Makerbiz: Parametric storage bins

I see a lot of cardboard going to recycling because the boxes aren’t very good. I thought “could I reuse them on the spot?”
I’ve designed a parametric picking bin. I hope that my workshop and the local hackspace can use these to save space and stop inventory from wandering off – one of the big challenges of a place with a lot of people is making stuff go back to where it came from.

Try making a box now.

It stacks like a normal box. One end is always open so you can grab stuff from inside without the need to move or open the box. That way the box doesn’t walk away, the lid doesn’t get lost, and there’s no worry about the total box weight.

There’s a lip on the front that should be large enough to fit a label like a UPC code and the item name. It only goes on a shelf one way, so I don’t have to label both ends.

It needs no glue or tape. It can be made from an older box that’s been abused. Hello, IKEA furniture! It can be cut with scissors, scalpel, retractable knife (xacto), or stamped from a template.

Also check it out on Thingiverse.

Also be sure to check out the code for the box generator. It’s a super simple way to generate DXF files that I first used in the Hypocycloid generator. Make all the things parametric!

If this was helpful to you, let me know!