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DIY Custom Inserts using EVA Foam and Lasers!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ส.ค. 2024
- My studio storeroom is a TIP and I can't ever find what I need quickly... so I decided to get organised using cheap EVA floormats... which can actually be laser cut really easily!
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A cheap cabinet, some Eva foam and a laser
One of those things is not like the others
haha! I was thinking the same
A laser cutter that costs USD$4,000
Yes, we also suffer from this issue. Where do we buy Eva foam...?
Yeah I looked it up after he said a little bit pricey. 4000 GBP is not far off what I paid for my car !
But if it is in a community owned + run makerspace the per-user cost can go down!
If you don't have a local makerspace, MAKE ONE
(Also just "toolshares" )
That's really cool. I'd definitely be all over that idea if I had a laser cutter.
Don't think we missed that Frozen 2 Anna lunchbox in the back of that drawer... 😄❄️
You don't need a laser cutter, lay out the items on the foam, out line them with a sharpie, take a box cutter or razor knife, cut the outlines, done. I've done it in my tool boxes using inserts from kaizen foam
that’s an excellent drawer organizer with EVA foam! 👌😎
Wait... what... what are you doing overhere? Lol
Lol your everywhere 😜😜
@@timovanendt3287 exactly 😁
@@josetheiii6729 hehe 😁
I didn’t know you watch this guy
my suggestion would be to have an area for charging batteries with two sides: keep flat batteries in one, and charged batteries in the other. That way you always know which are ready to go.
Or discipline yourself and only put fully charged batteries back in the drawer.
@@djrrmml7514 yeah, but you should have a designated area for uncharged batteries anyways. With as much batteries as he has it's very likely that at the end of the day (or a trip once we can go outside again) there will be a small pile of batteries waiting for the charger.
A common photographer's trick: put flat batteries in one side up and charged batteries the other side up. You can even use stickers to mark "flat"/"charged" or color code for easy overview.
Put a mark on one side, like a red dot and put empty ones in the other way around. Ret dot visible == ready to go.
For rc lipos, I _always_ use an elastic band around charged batts - simples, not dependent on positional info 😁
A solution for the stubby lenses: You adhere a fabric ribbon to the lower layer of foam, place the lens on top of the ribbon, with the ribbon sticking out the side. When you need it, pull up on the ribbon and the lens comes up with it.
or just dont cut the holes out for them on the bottom layer so they just simply sit higher.
@@bojangles5226 or just look for the already cutout part and glue it back :D
I never thought of using a ruler when scanning, great idea! I just measured the object afterwards and scaled it to that.
Nice! That's definitely more organized than before!
7:07 Or if the lens is so stubby, just put one of the circles, you did cut out, under it and make the foam holding it only one layer deep.
Less product waste as well.
One of my many "backburner projects" is making Open Source "Pelican Cases". This solves the foam aspect !
We have GOT to get Angus over 1M subs!
Angus could begin by making more than one video a month, and maybe not looking like he just got out of bed might go a long way too.
@@leighdonald1467 shut up Meg.
I like your idea with the paper sketch and scanner, but i usually just put the object on the scanner with a ruler on 2 axis. You'll sometimes find on flatbed's that the x and y scale are different
huh good point, I didn't consider that could happen.
@@MakersMuse Generally its not too bad, its more likely to be out in the slidey axis
Fusion 360 is the best, it's my favorite 3D design program by far.
CATIA is best but not affordable for DIY.
EVA foam + Laser = Massive inspiration. Thanks Angus, you're a champ!
Lightburn is a wonderful laser utility with powerful design functions. I use a 6mp camera, mounted above my 1300/900 bed, for placement AND it can trace shapes on the bed into Lightburn😎
Sounds really handy! Good to know
Not to mention if you do the alternate scan and burn method he suggests, you can import the scanned raster image and 'trace' the lines within Lightburn to make a vector for burning. It's an outstanding program for the price.
Yep, and aside from the vectorization, you also can avoid Fusion for such simple geometry.
Nice way to help keep things organized. You can always store uncharged batteries by the charger. If you keep uncharged rechargables in the drawer then you can put them with connections up or down to indicate charged or not charged.
This is one thing I'm most excited to try with my new laser! Thanks for the tips and inspo. Would 'engraving' work at all on EVA, or low power score lines? Or too melty??
Hmm with fast speed and low power it should work quite well!
Maybe instead of scanning something with a ruler, you could just trace it on graph paper where the squares are of a known size.
