left hand side plug was not pushed in securely...

[@RotarySMP]

That was the power cable, and the unit was powering up, so that was not the failure cause. Also I had removed and reinstalled that a few times during the troubleshooting.

[@vincei4252]

Afternoon, Mark. Great start to my Sunday morning. Now I should go dig out my 3D printer and stuff the PLA spools in the large electric food/fruit desiccant I bought just for that!

[@RotarySMP]

Hi Vince. Just dont run too deep down the Gridfinity rabbit hole :)

[@tinygriffy]

Few are capable of this level of self reflection.

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks for noticing :)

[@julias-shed]

Like the number punch idea 😀 I’ve 3D printed some trays to hold end mills they work really well but no grids though 🤣

[@RotarySMP]

Hi Julia. Gridfinity is a cool concept, but easy to get carried away with.

[@belatoth3763]

No, I hit the like button. This is one of the cool off grid videos

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks a lot :)

[@JFirn86Q]

Nice collet holder box, I like it!

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks.

[@Jazzy-kz6wd]

i think gridfinity can be useful when you have a really high density of stuff to keep straight, my tool drawer used to be just so much crap stacked and tangled together just because of how much i was storing there

[@RotarySMP]

How did you keep tool density up with Gridfinity? I am struggling with not wasting a lot of space.

[@Jazzy-kz6wd]

@@RotarySMP well in my case it was a lot of long thin tools like rulers, pens, soldering irons, picks etc. storing them standing up on one end is a lot more efficient than lying down

[@Paddington60]

I think you are holding out on us Mark, those numbers stamped on are way too neat! They would be a total mess if left to me, no two on the same line, all at different angles, and no way I could do two digit numbers, must be your secret power for sure!

[@RotarySMP]

I was surprised how well they went. I think the key was not to over think it and just go for it. I think one of the double numbers (10?) was pretty bad, but otherwise it went okay.

[@wall_k]

Did you try Food Dehydrator for silicagel? My goes to 70C, but it's forced airflow, maybe that's enough for it?

[@RotarySMP]

I don’t have one, the sounds like the same thing this does.

[@michaelsilva7085]

Organization is never a thumbs down.

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks for sitting through it :)

[@TrPrecisionMachining]

Good video RotaySMP

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@RustyInventions-wz6ir]

Nice work sir. Interesting video.

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks for your kind feedback.

[@timogross8191]

Not all tools need Gridfinity, but Gridfinity needs all the tools.

[@RotarySMP]

Yeah, I think you would need an insane about of space to gridfinity everything.

[@andypughtube]

The problem with anything that makes your toolbox neater is that you can fit in far fewer tools. My spanner drawer is three deep... Not a problem if you have the space and the money for many toolboxes, but if you are constrained for space you don't have that option.

[@RotarySMP]

Hi Andy, I feel the same way. I will use Gridfinity sparingly, where it really makes sense to me.

[@chrismayer8990]

It's great that you're using your 3D printer wisely! It's usually faster, more stable and more practical to grab some wood and make it yourself quickly. Unfortunately, KZbin is full of lots of pointless prints. Of course, not everyone has access to machines or the ability to work with wood, so 3D printers are a great solution. Now I feel guilty for having watched you tidying up. I feel compelled to tidy up a bit myself. 😫

[@RotarySMP]

Hi Chris, Thanks. I still have plenty of messy drawers to work on :)

[@wizrom3046]

Not a "lame" video at all, it was enjoyable and I learned a couple of things. 👍

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks for your kind feedback.

[@lqqkout8214]

Downvoted twice then upvoted 😉 great video and I love the collet holder. Based on the title, the AMS side quest seemed a distraction but I’m glad it’s sorted. The algorithm sent me your video and I’m looking forward to checking out the rest of your channel!

[@RotarySMP]

Welcome and thanks for the kind feedback. I hope you find other videos here you enjoy as well.

[@johntrevick2060]

It's pretty crazy how much filament is wasted by printing multi-colour or with support material. Early on I bought an additional AMS thinking I would do a lot more of that but you really only need one. (yes with the needed multi ams mixing thing that goes on the back)

[@RotarySMP]

I am just designing my first multi color part, but will only use that sparingly, on low profile parts.

