Sharing my thoughts after using this in case it helps anyone still on the fence. I purchased this on the shop and I have 4 alex units (2 of the 6-drawer wide units with casters, and 2 of the narrow 5-drawer units). Pros - it's well designed. The components are easy to print, and the filament joints lock the pieces together securely. Everything feels very sturdy when assembled. This works great to solve the problem of making it easy to get to the otherwise inaccessible depths of the drawer Cons -For the price, it feels incomplete. There's cradles available for all the drawer variations, but the design makes it impossible to use most handle designs that slide over the opening with the wider drawer units. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem, but since the provided handles only fit one variation of the opening, if you have the 'other' version, you either have to opt for no handles, secure them slightly misaligned, or not use cradles in the front-most part of the drawer, which eliminates the benefits of this system. If you're on the fence, and you have the wide drawers, at the very least print the free drawer handle available on the site and see if it fits your unit. It's not an issue on the narrow drawers because the front face of the drawer is tall enough that there's clearance between most alternate handle designs and the top of the cradle. In the meantime, I'm opting to go handle-less on my wide Alex drawers but having handles is convenient enough that I'd almost rather waste the space in the back of the drawer
Note to the creator: I bought the models and none of the models, that I have plated so far in a slicer, have been oriented for printing. This is a super easy thing to do. Please consider this next time you release new models.
I'm glad you've continued your efficient design and true engineering. You litterally are creating a system from scratch and not having to just remix someone elses hard work. Regardless if you made this closed or not, I'm glad you keep it going and update it for normal people who have a lot of ikea stuff.
Hello! Thank you very much! I use ''Alex'' and ''PAX'' with low drawers to sort Lego. I've tried to create such a system myself, but just haven't been able to get it to work. Bought and downloaded the files yesterday. Absolutely beautiful what I have printed so far! Also, the boxes seem to fit the ''PAX'' perfectly. Fantastic! 😄👍
This is great for the Lego community. Most of the people who build a lot use these drawers and this style of sorting is key. What I’d want is a plate in the front plate of the drawer where I could put pieces of Lego to show what is inside of the drawer. Like a map. Lego baseplate style of plate fitted with the handle.
Very good idea with the handles. You could also design the handles so that they just clip on and can be glued with a hot glue gun instead of screwing. This saves the holes in case you want to sell the cabinet. Thank you for being here on TH-cam. I love your channel :)
Hi Alexandre, Big Fan of your work! Already printed a bunch of the earlier assortment boxes - funny enough until now they lived in a Alex container. Now switching to your new system! Loving your mix of great functionality and design! Keep up the good work!
Love this! I bought all of the originals and will be buying these too to fit put my ikea desks and drawers. A fantastic effort and thank you for making these available to purchase. Cheers 👍😎🇦🇺
Literally have had these for years and have been trying to find a divider system for them. Ikea used to have one ages ago but stopped selling them. This looks incredible 🙌🏻
As always your videos are super enjoyable Alex! Don't have these cabinets but always love your approach to making things better and providing solutions! ❤
Zack Freedman’s Gridfinity system fits the with of the standard Alex drawer perfectly, although without the fancy trays. I have been using it without any problems for a while now. The handles are a great addition though.
Which means it only solves half the problem; you are still left with the issue of being able to easily access the back 1/3 of the drawer that does not pull all the way out. Don't even get me started on the end table designs with the drawers that don't even pull half way out. >_
@@erin.anderson removing the screw and using a elastic band with the metal T on the end works well, but does not support weight, works well for the wide drawers, but not sure on the larger ones.
I LOVE THE TRICK OF USING FILAMENT TO LOCK PIECES TOGETHER !!! I'm building a 3D printed mech keyboard where the case is made of multiple parts. Guess how I'm going to connect the parts now.