Or use calipers on paper; you can do absolute (i.e. relative to some origin(s) like corners or center(s) of circle(s)) and relative (to some previous point) measurements, and even separate X and Y measurements for harder shapes. This works much faster for me than scanning and processing the image
love how natural you show yourself. with those shorts and your hair. :p relatable. keep up the great content you provide. thumbs up!
edit: empower your creativity through technology. also do know, YOU MATTER! :p
Quick tip for scanning complex profiles into cad:
Just put your items on a flatbed scanner and scan at a high quality. Convert the resulting file to png and then insert that into fusion as a canvas. Since the scan will be the size of a piece of paper just set the dimensions of the canvas to 8.5 x 11 inches (or whatever width and length a4 paper is) and everything will be perfectly to scale. No need to include a ruler.
Nice!
Great video! I love this idea and I'm gonna have to make some of these now!!
Kmart(AU) do a pack of 4 in black I think for $10 , flip them over and your good. They also do a big black yoga mat that's 12mm thick same idea big bigger so you don't have to have joins in wide toolbox inserts. I was looking to buy kaizen foam locally but never thought of just using this stuff thanks for the tip!
Some alternatives to buying a $6,000 laser cutter. Go to your local maker space, many of them have laser cutters. Watch Bill from punished props on TH-cam, you can cut EVA foam with a craft knife and get great results! A sword of exact zero is way cheaper too! With scanning and converting to vector lines I have had great success using Vellum aka tracing paper. It’s gives me better results than white paper.
Tracing paper( Vellum ) and a felt tip pen gives a really nice clean line that is converted to vector really well.
Super neat! Been binging the channel, love it Angus
Nice !!👍 congrats ! I like your sewing Machine !! 👀 greetings from Mexico !
Thanks for this Angus! It is brilliant! No more hand cutting slots for microphones and all my audio/ video parts. Still working out what laser cutter to get, but this is in my future!
They are seriously handy if you can justify the cost and space!
You can use the "Canvas" feature in Fusion to lay out your gear on the EVA sheet, then take a top down(straight down with no parallax) picture. You can then trace your sketch right around all of the objects on the Canvas in Fusion. For basic circles/squares and rectangles, it's probably not too efficient, but for organic/odd shapes, this works really well. Actually used this method to use a picture off the web to create a dxf for some T-stak foam inserts.
Very good
For people too lazy to search and do custom stuff: Alex drawers from ikea. Foam drawer liners from a hardware store like home depot (just to keep things from sliding around) then either ikea or if you have one, a Daiso plastic boxes and organization. I have three Alex drawers, a collection of earbuds/IEMs, cameras and gear, cables are in narrow boxes stacked sideways, with labels on the side (IE: Micro USB, USB C, 3.5mm, etc) and this works well for me. I thought about doing something like this, but I'm just too indecisive. The stuff I prioritize changes too often, and I buy a new thing, maybe give away the old one. So custom inserts were going to become obsolete far too quickly for me. I'm still very jealous of this wonderful setup though.
Very casual video
5S of the workspace! Yeah! :)
I wish I had any of those things....
I can go out to my garage and build any furniture I can dream of, or 3D print incredible things, but lasers... well. I have a neat laser pointer, but I don't think that's of much use.
Someday I'll have one, though! :)
I did this for my lab **** A Simple way is to (1)lay it all out next to a yardstick. (2) Take a picture at a 8 to 12 ft distance (3) Create a sketch that is overlayed on the sketch. This gives you a rough layout you can measure afterwards for tighter fits.
Between Maker's Muse and i did a thing I'm convinced that Australians think shoes are a myth
It's true
For the drawer on the bottom, you could put some holes in the back, and wire the battery charging station into it
I recognized your Australian electrical outlets to figure out your location. I really like their design. The North American ones are terrible, because it is easy to get a shock, unless you mount them with the ground side up.
Your laser cut foam is really fantastic!!! Your valuable gear is extremely well protected.
I love that you have a frozen storage tin.
Only because I couldn't get a MLP one at the time...
@@MakersMuse If I see a MLP one around I'll get it for you.
I see you've added an Anna from Frozen tin, for added organization! Lol
Really cool! If you dont have any other ideas, th middle drawer could be for uncharged equipment and the upper drawer for charged and ready to go equipment, or the other way around.
I've been using Void Star labs Gridfinity, and it's good BUT my big brother just gave me his xtool (yep, 48 years old, still get big brothers toys) and I know what I'm doing all weekend now :)
One trick I do with my batteries to tell switch is charged and not charged is make one side a "charged" side (I use positive) and the other side is the "flat" side on the battery.