[@JohnTrevick]

@@RotarySMP definitely worth trying. I've used both PVA (you will need that dryer) and their pla/petg support material. On the bambulabs software you will start to pay attention to the quantities of material consumed. Also the amount out the "poop shoot".

[@RotarySMP]

@@JohnTrevick I really like that Bambu software. It seems well integrated and thought through.

[@wewewewewhihihimamam]

It's a good video I've just started making my own storage work area in my dad's garage and I got some ideas from this video

[@RotarySMP]

Glad I could help

[@termlimit]

How much did you get pay for your unit or was it supplied by Bambu? Thank you!

[@RotarySMP]

It was provided by Bambu.

[@DavidKutzler]

Grid-Finicky!

[@RotarySMP]

Yeah, that about sums it up.

[@melgross]

Really nice.

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks Mel.

[@cedrickropp]

Dude that ain’t wood 13:19 Is it some particleboard, plywood or something more delux like that fancy layer material the name of which escapes me at the moment.

[@RotarySMP]

It is birch plywood. Pretty high grade stuff by the looks of it (my hardware store stocks it as multiplex).

[@mrsockyman]

Nice John Deere collet organiser 😂 Ive been hoarding Christmas chocolate boxes to put the fillaments in with a bag of dessicant

[@RotarySMP]

Good call, I knew I had seen those colours somewhere :)

[@JohnDoe-qg6hm]

12:50 Band / Track ?

[@RotarySMP]

It is in the video description.

[@iNerdier]

3:23 how's the Polaroid 180 doing?

[@RotarySMP]

I still haven’t got the front lens element apart for cleaning

[@mudawott]

Yeah, makes sense. Zack even says in his original video that Gridfinity was made for his needs as an electronics and coding guy and thats why he designed his differently to Aleks' design which was workshop oriented. Gridfinity is also just way more useful if you have ADHD and an issue with object permanence, if you know where your tools are, plan, and have a label maker you probably dont need to have everything in direct line of sight

[@RotarySMP]

Like any tool it needs to be used correctly. I am glad I used it for those round tools which always rolled around.

[@mudawott]

@RotarySMP exactly. Great video!

[@RotarySMP]

@@mudawott Thanks for your kind feedback.

[@LCalleja]

glad to see some organization apart from gridfinity :)

[@RotarySMP]

Hi Luke, yeah it’s not the only solution.

[@jimsvideos7201]

Any idea if you can put two similar spools into the AMS and have the printer swap over when one goes empty?

[@RotarySMP]

Hi Jim, yes, that is a standard function. From the Wiki: 3. AMS filament backup: the AMS will switch to another spool with the same filament properties automatically when the current filament runs out. These filament properties include brand, type, color, and nozzle temperature. If the AMS cannot find the same filament, it will display a prompt that the current slot has run out. To enable this feature, please check "AMS filament backup" on the AMS settings page.This function requires filaments with exactly the same properties. It is recommended that Bambu filament be used as a replacement for Bambu filament and non-Bambu filament be used as a replacement for non-Bambu filament.

[@jimsvideos7201]

@@RotarySMP I’ve had a look at their printers and a glance at their support; I’m impressed with both.

[@bitp1mp]

You said all your files were there, what about the one with the blue handle? Also not as lame as making a video about repairing a fish net, although I did love that video.

[@RotarySMP]

Yeah, I enjoyed that too .

[@jasonhull5712]

Thumbs down button didn’t work.. but the other one seems to work fine. 😊

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks Jason.

[@m3chanist]

Yeah, I dabbled with gridfinity but went with a much simpler set of a few draw dividers for my tool and tooling cabinets, made with ali strip, much larger groupings like yourself. Far faster to create as well. Printed up some ER collet holders, but most of my tooling lives in the carousel most of the time. I don't need that degree of fussiness for my tools, and I like generous part drawers for my small components etc, not pokey boxes. It just seemed like a bunch of pointless busywork. My printer has better things to do than spend hours printing boxes for boxes for boxes. Zack is a wonderful chasp however and I don't mean to slight him in the slightest, the sly Shakespearian speil-iologist. Not all shoes fit all feet is all, as I'm certain he'd agree. There is a great deal of follow the leader fashion victim thinking out there, you get it in everything, annoys the hell of me. The "you don't do it like that ,you do it like this" brigade, lemmings who have abdicated original thought, the "maker" fraternity is chocka with them, it's sort of sadly ironic.