Cheaper and faster alternative that I use: cardboard boxes from my weekly grocery shopping. I was able go prototype sizes I needed and reshaped things as I needed quickly. Done with each drawer in about 5-10 minutes 😂
Damn I love it! I had plans to get me an Alex for my Desk, but I was holding out since my desired color was out of stock... Probably now I will already start prepping for this for when I get it! Thank you
If you bought your Alex recently the handle might not fit. It seems IKEA changed the specs a bit. The court out is different and the material is 1mm thinner. But it was easy enough to adjust the file to fit. Great system, I am a very happy customer!
First time I’ve seen your vids, very cool. I just bought an Alex from IKEA last weekend, don’t know if my TH-cam algorithm sent me this vid because it knows I bought one. 😂
Inspired by your organisation grid thingies I created a really similar system for my Alex drawers 2 years ago. I also chose a 40mm grid, just like you did. Recently I noticed, that the Ikea SKÅDIS system also uses a 40mm grid. You could create some shelfs or other accessories, to use your boxes on the SKÅDIS.
Alex is over here making sure his reputation as a true Scandinavian builder goes untarnished by this oversight and inefficiency by IKEA. He’s holding his neighbors accountable and if they won’t solve this problem… he will! Alexandre is representing Scandinavian efficiency and organization, building awesome future and finding clever solutions to everyday problems.. Marius Hornberger is representing German engineering and build quality by building his own tools and equipment to ridiculous accuracy standards. I love to see makers on TH-cam who do unique things and add some of their unique culture and specific skills, making it feel like we’re getting a peek into their cultural identity along the way! There’s a Japanese blacksmith I watch that’s a perfect example of what I mean… they do pretty basic blacksmithing projects but in a very specifically Japanese way, and it’s cool to see that. It’s my favorite thing about the internet. Connecting people from across the world in ways we normally never would.
I haven't even watched the full video and I am already sold on it. I tried different variations, but nothing was what I needed. Now, I have that. Fantastic, thanks a lot!!
I thought you'd address the slides for the drawer. I trialed a full extension slide for a drawer, which works well. That way your system isn't hampered by the lack of full access of the drawer. Great job with designing the bin system, as always a lot of preparation goes into your products.
I can totally recommend getting a 3d printer, but this is not the project for it. 1 simple reason: it is too expensive. For example, half of a low unit will be 125g of filament, and half of a high unit is 175g. So filling a complete Alex desk drawer will cost you about 3,5KG of filament. filling the cradles with bins will probably double that. When you just start out, you don´t want to experiment with the cheapest filament around, so think of 20 dollar/euro per kg of filament will set you back 140 dollar/euro on filament alone, and add the 20 for the designs. Now in most cases people have been printing for a while they've got all sorts of old and weird filament laying around. it's a great project to finish those rolls on without hitting the bank hard.
A consistent design theory converted to practice. Excellent work. Please provide documentation on the download site for the printed weight of each element. This could be a collateral (free) pdf which acts as a catalog for the design. This need goes to the need to compute how much filament and thus the cost of implementing a specific storage solution.
Dang, and here I just finished months of casually making tiny cardboard boxes for this purpose for legos. But this would also take forever to print and tons of plastic. I wish there was a system even close to this with the right dimensions but just holder clips to hold cardboard walls. (Yes I have tried but I’m just not that good…). Amazing work! I’ll try one drawers worth, see how long it takes.
Oh my god, ever since the first video about your 3d printed containers, I've been drooling over them. I've still managed to resist the urge to start doing this myself. In fact, I'm a much too exaggeratedly 'professional' person who wants everything to be done to perfection and when things don't fit, I go crazy. So that's what happened years ago. The most bizarre burnout ever with every bodily function out of balance. But that's besides the point. I can't accept it any more. After years of living in a mess, because I had actually given up hope that I would ever get my life back on track, I finally have to buy a 3D printer to print my life back in order hahahahaha. For anyone who thinks I'm joking; I'm actually not. The amount of pleasure it brings me to store things in such detail with labels and even barcodes... inexplicable. And I happen to have an Alex cabinet in which things look like they've been thrown in from a few meters away. Now comes the figuring out which printer is most suitable. Years ago I looked at an Artillery X2 because it had a very large bed. There must be a successor for that by now. I think it would be cool to print large lampshades for example. Thanks, Alex. seem I have a hobby for the coming months... ;-)
There are some improvements over your original system and gridfinity! I think these are cool, if I did already print out gridfinity boxes for my Alex drawer, I might have done this instead because I’ve basically failed to use the back of each drawer just like you solved.