So with your camera batteries in the draw, the connector side I would designate if facing up the battery is charged, if the non connection side is facing up the battery is flat. I do this with cases as well when transporting the batteries, connectors or positive side oriented to a certain position, say right side of the case (depending on type of case) battery charged. it oriented to the opposite side means the battery flat. Takes a little bit to get into the habit but once it has formed you'll be right.
Ahh, that's a great idea! Could also etch the markings onto the foam to reinforce it.
@@MakersMuse I'm glad you like it! Yes you definitely could. One other thing I did with my drone batteries was print off connector plug covers in green (charged) and red (flat), only problem is they tend to disappear.
Hey @Maker's Muse
You can get away with a simple 5000mw laser engraver cutter, I even use a 2500mw to cut EVA foam for cosplay purposes. Laser has a 50 x 60cm cutting area, and only cost me £150 ish
If people wanna get involved in this, a big ol' co2 laser isn't necessary.
Could you elaborate on how you did it?
great video and subject matter
Yesss your shirt is the same as my swimming shorts
I love ❤️ this idea 💡
Great video! Something I never considered to do with my laser. Love to see more laser videos from you. Cheers from ADE!
I knew there was a second reason I wanted those interlocking puzzle floor mats!
I find it satisfying when each item drops into place perfectly! Do you think for your next video you could review the labists x1 mini 3d printer Angus? It's the cheapest printer on the market.
Maybe! I'll check it out.
08:04 what a lovely cheeky smile.
NICE!!! Now I can justify adding a laser to my MPCNC.
If you really plan to cut foam, you could also look for foam-cutting mills, should work fine on a MPCNC...
Tip: Put the empty batteries upside down, when you put them away. I wrote on my covers and boxes full and empty. Makes it so much faster.
Another quick workaround for the "organic forms" is to take a picture with a ruler next to it. It is best to zoom in a bit to get a flatter image.
I use those little coloured document tags on all my battery covers, specifically green ones. When putting a charged battery into its cover, I leave the green tag sticking out. When putting an empty one in, I tuck the tag out of sight.
They're also handy for sticking to CF cards to give you more to pull on - try removing a CF card from the camera with two pairs of gloves!
for anyone trying to do this for complex shapes: theres a software called Took Kaiser, you can take photos of your tools and it will automatically process and nest their outlines. I havent used it but it seems pretty cool
With batteries, I simply have charged batteries facing up, flat batteries facing down. Once you get yourself used to do it for a while, you don't even think about it anymore.
It makes things easier with power tools on work sites too, if everyone does it, you can know if a battery is flat without too walk over to it
flip the top drawer foam around so the box is at the front, quick sollution at least.
i hate drawers that dont open all the way. I try to upgrade all my furniture to have full extension runners so its possibly to get things out of the back.
I've been doing things like this for years... by hand. And then getting extra / new gear and then cut other places out, again and again so after one or two years there is almost no foam left ;-)
Quick tip. when I am on set, what I've done is place a a sticker, mine are reflective stickers from the dollar store and when my battery is dead I place the sticker up and if the battery is charged I place the sticker down. That way i can see at a glance what's full and dead
Good to be among the first people to see this.
Speaking of complex cutouts, I saw someone take a photo from directly overhead and bring it into fusion 360. He created the basic outline the took measurements on a few easy spots and it scaled everything else in the sketch.
I'm super stoked to get into laser cutting this foam stuff, I can see a million uses!
What about laying the tools directly onto a flatbed scanner, rather than tracing the tool on paper?
How convenient!
Love it! Can’t wait to try it myself
i use this technique for making inserts for toolboxes or powertools - but i switched from EVA foam to ridig XPS foam - it does the job and is _way_ cheaper
for prototyping i usually use scap cardboard and just cut out shapes i want to test, because for powertools with more complicated shapes, it is not as straight forward :)
great idea, just about to try design something that can be applied to my suitcase
In Fusion 360.. You could scan the image, Place it as canvas. Calibrate to the size you need, Draw sketch over it.
Thank you so much for this idea, just checked if the laser in our makerspace can cut this.. and it can :D
Custom foam inserts incoming :)
You could engrave labels near the slots as well if the load out was going to be static.
I'm going to try this out with my tool chests!
Definitely some money to be made cutting storage trays for Games Workshop figs, spent a fortune on those over the years
Oh yeah that'd be heaps valuable !
@@MakersMuse are you into tabletop at all?