[@RotarySMP]

Good observations, I think Gridfinity is an interesting tool for some specific problems, but will be used sparingly in my shop.

[@KenDavisUK]

Try Shadow Foam in the cabinet draws, they have a KZbin channel

[@RotarySMP]

I did consider getting a laser to cut foam sheet, but am too lazy for that level of order, Ken :)

[@paulwomack5866]

Personally (sample of 1) I could have done with a 30 second outline of what Gridfinity *IS*. On space saving - why did you choose a Cartesian grid for the collets, and not a hexagonal one?

[@RotarySMP]

Sorry about that Paul. I thought I was the last person on the Internet to run down that rabbit hole :) I didn't realise there was a hex one? Gridfinity V2.0 is not an organizer system, it is a game.

[@paulwomack5866]

@@RotarySMP I meant for the collet storage you drilled out of plywood - a hex grid would fit them a little tighter

[@RotarySMP]

@@paulwomack5866 Oh right. I didn't consider it.

[@sefarkas0]

Amazon USA link for Transparent PLA filament links to White

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks, I’ll correct that when I get home

[@KoenKooi]

Depending on the age of your filament, I found yellow PLA hard to use, no matter the brand. I stopped buying that colour 5 years ago, the 3d printing world might have fixed the formulation during that time :) And as you say, PLA doesn’t improve when you let it ‘age’ in the open!

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks for that. I also noticed that different colors have different properties.

[@fladder1]

My biggest problem with gridfinity is the infinite amount of printing involved... I like my 3d printer as much as next guy, but if i want something to hold my tools I wil probably go for shadow foam. Way quicker.

[@RotarySMP]

Yeah, that is a good approach.

[@HillSideKonnection]

Hmm, for some reason I assumed the AMS box itself might be a dryer as well

[@RotarySMP]

I am kind of surprised it isn't. There are people who mod it to add a heater and fan.

[@briantaylor9266]

I really like this video, so I hit the thumbs up button twice 🙂 BTW, thanks for identifying the music.

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks for your kind feedback Brian.

[@rogerhuston8287]

Mastering Gridfinity means knowing when to use it and when not to.

[@RotarySMP]

Well put Roger.

[@peterhadfield873]

good tunes 🙂

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks for the feedback Peter.

[@ColinLennard]

Which did you want me to give you 2 x thumb down for the content or filming? Because what you show (I have never done) find of interest.

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks for your kind feedback Colin.

[@charliesrandomthings5457]

Your AMS won't load if you don't use Bambu filament with RFID.... Not sure if you've tested that.

[@RotarySMP]

No I haven't. The only non-Bambu filament I have used I respooled onto that empty spool.

[@jimsvideos7201]

15:50 You haven’t managed to find Reseda Green nail polish for the wife? 😅

[@RotarySMP]

Wold be nice, but she "hates" that colour :)

[@jimsvideos7201]

@@RotarySMP Fair enough. If a woman showed up for a date with zinc chromate primer-coloured nail polish I’d probably marry her on the spot 😄

[@RotarySMP]

@@jimsvideos7201 :)

[@rallymax2]

Metric sure is easier to number than fractional.

[@RotarySMP]

Sure is :)

[@platin2148]

Sadly AMS isn't really nice for multi material. As it needs tons of purging. I do consider getting a Prusa XL just because of that. But i dunno now price wise it's a bit of a thing.

[@RotarySMP]

I am just planning my first multi material print. I agree that the purging causes a lot of wastage.

[@Andrew_Fernie]

@@RotarySMP It looks like a lot in the bin, but when you weight it, it isn't so bad.

[@RotarySMP]

@@Andrew_Fernie Good point. Reminds me I need to put a poop scoop behind the printer to catch them.

[@RickRolling-tc7vb]

My toolbox has self-closing drawers in the last few cm of travel, then the abrupt stop. Clunk! This makes everything shuffle back a bit every time I close the drawer. Rubber mats, foam, silicon mats do nothing, every few weeks I have to pull it all back to the front and smooth out the creases in the liner. So I have to invent arrangements that stack rear to front, which is not great for usability. So that's annoying. My dad's old oak chest of drawers doesn't have this problem, never needed to close itself, and the contents of the drawers stay where they're put. Anyway, thanks for the entertainment, hope you're not drowning over there.