I would prefer a variant of this where instead of printing a whole box, you just print borders for the insides of a drawer. This saves SO MUCH plastic especially if you dont need to take the entire section out
The bottom part is where the grid locking is placed. Removing that means the additional boxes you want to put that takes advantage of the grid locking will start sliding (no different from the IKEA cardboard solution). Since the product Alex is promoting are the files themselves, with the target audience being those with 3D printers, modifications like you suggested is a great way to practice 3D modelling, especially with tons of free online CAD software now available. By the time you are done manipulating the files you bought, not only did solved your problems to a tee, you also expanded your skills in solving more problems.
Hi, love the trays, they would work well in my kitchen draws, if only they were a bit longer. I was thinking you could release an extension section with the dowel joining system on each end, then folks could make the trays as long as they want by adding multiple extensions.
An Alex drawer (for the basic "under the table" version) hack: if you apply a little extra force, the drawers can be pulled out for a few extra cm-s (~5-6cm) which is already quite nice to reach to the back. I don't know why this works, but I didn't experience any issues, even with heavier loaded drawers...
If Ikea doesnt offer you a job or patent deal after seeing this, they're missing out. Your 3D printing organization solutions are genius, customizable, configurable, ergonomic, affordable, high quality and aesthetically pleasing. Awesome video and awesome idea!
One improvement I think would be possible is making the grid on the bottom of the cradles hollow, reducing the height of the cradles and how high the boxes sit in the cradles.
Ive thought the printing timelapse was an animation provided from slicer. Then ive seen the background later, it was real. It was so smooth, impressive. The use of filament as dowels was also genius, ivent seen it before, whole video is already worth watching just to get inspiration.
You should perhaps include labels on the drawer handles, that way you can find things faster. Even if the drawer does not have the interior organizers. Example: "office stuff", "printer sheets", "electronic things", etc.
I ended up buying the pack. Unfortunately I only have an A1 Mini so I can't print the wider cradles and that's the "Alex" I currently have. Would be nice if you included a model that can connect in quarters for the wide version.
Amazing work. I wish i would have seen this before i chose to go with a ton of IKEA KALLAX units... Is there a chance that you make a grid system that fits the KALLAX openings? I would love to have 3 stackable main frames with the grid system in them. Thanks!
I wish I could organize I cant even figure out how many category's I need from all the types of projects I do. Currently building a epic custom pc(3d printing 3d scanning, paint and body work ), fixing some solar panels and couple other project related to those .. I try to stay busy when Im not on dialysis
The Bambu A1 is really tiny… it also has a built in auto stabilizer to cancel out any vibration from wobbly furniture so you get good prints, and is really affordable. I’d highly recommend it as a first printer. Bambu printers are the best for people who just want to push a button and have a print made without having to fiddle and experiment and all that. I’d recommend MakersMuse for a review of the A1 if you’re interested, he demonstrates the stability in one video by printing something while the printer is literally dangling from a rope bouncing around while it prints… it’s crazy how well that little printer cancels out any external interference… so if you only have an old wobbly box or dinner tray to put I on, you’ll still be alright. The measurements for the printer are on the website so you’ll know if you can fit it in whatever space you have. I believe most people can get some value out of a decent printer these days… if you learn basic modeling you can do all kinds of stuff! Make repairs around the house, make your own organization, tools, jigs or fixtures… you can make little gifts and fun stuff too… there’s thousands of free files for everything! Do you want a very specific latch to fix a lunchbox? Someone definitely already made it for you… do you want a pickle with the Rocks face on it? Someone made that… do you want some hooks for organizing, a knob to fix your fan, or a cool decorative light switch plate? Sure. Just spend a few minutes on Thangs, Thingiverse, Printables or any of the other sites and you’ll see a handful of files you’ll like/need. Thats what I did before buying mine. I basically made a list of things that would make the purchase worth it, and once I got my printer I already had a bunch of files ready to go. Also, if you do any kind of crafting or anything you can definitely use it for that to help you make money. I’ve already made enough money to offset the cost of my printer so it has already paid for itself. Pretty cool. Good luck!
