Overkill Gridfinity Baseplate (Files in description)

[@taitano12]

Excellent upgrade. STLs downloaded and getting set to print. This type of upgrade is exactly why Zach made it open source and invited upgrades, modifications, etc. Beautiful work; genius upgrade for a genius system... That had some flaws, some that ZF himself pointed out in a recent video.

[@b1on1001]

Yes, good comment, all true!

[@cchaffin2012]

I don’t call that overkill I call that done RIGHT and PROPER!!!! 💪😃 goodwork!!!

[@howardjones543]

just enough kill

[@b1on1001]

Yes, right and proper solution indeed!

[@blorby]

Thank you for this re-engineering this plate! Printed and it looks amazing and much more functional!

[@blorby]

dude, you saved gridfinity for me and my use case! thank you so much for investing the time to design and build this proper baseplate!

[@kylewarren69]

Glad you like it!

[@Spookyhoobster]

0:38 - I'm not even interested in a Gridfinity setup, but I don't think I ever felt so legitimately sad over something so benign in my life. Absolutely justified overkill.

[@Printoiid]

Oh - so you're the one that made that STL. I have my kitchen drawer gridfinity'd and it uses these baseplates.. Thank you a ton. I hated the OG baseplates too.

[@kylewarren69]

Glad it works out

[@speakoid]

I have the same laptop. When it sounds like a fighter jet taking off then you know you're doing good work.

[@ib7096]

I thought of the exact same issues and was going to do a redesign like you did but in the end came to the conclusion that once the grids are loaded with bins, and the bins are magnetized on the bottom, the grids don't move any more. Good work though.

[@kylewarren69]

Thanks, the normal ones print a lot faster and use less filament too

[@SamiGale]

Just printed and they are fantastic! The only thing I would add is to also be able to put in screws where the magnets go. But seriously, perfect! Thank you.

[@BackstreetBorz]

Storytelling without words, I loved it :D Your baseplate design was my first gridfinity part I printed

[@robertom.5734]

A great great great upgrade to my Gridfinity project. You get my subscription and like. Please make more upgrades and videos for Gridfinity to next level ;-) Congratulations friend! Best regards from Spain.

[@moorebi]

Amazing -- love that -- agree this is a serious upgrade and exactly what I have been looking for .. cannot wait even better if openscad or something like that to configure layout as people wish..

[@kylewarren69]

I'll upload the stls files for a lot of the sizes and the source solidworks file soon, only problem is I created it in solidworks student version so that could be a problem for some people.

[@kylewarren69]

I uploaded the stl and source file now there is a link in the description

[@odw32]

@@kylewarren69 Awesome stuff. The STL files are great for printing, but if you want others to further expand on your work, STEP files tend to be ideal. Those can be very easily exported to/from Solidworks, Fusion 360, FreeCAD, OnShape, etc.

[@kylewarren69]

@@odw32 I uploaded the solidworks file too, forgot to upload the step file thanks for reminding me!

[@Pallidum]

I'm currently replacing my baseplates with this design. Very much appreciated.

[@b3owu1f]

This looks much better. Great job!

[@Bednar121]

I love how You actually had a GridFinity container for the magnets there :v

[@MatSmithLondon]

Great, although instead of screws and heat set inserts, you could 3D print some little dowels? They can be push-fit if tolerances are done correctly. They won't have fabulous strength but they won't really need to...

[@kylewarren69]

Some people made versions that connect using dovetail joints that are 3d printed that work nicely.

[@Bazzzinga1]

Dude, you are awesome! very impressive.

[@GTL5427]

Doing the Lord's work

[@echo-hotel]

I just added tabs to interlock them. Then leave them in place to fit the sides tight or snap off at measured points. And a few magnets for metal tool boxes simply because I like magnets lol.

