Daily Life
Outside the lab — national parks and practical making.
OUTSIDE THE LAB
My national park journey
Places I've explored across the United States.
visited
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3D PRINTING · WORKSHOP ORGANIZATION
Packout × Gridfinity
A personal 3D-printing project for modular drawer storage.
A place for everything
This project brings a Gridfinity layout into a Milwaukee Packout three-drawer toolbox. Small bins can be arranged on a common grid, so the storage layout can change with the tools and parts.
- 9 × 7
- Grid layout
- 4 sections
- A–D baseplates
- Push-fit
- Connecting pins
The baseplate is split into four printable sections, with connecting pins that join the pieces into one insert. The design provides the foundation for a configurable drawer instead of a fixed set of compartments.
Model dimensions
The assembled geometry spans approximately 404 × 319 × 11.6 mm. Each section spans approximately 202 × 159.5 × 11.6 mm. These are nominal model dimensions; fit depends on the printed parts and drawer.
Original design: Packout 3 Drawer Gridfinity System by Fidgetthings, CC BY-NC 4.0. My project uses this design for personal 3D printing. The model preview uses new colors and camera placement; the underlying geometry is unchanged.