I love all the work you've put in to this, especially as I have Alex draws in my shed and was struggling to use the 55mm system with it. However, are there any plans to port some of the maker tool specific trays from the 55mm system over? Such as drill bit organiser, parts bowls, sanding disc holders, glove box etc. That would be the cherry on top for me so I can use my Alex draws as organisers for all my maker activity in the shed.
Being able to attach parts together with filament is genius!
the cradles do not fit to each other?
Sharing my thoughts after using this in case it helps anyone still on the fence. I purchased this on the shop and I have 4 alex units (2 of the 6-drawer wide units with casters, and 2 of the narrow 5-drawer units). Pros - it's well designed. The components are easy to print, and the filament joints lock the pieces together securely. Everything feels very sturdy when assembled. This works great to solve the problem of making it easy to get to the otherwise inaccessible depths of the drawer
Cons -For the price, it feels incomplete. There's cradles available for all the drawer variations, but the design makes it impossible to use most handle designs that slide over the opening with the wider drawer units. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem, but since the provided handles only fit one variation of the opening, if you have the 'other' version, you either have to opt for no handles, secure them slightly misaligned, or not use cradles in the front-most part of the drawer, which eliminates the benefits of this system.
If you're on the fence, and you have the wide drawers, at the very least print the free drawer handle available on the site and see if it fits your unit. It's not an issue on the narrow drawers because the front face of the drawer is tall enough that there's clearance between most alternate handle designs and the top of the cradle.
In the meantime, I'm opting to go handle-less on my wide Alex drawers but having handles is convenient enough that I'd almost rather waste the space in the back of the drawer
Your handle system was the cherry on the cake. Congrats!
Always providing genius solutions for other designers' mistakes, you are wise, man!
Note to the creator: I bought the models and none of the models, that I have plated so far in a slicer, have been oriented for printing. This is a super easy thing to do. Please consider this next time you release new models.
Love the use of filament for connecting! Did this for the hinge of the engagement ring box I made for my wife!
I'm glad you've continued your efficient design and true engineering. You litterally are creating a system from scratch and not having to just remix someone elses hard work.
Regardless if you made this closed or not, I'm glad you keep it going and update it for normal people who have a lot of ikea stuff.
Hello! Thank you very much! I use ''Alex'' and ''PAX'' with low drawers to sort Lego. I've tried to create such a system myself, but just haven't been able to get it to work. Bought and downloaded the files yesterday. Absolutely beautiful what I have printed so far! Also, the boxes seem to fit the ''PAX'' perfectly. Fantastic! 😄👍
This is next level. I'm about to kit out my new office with these exact alex drawers. Absolutely going to do this! Well done Alex!
Alex, wow! I love what you did with attaching the parts together with filament!!!
This is great for the Lego community. Most of the people who build a lot use these drawers and this style of sorting is key.
What I’d want is a plate in the front plate of the drawer where I could put pieces of Lego to show what is inside of the drawer. Like a map. Lego baseplate style of plate fitted with the handle.