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks Rick. Have you tried some gridfinity? Luckily no issues at my place.

[@m3chanist]

Draw dividers, 40mm aluminium strip and a few pop rivets, whip up a grid for the major categories, easy peasy.

[@RotarySMP]

@@m3chanist I guess one advantage of the gridfinity is you can reorganise easily, but wonder how often this is really done, and how often it means printing a whole lot more plastic waste?

[@m3chanist]

@@RotarySMP Exactly, if I need to redo stuff down the track ill just drill out the rivets and move things areound. And you can never have too many odd short bits of ali strip in the offcuts bin, life is just a series of brackets that need to be made after all ;)

[@RotarySMP]

@@m3chanist ...l as we learned from Project Blinky :)

[@moviemaker1220]

The thing about gridfinity is that it's made by someone with ADHD for people with ADHD. Items disappear from our minds when they aren't easily on display, and they don't get put away if you have to move something out of the way first. For example: those screwdrivers would never get out away when there's a set of calipers on top of the box I agree that, for most neurotypical people, unless what you're storing is used constantly, gridfinity doesn't make sense, but for me, it's a godsend for my hobby space

[@noberet]

I liked it anyway.

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks for that :)

[@jesseservice7828]

Muito bom !

[@RotarySMP]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@NahNoThankYou]

❤great stuff eh

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks.

[@kenthesparky178]

Sorry cannot give it a thumbs down only a thumbs up from me , I like content variation from my favourite video producers .I found this one very varied and interesting ,sorry. Re Ken

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks Ken

[@juergenschimmer960]

2 Down 1 Up 🙃🙃😊

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks a lot Jürgen.

[@brendanshorter5550]

I have 3 map drawers stacked on top of each other. Take 90% of my tooling and I leave all my mics and stuff in their boxes. 3d printes some holders for collets and stuff but 90% of it's overkill to justify a hobby. And I'm not judging, my day jobs spreadsheets. I don't need 50k of tools

[@RotarySMP]

Yeah, I am not going to waste drawer space gridfiniting (verb?) tools which are robust and barely move around like spanners, and screw drivers. Kind of cool for specific things though :)

[@jimmer411]

I hate grid finity because everyone acts like its the only way to do a drawer. They neglect to mention that you give up a ton of depth and it takes forever to print. Personally ill be using cnc machined kizen foam.l, because I have access to a cnc. If i didnt I would just use a knife.

[@RotarySMP]

Yeah, gridfinity is a useful tool, but certainly not the only or best tool for everything.

[@Rustinox]

Too much organisation kills flexibility. So, better not push it too much :)

[@RotarySMP]

I agree Michel. Some YT'er overdo the organisation.

[@Paul-pl4vy]

Great music

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Hichamhasan]

👎x👎=👍² 😁

[@RotarySMP]

Hope so :)

[@guitarchitectural]

Gridfinity is great to organize but is crap for efficiency and flexibility. When i see people with a drawer full of perfectly placed tools in holders i always wonder what will happen when they buy just one more tool... The second you adopt the system for everything, maintaining it and updating it becomes its own hobby!

[@RotarySMP]

That is what I wonder as well. I guess the throw out a whole drawer of plastic and spend hours in CAD rearranging and then printing new plastic. I will use it where it makes sense, but not go overboard.

[@HM-Projects]

Gridfinity is overrated, just keep your stuff in old coffee cans or cardboard boxes. You can get a bit fancy and use tupperware and label them even. Alternatively, embrace the chaos :)

[@gorak9000]

I do it about how he showed his toolbox - the top drawer is the catch-all and absolute chaos, but the others are like "files", "hex keys", "drill bits" etc etc. That's enough organization for me. The people that organize too much spend all their time organizing their tools instead of using them

[@RotarySMP]

I mostly organise things with ice cream containers. I like ice cream :)

[@rustybrooks]

@@RotarySMP I buy cartons of roasted peanuts. The containers are clear plastic, and roughly cubes with rounded corners. Really great for chucking stuff in when disassembling something. For larger stuff, I buy pretzels! For larger stuff I did buy a bunch of the same size of plastic containers, and built shelves to perfectly fit them. These contain stuff like cables, camera parts, parts for the 3d printer, laser cutter, etc. Everything is labelled so it cuts down the time searching for something from 30 minutes to 25 at most