[@88Timur88Bahmudov88]

Awesome! Exactly what i was thinking about when i first saw the gridfinity baseplate, it takes a little bit more height but works much better 👍

[@dennisgu2506]

Absolut Overkill, but i love and need it! Amazing work

[@kylewarren69]

Thank you! I'm liking it so far I have it in 6 drawers of my toolbox and am starting to populate them with bins now

[@dragonling748]

I think they fit different use cases. The original is simple and adaptable. Your example of the base coming out of the draw is very unlikely if there are other full containers in there. Yours is better built, but more time-consuming to put together, and if you want to change any of the base dimensions, you've got a lot of work to do. Still cool though

[@kylewarren69]

Definitely use cases for both just depends on what you're looking for

[@scobob]

Could you have simply added magnets to the bins and not to the frame? Metal drawer would hold them in place, right?

[@kylewarren69]

That would have worked aswell, I do use the same baseplate in non metal drawers though.

[@Vandel212]

That's a man's gridfinity!

[@Godrik4822]

I love this video, I feel like at every step he's just mumbling in his dead. "Fing grid, oh its so easy and nice. BS!" Like a pissed off evil genius having to do fix yet another one of humanities failures lol Great work, great video. Keep it up!

[@kylewarren69]

Glad you enjoyed it I'm going to try to make more videos soon, they're fun to make!

[@TheJacklwilliams]

This, is the power of open source. An absolutely fine design update that truly takes Z’s brain child to the next level. You can bet he’ll be featuring this puppy in a future video. GREAT WORK! THANK YOU!

[@Kalenth]

Imma be honest… I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Also I just took a big rip… so my cat has been narrating everything.

[@andrewbarta6893]

How did you attach the magnets? I normally superglue but in the video it looks like they are just sitting in there? Do they come loose?

[@kylewarren69]

They are press fit in. None have come loose

[@jc5277]

Nice work. Good thinking.

[@FrenchyAU]

i know this is an older video lol but i had a similar problem with my desk drawers lol but i was able to solve mine by simply putting a couple little strips of double sided tape around the bottom of the gridfinity frame and that keeps them held down rock solid even with little gaps on each side

[@kylewarren69]

Yeah that works aswell

[@Wurlipurili]

Well, it's gets the job done. What is the purpose of magnets? So the grid doesn't jump of the metal drawer bottom? Are inserts necessary? Bolts might hold fine in the plastic, the walls are thick and there in not much load. Suits the OVERKILL vibe though.

[@kylewarren69]

Magnets are to hold the bins down, threaded inserts are so nobody can trick me into a deez nuts joke.

[@michaelhametner9780]

@@kylewarren69 thanks for the clarification. so you would need somewhat heavy bins surrounding the bin you're lifting - otherwise it might lift the baseplate itself? which is your video was not the case. So whats holding the baseplate down? Am I correct that in oder to utilize this system - every bin has to be modified to accommodate the magnets in the bin - right? Thanks for the great work!

[@klab3929]

Its a good thought, but impractical for large organization, a lot of plastic, printtime and additional inventory is required. Additional time for assembly. But gridfinity has its flaws like mounting them together as you showed. The lifting of the plates mostly has to due with tolerances, and a little with the interface design could be less angle dependent, this one solution here could be to eliminate the corners and just keep the middle straight part. Rather than screws to keep them together I would use small pins, that would reduce the height significantly and print time and plastic consumption. Could use inbuilt dowels or similar too. However its always fun to make things overkill and redesign :D

[@kylewarren69]

Yeah if I did it again I’d do it with less plastic but I don’t feel like doing it again

[@UnoriginalElephant]

I just hot-glued my baseplates in place and called it good 😂 I should probably tweak the clearances between the bins and the baseplates though so they nest better.

[@kylewarren69]

If it works it works lol

[@RJin3D]

I approve of these shenannigans

[@kylewarren69]

Thank god, I was waiting for your approval 🙏

[@BrianBehm]

This is so awesome! As someone else commented, this video saved Gridfinity for me. I am relatively new to 3D printing and wanted to ask if you have any tips for speeding up the printing process. I printed the 4x5 baseplate with a Prusa MK3S+ and the print time was 16 hrs. Thanks!