This is insanely well done, IKEA need to collab with you for sure :D
I never get tired of you talking about organizing and 3D printing this organization system that you use! 😊
Very good idea with the handles. You could also design the handles so that they just clip on and can be glued with a hot glue gun instead of screwing. This saves the holes in case you want to sell the cabinet. Thank you for being here on TH-cam. I love your channel :)
Hi Alexandre,
Big Fan of your work! Already printed a bunch of the earlier assortment boxes - funny enough until now they lived in a Alex container. Now switching to your new system!
Loving your mix of great functionality and design!
Keep up the good work!
You sir are the Hero I did not know I wanted, but needed. I have so many Alex things and now they will be organized.
Love this! I bought all of the originals and will be buying these too to fit put my ikea desks and drawers. A fantastic effort and thank you for making these available to purchase. Cheers 👍😎🇦🇺
Literally have had these for years and have been trying to find a divider system for them. Ikea used to have one ages ago but stopped selling them. This looks incredible 🙌🏻
While I've enjoyed watching your work on your house, it's good to see you back in your workshop. Look forward to seeing new projects
The handles do make the furniture look better.
this is... the coolest channel ever, truly! wowowow
I started printing some gridfinity boxes for one of my drawers but this is soo much better. Just bought the files and will be printing very soon.
does gridfinity not align with the sizes?
@@UNgineering this system uses 40mm gridfinity uses 42mm
@@Polimathe that's fair
As always your videos are super enjoyable Alex! Don't have these cabinets but always love your approach to making things better and providing solutions! ❤
genius idea to use the filament as inserts!!
Zack Freedman’s Gridfinity system fits the with of the standard Alex drawer perfectly, although without the fancy trays. I have been using it without any problems for a while now.
The handles are a great addition though.
Which means it only solves half the problem; you are still left with the issue of being able to easily access the back 1/3 of the drawer that does not pull all the way out. Don't even get me started on the end table designs with the drawers that don't even pull half way out. >_
@@erin.anderson removing the screw and using a elastic band with the metal T on the end works well, but does not support weight, works well for the wide drawers, but not sure on the larger ones.
This guy's design is what inspired Zack's gridfinity design. In Zack's gridfinity video he mentions how he got inspiration from this guy.
@@louthecoderYea, I know. That’s why I mentioned his design as a free alternative that by accident also fits perfectly.🤷♂️😅
@@samuelbauer9226 Not an accident when it's a direct ripoff!
This is exactly what I need for my Alex Drawers.. Thanks a lot.
I love watching how your mind works!
I literally thought yesterday that I needed your system for my 2 Alex's! So excited to see!
WOW, I've been waiting for this for so long! Perhaps this is the reason to buy a 3D printer. I'll buy the files for sure
I LOVE THE TRICK OF USING FILAMENT TO LOCK PIECES TOGETHER !!!
I'm building a 3D printed mech keyboard where the case is made of multiple parts. Guess how I'm going to connect the parts now.
Cheaper and faster alternative that I use: cardboard boxes from my weekly grocery shopping. I was able go prototype sizes I needed and reshaped things as I needed quickly. Done with each drawer in about 5-10 minutes 😂
Damn I love it!
I had plans to get me an Alex for my Desk, but I was holding out since my desired color was out of stock... Probably now I will already start prepping for this for when I get it!
Thank you
You are squishing that 3d printing lemon to the end. Nice!
Love the new system!
Excellent design choice for connecting the pieces together 👏😎
I liked your original idea so much that I made a parametric grid system that you can make any size squares and any height. i may make a vid.
Would love to see a video on that
The biggest thing that this solves is that over time the Alex bottom sags a big, this solves the sagging, and the sliding aspect is genius!
If you bought your Alex recently the handle might not fit. It seems IKEA changed the specs a bit. The court out is different and the material is 1mm thinner.
But it was easy enough to adjust the file to fit.
Great system, I am a very happy customer!
First time I’ve seen your vids, very cool. I just bought an Alex from IKEA last weekend, don’t know if my TH-cam algorithm sent me this vid because it knows I bought one. 😂
No glue, genius 🔥
This is awesome! Purchased and printing starts tomorrow!