[@RotarySMP]

@@rustybrooks What people who are Gridfinity OCD dont realise, is that it wont help you search for the missing tool. You might be sitting on it :)

[@gorak9000]

@@RotarySMP Then the airtag crew will swoop in and tell you to put an airtag on every tool so you can locate it at all times :)

[@pietpaaltjes7419]

Hahaha, sorry, I liked this lame video 😅 Had to thumb it up🎉

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks Piet. :)

[@robertnicholson7733]

Arrrggghhh, files touching each other - NOT cool!. When I was taught how to use files, old Harold (cove, that is AN old bastard, I AM THE old bastard), who seemed to have hearing issues could hear the sound of file on file across the workshop,. He also seemed to have access to transporter technology, somehow, mere milliseconds after the files touched, Harold would be at your elbow giving you "The Look". Files were always stored separately, either standing in slots or when stored long-term, separated by greaseproof or baking paper, much as they came from the manufacturer. I wish I had bought a couple of boxes each of Wiltshire millsaw, second cut, and smooth files when they were still being made, sigh.

[@RotarySMP]

Sometimes they "rules" can be a bit overdone. This is not a tool box bouncing around in the back of a car.

[@robertnicholson7733]

@@RotarySMP We all view these things differently, some files (the harder ones) are easier to damage than others. Every time I pick up my smooth mill saw file (used for draw filing only), I see the (single) broken tooth on the cutting edge, really annoying. That file is very hard, Wiltshire did not temper it enough, it damages easily but wears very slowly.

[@RotarySMP]

@@robertnicholson7733 When I did my apprenticship, we did a lot of filing. Had I know what was coming, i woul have bought a couple of brand new files, and been done in half the time vs the worn ou ones the RNZAF training school had :)

[@WillemvanLonden]

I only liked it, I'm sorry to disappoint you.

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks a lot Willem :)

[@GeoffTV2]

Couldn't bring myself to click the 'thumbs down' button, so I guess I messed up the lame video detection algorithm. Not only that, I've also been gridfinity-ing my way through the workshop and I'm determined to use it where there's really a better solution just so everything matches :-) How nerdy am I? - Heather PS: just helped my brother pickup a neglected second-hand lathe. I think he got a nice little bargain there.

[@RotarySMP]

Hi Heather. What sort of lathe did he get? Color coordinated gridfinity is a slippery slope :)

[@GeoffTV2]

@@RotarySMP It was an Emco Maximat Super 11. Rather tatty looking but the bits that mattered seemed good.

[@GeoffTV2]

@@RotarySMP I'm aware of my Gridfinity problems and am looking onto counselling - just one more bin first though.

[@RotarySMP]

@@GeoffTV2 Cool. Nice Austrian lathe. Stefan Gottewinter pimped his one really nicely.

[@RotarySMP]

@@GeoffTV2 Nice Austrian Lathe. If you need ideas for pimping it Stefan Gotteswinter has one.

[@InnerBushman]

The video wasn't THAT bad. I've only clicked the thumbs down once!!1 😜

[@RotarySMP]

Half a thanks :)

[@undergroundpanda2806]

Yet another kiwi choosing green and yellow….

[@RotarySMP]

Ouch, I didn't think of that :)

[@philhermetic]

Thumbs down twice! I fell for it!! My problem with gridfinity would be the wasted space underneath it! Like the collet stand, no wasted space! Phil

[@RotarySMP]

That is how see it too. I don’t have unlimited drawer space

[@wyrdlg]

That's very much how my companies IT support system on ITIL works: take what you need! That's how its meant to be used anyway. What an awful Vid ;-D

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks :)

[@franktkalcevic5342]

I'll do one better - thumbs down 3 times! Now that you have a multi material printer, you can embed the labels on storage containers in the print job in a different colour.

[@RotarySMP]

That is the sort of extra design work I am too lazy for. :)

[@notsonominal]

I'm not convinced there is any hope in teaching youtube to recognise lame content but I'm willing to try the 2x 👎!

[@RotarySMP]

Thanks for trying :)