[@kylewarren69]

A .6MM nozzle helps with print speed a lot as well as doing zero or minimal infill.

[@KewaiiGamer]

Where did you get the Rack Shelf shown on the video? I have a startech server rack. I am looking at the SLIDESHELF from startech but was wondering if you are using something different.

[@kylewarren69]

Not sure exactly what you are talking about but I used a harbor freight toolbox, it was like $500 and works nicely for 6u tall bins.

[@KewaiiGamer]

@@kylewarren69 oh lol yeah that looks like a. server rack ahah

[@kylewarren69]

Toolboxes have been getting pretty expensive recently idk how they compare to the price of server racks but this one works nicely for gridfinity

[@rich1051414]

Maybe I am a caveman, but I think machine screws and brass inserts are 1000x more satisfying.

[@kylewarren69]

I agree!

[@MrDiMaggio5]

Just curious, what kind of print time are you seeing? Cura is saying 7:10hr seems like a long time even with a 0.6 nozzle and some tweaks.

[@kylewarren69]

They are pretty slow to print, I used a .6mm nozzle and no infill when I wanted them to print fast

[@NEC_Amtrak]

I tried slowing down the video. How are you getting the threaded inserts in. Are you putting them on the tip of the iron and pushing it in until flush?

[@kylewarren69]

I am pressing them in with a normal soldering iron until they are flush

[@NEC_Amtrak]

@@kylewarren69 thanks for the reply. These base plates are awesome!!! Thx

[@ItsTheMidoriKid]

Nice. How much extra depth does it take? I got some shallow drawers and might print all that up only to realize the drawers won't close any more. XD

[@kylewarren69]

It adds 7mm over the standard basplates total height is 12mm. You can always try printing the 1x1 baseplate as a test to see if its going to be too tall.

[@user-ur3ry6hj2j]

Did you put the connecting screws in every square?

[@kylewarren69]

No just a couple spots

[@danielgsb]

Nice Job Kyle, Do you know if anybody tried to stack them vertically to print multiple plates at once? Thanks

[@kylewarren69]

I have seen some people do that with face shields back in like 2020 but I haven’t seen anyone do it with this model

[@AM-jw1lo]

would have been a hell of a lot quicker, easier, cheaper. to just put a few more heavy items in the origional grid, but can't stop someone that wants something. magentic base would be good on a steel table and i love that gf keeps evolving.

[@kylewarren69]

Haha yeah I know, but who can resist making something overcomplicated and overkill for fun!

[@Cereal_Killr]

As stated...working properly is not overkill...it's the last bit of missing engineering. Killed it bro....nice!

[@ThomasS17]

Are the magnets for holding the grid down to the drawer, or the bins onto the grid?

[@kylewarren69]

The magnets hold the bins down, they dont hold the grid down at all.

[@ThomasS17]

@@kylewarren69 OK, thought so but wasn't sure. Thanks!

[@MartinAlix]

Printing now! Thank you!

[@raugust6786]

Nice! I'm not a modeler but I used a cutting feature in Cura Slicer and cut holes to glue magnets on the bottom of the gridfinity bases due to the same issues with the bases lifting out with the boxes. What did you use to attach the magnets to the baseplates in your video? or do they just snap in tight?

[@kylewarren69]

The magnets are press fits, holds them in plenty tight since they are not super strong

[@lesliestandifer]

What about magnets on the bottom so they will stick to the drawer and not slide shouldn’t have to worry about the spacers in the back then

[@kylewarren69]

Magnets only have so much force they hold with. Spacers just keep it in place. It would probably work but spacers work fine

[@HandeeGaming]

Broke several magnets trying to press fit, definitely needs the magnet holes bigger

[@kylewarren69]

Depends on the printer and the magnets, I've press fit several hundred with no problems.

[@sjamesparsonsjr]

Love it, need a hybrid laser-cut 3d print version.