Prince of Organizing ... 🙂
I really like the IKEA Helmer cabinet as you can pull out and insert the entire drawer super easy
I love this, I will get one just to print these!!!
Inspired by your organisation grid thingies I created a really similar system for my Alex drawers 2 years ago. I also chose a 40mm grid, just like you did. Recently I noticed, that the Ikea SKÅDIS system also uses a 40mm grid. You could create some shelfs or other accessories, to use your boxes on the SKÅDIS.
Alex is over here making sure his reputation as a true Scandinavian builder goes untarnished by this oversight and inefficiency by IKEA. He’s holding his neighbors accountable and if they won’t solve this problem… he will!
Alexandre is representing Scandinavian efficiency and organization, building awesome future and finding clever solutions to everyday problems..
Marius Hornberger is representing German engineering and build quality by building his own tools and equipment to ridiculous accuracy standards.
I love to see makers on TH-cam who do unique things and add some of their unique culture and specific skills, making it feel like we’re getting a peek into their cultural identity along the way!
There’s a Japanese blacksmith I watch that’s a perfect example of what I mean… they do pretty basic blacksmithing projects but in a very specifically Japanese way, and it’s cool to see that. It’s my favorite thing about the internet. Connecting people from across the world in ways we normally never would.
norway vs sweden and norway coming out on top i fear
Bought this immediately as I have 4 units. Will probably finish printing all inserts by christmas if I am to fill all drawers😂
Oh excellent timing, I was just thinking of getting some of those drawers and was wondering if your system would fit in there actually!
I haven't even watched the full video and I am already sold on it. I tried different variations, but nothing was what I needed. Now, I have that. Fantastic, thanks a lot!!
Clever solution Alex!
Wow, amazing! I’m obsessed!!
I thought you'd address the slides for the drawer. I trialed a full extension slide for a drawer, which works well. That way your system isn't hampered by the lack of full access of the drawer. Great job with designing the bin system, as always a lot of preparation goes into your products.
What kind of extension slide did you use?
Thank you !! Thank you !! Thank you !! Thank you !! Thank you !! Thank you !! Thank you !!
I was actually looking for a reason to buy a 3D printer recently.. seems like you just sold me in
Same!
I can totally recommend getting a 3d printer, but this is not the project for it. 1 simple reason: it is too expensive. For example, half of a low unit will be 125g of filament, and half of a high unit is 175g. So filling a complete Alex desk drawer will cost you about 3,5KG of filament. filling the cradles with bins will probably double that. When you just start out, you don´t want to experiment with the cheapest filament around, so think of 20 dollar/euro per kg of filament will set you back 140 dollar/euro on filament alone, and add the 20 for the designs.
Now in most cases people have been printing for a while they've got all sorts of old and weird filament laying around. it's a great project to finish those rolls on without hitting the bank hard.
Man you are totally crazy, In a very good way. You're awesome !
I've put this together today, haha! thanks for the video.
A consistent design theory converted to practice. Excellent work. Please provide documentation on the download site for the printed weight of each element. This could be a collateral (free) pdf which acts as a catalog for the design. This need goes to the need to compute how much filament and thus the cost of implementing a specific storage solution.
i threw the wide version into a slicer and it said 375g
Now I'm hoping for your system but for the Malm drawers!
we just need this for the kallax drawers next ;)
Dang, and here I just finished months of casually making tiny cardboard boxes for this purpose for legos. But this would also take forever to print and tons of plastic. I wish there was a system even close to this with the right dimensions but just holder clips to hold cardboard walls. (Yes I have tried but I’m just not that good…). Amazing work! I’ll try one drawers worth, see how long it takes.
I love it 🥰 this is worth every penny you are asking for it! 🍻
Wow, you have your own line of furniture!