Top tip ... flat lay everything you want in the orientation you want it take a photo top down. Import it and trace to a known size
Nice jimjams
For the ones that were too short you could creates two G codes. One with all the holes like you have it now and another with all the holes except for maybe that one that was too short. Or even easier put back one of the circles from the scraps to boost it up.
Thanks for reminding me to look into floor mats for my garage :D
Great video. Another reason to get a laser cutter. Mahalo for sharing! : ) 🐒
nice work ,
Nice job on the video. ArmourCore provides an easy option that you also might like to look at for your next draw.
Now, all you have to do to keep track of your freshly charged batteries vs. those that are (partially) discharged is to put them with, for example, battery contacts facing up for those that are (partially) discharged, and battery contacts facing down for those that are fully charged, but maybe you already have your way to organize this.
Nice video. Another nudge toward me deciding on buying a laser. Instead of tracing and scanning something like a the spanner, I take a picture with my phone with a ruler alongside, or on a cutting mat with a scale printed on it, and then upload the pic. Same result, cuts some steps 🙂.
Great idear with the cutter
Im no fan of lasercutteres, but it seams as a great application!
Thanks for sharing :-)
Unfortunately, every time I've tested the cheap EVA foam floor mats, they always fail the copper+chlorine burn test. No PVC in my laser, thanks. Maybe some day I'll find a cheap clean source.
What do you test?
Coming from an amateur astronomer point of view I'd be concerned with the foams out-gassing in general reaking havoc on the lens coatings. This is not including the gasses from laser cutting the foam. A steak knife would of worked, but not as pretty.
What's the test procedure + results interpretation for that? I can't seem to find anything about it.
cardboard also works for inserts instead of foam, just make sure your laser don't set it on fire :)
Great video as always! Just the inspiration I need right now to get my messy spaces organised. Also a good excuse to buy a laser cutter...
One hack I so for my batteries is i have a 3d printed holder for 3 camera batteries and i put dead batteries face down and good batteries face up so its easy to recognize which is which.
Lightburn is the easy way to draw vectors for laser cutters.
Telling charged batteries from discharged? K.I.S.S.
In the wayback when I was buying Canon gear the batteries used to come with protective caps that covered the battery terminals and had a viewport hole towards one side: clip the cap on one way and a green dot was visible to indicate that it was charged, the other way and it was red. I'm surprised the Lumix batteries didn't come with something similar.
Instead of tons of batteries for your studio cameras, grab a power supply for your camera instead! Then it just runs off the outlet and you never have to worry about it running out of battery mid-shoot.
I do that too, but moving it around for all the shots makes for quite the deathtrap! Gotta have both
'... And a laser cutter.' oh. Ya! I have a few of those lying around here somewhere...
Interesting "just woke up and still in my jammies" look. Lol, but great video!
I'd say lock down vibes but this is just the norm.
@@MakersMuse Well we can sure tell you're not in the Winter season down there!
I'm going to have to try this with my K40.
Awesome tip, I have access to a laser cutter at work (I'm one of the operators) and am definitely going to do this!!!
Go on pop ya collar! Nice m8. Great video.
lead with courage
Loose cloth, and short haircut. Hot, down under, huh? I feel a bout of thermal envy! LOL Since I'm at it, neat idea.
Awesome! I only have one 3D printer and all of my equipment/gear is insanely cluttered....
I do eva foam inserts with spare power tool cases. I just need to dremel out the plastic inside.
I like those cases too. I’m not sure what they are made of but it sure is tough.
@@spookydonkey2195 Polypropylene. Plastic jars and Tupperware, furniture... When you think of plastic items, chances are it's polypropylene.
What about urethane foam? Old mattress foam, that is, like they use in a lot of professional foam inserts? How laserable is it?
It can be done but chars, and I'd be very wary of fumes
Hi, regarding the more complex Forms: we added a camera to our Laser and use Lightburn, helps positioning and does a great job for vectors from hand drawn lines. Maybe possible for your Laser as well?
Will try this on my snapmaker
Maybe along with making it a 2 tier stack, you could do something like how some toolboxes have that system that lifts the upper trays out of the way but keeps them attached
Maybe this $1200 CO2 laser could pay for its own upgrade! To think I have 6 of those pads under the table the laser is sitting on, that were destined for the trash bin.
what's in the frozen 2 lunch box Angus? WHAT'S IN THE BOX?!
secrets!
Make vertical inserts for the bottom drawer.
How powerful does the laser need to be in order to cut this kind of foam? I'm kinda starting to want a cheap laser cutter, but is it going to be a good investment or should I spend a bit more money on something more professional?
Low power but a longer focal point is important, as is an air assist
Thanks,@@MakersMuse