[@greyzdev]

What filament are you using for this?

[@kylewarren69]

These are petg but pla would probably be a better choice

[@greyzdev]

@@kylewarren69 Thanks! I ran a print using standard Overture white PLA and it turned out fantastic. I was having an incredibly hard time manually press fitting magnets, so I designed and printed a standard 1/4" screwdriver "extender" that I could place the magnets inside of and use the screwdriver to push them down. Mainly so the magnets wouldn't get stuck in the shaft of the screwdriver. Fantastic design. Thanks for sharing!

[@kylewarren69]

Yeah different printers will print the holes to different sizes and the magnets sometimes come in different sizes so those press fits can be tricky sometimes

[@brunoyudi9555]

just bought my first 3d printer, thats the first thing i'm printing :D

[@kylewarren69]

You might be buying more filament soon the

[@brunoyudi9555]

@@kylewarren69 i accept my fate

[@hv1461]

Excellent job.

[@zyeborm]

Just a video production tip, turn off auto focus on your time lapse shots. The breathing as the focus hunts is a bit off putting. You can get fancier lenses that won't do that but $$$. Even if it's just a phone you can normally lock the focus.

[@kylewarren69]

Thanks for the tip I had problems with autofocus in a few of the shots, Ill make sure to use manual focus more in my next video.

[@Alexjanchapro1]

What's the saying... if it's worth doing, it's worth doing right?

[@kylewarren69]

I want to put this system in every drawer of my toolbox, definitely want to do it right the first time!

[@paulnakonieczny4500]

Awesome stuff, I love this design and I'll definitely be using it! What do you use the dowel pins for that you linked in the description?

[@kylewarren69]

Those were for alignment

[@glenndhooge6787]

The struggles, solutions and power of gridfinity

[@rogerramjet69]

god that made be laugh... good job :) why did you place the magnets on the top rather then the bottom?

[@kylewarren69]

They’re for holding the bins in place

[@rogerramjet69]

@@kylewarren69 right. i figured they would just stay in play due to the shape of the bin base.

[@imCXS-zh2yt]

are you going to post your STL for the labels?

[@kylewarren69]

Yes I plan on it this weekend.

[@kylewarren69]

www.printables.com/model/330764-removable-gridfinity-lids

[@3DPI67]

Great job! wish you had more views here

[@kylewarren69]

Thank you, I expect to get 50 views max..I got so many more views than I would have ever expected!

[@YummyYummster]

Good stuff! What CAD software are you using in 0:44?

[@kylewarren69]

Solidworks

[@akumas30]

Wondering if I can print this in sport or ludicrous mode hahaha

[@kylewarren69]

I have a Bambu now and have done that, it works ok

[@akumas30]

@@kylewarren69 yeah I have the X1 carbon. Been printing them the last few days. Takes about 4.5 hrs on normal operation. Just wasn’t sure if increasing the speed would affect overall quality cause so far the quality is phenomenal and they work great. Just ordered all the hardware from your links

[@kylewarren69]

I prefer to print slower so I loose less money by printing too much crap. Hopefully gridfinity works out well for you

[@akumas30]

@@kylewarren69 so far so good!!!

[@Christopher-lb6rf]

What are you doing at 1:47?

[@kylewarren69]

I added spacers to the sides since the drawer jsnt the exact same size as the baseplate, it stops it from wiggling around.

[@tylerturner3830]

Love it. I'm new to CAD, 3D printing, and even newer to Gridfinity. I'm looking to experiment with this in a tool chest drawer. What % fill did you use for the print? Material? Any other parameters worth noting? Thanks!

[@kylewarren69]

I used petg for these just in case my toolbox is in the sun I don't want it to warp like pla would. infill doesn't really matter on these parts cause the walls are so thin, I used 20%.

[@joeacello3636]

@@kylewarren69 I've also printed in PETG, but the panels when assembled show about 3/16" deflection, so they don't lay flat. Any advice on minimizing warp when printing? I printed with 15% infill...not sure if that would allow more/less warp. Ultimately, I hope the weight of the containers will promote it lying flat on the bottom of the drawer.