Oh my god, ever since the first video about your 3d printed containers, I've been drooling over them. I've still managed to resist the urge to start doing this myself. In fact, I'm a much too exaggeratedly 'professional' person who wants everything to be done to perfection and when things don't fit, I go crazy. So that's what happened years ago. The most bizarre burnout ever with every bodily function out of balance. But that's besides the point. I can't accept it any more. After years of living in a mess, because I had actually given up hope that I would ever get my life back on track, I finally have to buy a 3D printer to print my life back in order hahahahaha. For anyone who thinks I'm joking; I'm actually not. The amount of pleasure it brings me to store things in such detail with labels and even barcodes... inexplicable. And I happen to have an Alex cabinet in which things look like they've been thrown in from a few meters away. Now comes the figuring out which printer is most suitable. Years ago I looked at an Artillery X2 because it had a very large bed. There must be a successor for that by now. I think it would be cool to print large lampshades for example. Thanks, Alex. seem I have a hobby for the coming months... ;-)
Feel you.
There are some improvements over your original system and gridfinity! I think these are cool, if I did already print out gridfinity boxes for my Alex drawer, I might have done this instead because I’ve basically failed to use the back of each drawer just like you solved.
I would prefer a variant of this where instead of printing a whole box, you just print borders for the insides of a drawer. This saves SO MUCH plastic especially if you dont need to take the entire section out
The bottom part is where the grid locking is placed. Removing that means the additional boxes you want to put that takes advantage of the grid locking will start sliding (no different from the IKEA cardboard solution). Since the product Alex is promoting are the files themselves, with the target audience being those with 3D printers, modifications like you suggested is a great way to practice 3D modelling, especially with tons of free online CAD software now available. By the time you are done manipulating the files you bought, not only did solved your problems to a tee, you also expanded your skills in solving more problems.
It's easily done in the slicer software but would probably make the frames a little flimsy.
@@ReSoshiFied21 fair enough
Hi, love the trays, they would work well in my kitchen draws, if only they were a bit longer. I was thinking you could release an extension section with the dowel joining system on each end, then folks could make the trays as long as they want by adding multiple extensions.
Du-u-de! You are amazing! Great system!
You’re great, I really like your content. Can’t say I’d print that much plastic instead of buying the original ikea ones …
An Alex drawer (for the basic "under the table" version) hack: if you apply a little extra force, the drawers can be pulled out for a few extra cm-s (~5-6cm) which is already quite nice to reach to the back.
I don't know why this works, but I didn't experience any issues, even with heavier loaded drawers...
this works for the wide 6 drawer chest as well, applying a little force opens them up further, and leaves 11.5cm in the back
Probably the drawers has bearing carts in their slides. (I dont have any of these Alex drawers, but my diy drawer did kind of the same thing)
Many of us in the 3D printing community were waiting for your adaptation to the Ikea Alex lineup, thank you 🙏
gridfinity is already perfectly fits to alex drawers.. Zac inspired from Alex when he created the system and even mentioned him, but..
No we didn't, we already have gridfinity
If Ikea doesnt offer you a job or patent deal after seeing this, they're missing out. Your 3D printing organization solutions are genius, customizable, configurable, ergonomic, affordable, high quality and aesthetically pleasing. Awesome video and awesome idea!
Brilliant system!
Would love to see a system for the kallax shelfs
hi other alch u make great creative solutions
Pretty amazing!!!
If only there was an ikea storage system designed by or with your input...I'd line up to give my money
You know what would be cool? If you could make a desk/pencil drawer (to attach under your desk) with this organize system as well.
that drawer had your name on it
One improvement I think would be possible is making the grid on the bottom of the cradles hollow, reducing the height of the cradles and how high the boxes sit in the cradles.
It’s TECHNICALLY possible to modify the drawer slides to make the drawers slide out farther, but it’s probably easier to print these bins 👍
Gridfinty with extra steps
Amazing!! Just couldn't find the handles on the website.