[@h4z4rd42]

I get it. Meanwhile I just glued my simple grids into my drawer...

[@azbycxdw8471]

good job!

[@tonycosta3302]

Why not just glue the initial base grids together with super glue. Any add more than one bin to test it out so there is some weight on it.

[@kylewarren69]

Because I do not like using glue its annoying, thats why I made the magnet holes press fit as well so I dont have to deal with glueing magnets in

[@brianhecimovich4488]

Gotta do whatcha gotta do

[@bisk1407]

i reallyy dont understand the magnets aspect.

[@kylewarren69]

It is to hold bins down in place

[@bisk1407]

@@kylewarren69 why does it need to be held down? Is it in your work truck or something ?

[@kylewarren69]

It is nested in there pretty well without magnets but the magnets make it snap into place better

[@bisk1407]

@@kylewarren69 i love magnets so i can understand why u like them. I have A few drawers with the regular grids which I glued to mdf

[@5150mkii]

Perfect

[@domcxz8643]

Coooool 😊

[@cyberdeckcipher]

nice stuff

[@LeonFuxfell]

Ich hab das erste Modul gedruckt. Es ist zwei Teile breit. Leider wackelt es da es in der Mitte zwischen den Teilen aufsteht. Ist das normal?

[@kylewarren69]

Does that still happen if you only loosly tighten the bolts holding them together?

[@LilPeener]

Perfection

[@YankeeinSC1]

can I have the grids you're trashing?

[@kylewarren69]

I’m sending them over right away!

[@Just_Jesus_ef]

Whoa. Nice

[@andychavez]

If you could have done not done it simpler or with fewer components like magnets, then it is not overkill. If you think it is an overkill, probably you can think of it in simpler but just as effective design. BUt kudos you solve one problem of gridfinity.

[@mgcchkn]

Wish I didn’t suck at CAD.

[@kylewarren69]

I used to suck at cad but youtube tutorials and practice made me suck mildly less

[@SlimRose8120]

Hold my beer moment.

[@groto27]

dayum son

[@FelipeModestoBR]

fuck me that's a lot of magnets.

[@kylewarren69]

I only did a few drawers with magnets cause they are cool but they aren't really necessary

[@wiseguy8828]

Funniest silent video I’ve seen

[@kylewarren69]

I should have added silent film music

[@遂古之初]

Maybe you need dovetail.

[@kylewarren69]

Yes many people have come out with bases that fit together with dovetails now.

[@nanaba9027]

uhm rescaling?

[@kylewarren69]

What about rescaling? My model is variable based so it scales

[@nanaba9027]

@Kyle warren meaning why add spacers when you can rescale the models to fit perfectly That said, nice job improving those baseplate

[@kylewarren69]

I could have added the spacers included into the baseplate, but I found the spacers better for fine tuning the fit without wasting a bunch of filament. didnt want to rescale the full thing so it would be gridfinity compatible.

[@forestbirdoriginals4917]

Hot glue works for the non magnetic bases lol

[@kylewarren69]

Coolio.

[@sp0764]

rip z axis capacity but nice design.

[@kylewarren69]

The 6 height gridfinity bins fit perfectly in the drawers so it works out

[@sp0764]

@@kylewarren69 nice. I'm sure you had it exactly the way you wanted for your application.

[@_XMB_]

Godfinity

[@kylewarren69]

We do not use the Lords name in vain on my Christian minecraft server.

[@sergey8692]

Так много пустого не используемого места...

[@kylewarren69]

🥐

[@KaletheQuick]

T H U D Nice

[@0Logan05]

Rad🤙🏻

[@Etrehumain123]

*slow applause*

[@joesephrodrigues]

Jesus _wept_

[@kylewarren69]

So did my bank account after buying so much filament!

8 hours for 5x5 with bambu c1x 🥲

[@kylewarren69]

:(