PLEASE PLEASE do something for the Ikea Helmer drawers, I have 6 of them for hardware storage and would love to organise them properly 🙏
It’s probably a niche request, but I would love an in-depth design proses video including your use of SolidWorks.
The drawer handle could have a "flat spot" variation for a label, like the insert boxes have.
Love it! Genius
Just out of interest, how much material in kilograms is necessary for fully stocked crate?
I actually have already done this with your original plans.
Ive thought the printing timelapse was an animation provided from slicer. Then ive seen the background later, it was real. It was so smooth, impressive. The use of filament as dowels was also genius, ivent seen it before, whole video is already worth watching just to get inspiration.
You should perhaps include labels on the drawer handles, that way you can find things faster. Even if the drawer does not have the interior organizers. Example: "office stuff", "printer sheets", "electronic things", etc.
I ended up buying the pack. Unfortunately I only have an A1 Mini so I can't print the wider cradles and that's the "Alex" I currently have. Would be nice if you included a model that can connect in quarters for the wide version.
Next is for BESTA kitchen system !
Amazing work. I wish i would have seen this before i chose to go with a ton of IKEA KALLAX units...
Is there a chance that you make a grid system that fits the KALLAX openings?
I would love to have 3 stackable main frames with the grid system in them.
Thanks!
I wish I could organize I cant even figure out how many category's I need from all the types of projects I do. Currently building a epic custom pc(3d printing 3d scanning, paint and body work ), fixing some solar panels and couple other project related to those .. I try to stay busy when Im not on dialysis
Great video!
Good solution. Could you also replace the tracks to increase how far the drawers can be pulled out to improve access to the back of the drawers?
The lack of full extension drawer slides is such a bummer for these.
Damn no room for a 3d printer, but would love one of these systems 🤔 guess I need the drawer system first😂
The Bambu A1 is really tiny… it also has a built in auto stabilizer to cancel out any vibration from wobbly furniture so you get good prints, and is really affordable. I’d highly recommend it as a first printer. Bambu printers are the best for people who just want to push a button and have a print made without having to fiddle and experiment and all that.
I’d recommend MakersMuse for a review of the A1 if you’re interested, he demonstrates the stability in one video by printing something while the printer is literally dangling from a rope bouncing around while it prints… it’s crazy how well that little printer cancels out any external interference… so if you only have an old wobbly box or dinner tray to put I on, you’ll still be alright. The measurements for the printer are on the website so you’ll know if you can fit it in whatever space you have.
I believe most people can get some value out of a decent printer these days… if you learn basic modeling you can do all kinds of stuff! Make repairs around the house, make your own organization, tools, jigs or fixtures… you can make little gifts and fun stuff too… there’s thousands of free files for everything! Do you want a very specific latch to fix a lunchbox? Someone definitely already made it for you… do you want a pickle with the Rocks face on it? Someone made that… do you want some hooks for organizing, a knob to fix your fan, or a cool decorative light switch plate? Sure. Just spend a few minutes on Thangs, Thingiverse, Printables or any of the other sites and you’ll see a handful of files you’ll like/need. Thats what I did before buying mine. I basically made a list of things that would make the purchase worth it, and once I got my printer I already had a bunch of files ready to go.
Also, if you do any kind of crafting or anything you can definitely use it for that to help you make money. I’ve already made enough money to offset the cost of my printer so it has already paid for itself. Pretty cool.
Good luck!
Happy paying customer since V1
I wish you and Zach could have collaborated on your original idea instead of 2 “standards”
Where can I find more info on Zach's system?
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this is not a standard, that is the difference.
IKEA should just licence these off you at this point!
I love all the work you've put in to this, especially as I have Alex draws in my shed and was struggling to use the 55mm system with it. However, are there any plans to port some of the maker tool specific trays from the 55mm system over? Such as drill bit organiser, parts bowls, sanding disc holders, glove box etc. That would be the cherry on top for me so I can use my Alex draws as organisers for all my maker activity in the shed.