I'd love to see an over engineered one that keeps the 'steps' horizontal, rotating as you bring the ladder part down. Kind of like the tool chests that open from the top middle.
You’ve talked about it before, but this is a great example of why I love this channel: I don’t have a pole in my shop to work around (nor a laser cutter or 3D printer, for that matter) - but the creative way you approach problem solving is an inspiration for how to tackle my own projects. Plus, your stuff is always cool as hell.
I think an interesting concept would be a spray paint vending machine. You push the appropriate button, it drops into a shaker, shakes it for a couple of minutes, then drops it into the bin. 🙂 It would be a huge project, but super cool.
The vending part adds a lot of complication for not much value. A shaking machine next to the rack would be enough. Grab a can, put it in the shaker, press "x minutes" button, wait for the beep, grab the can and use it.
I love waking up (relatively early), getting a cup of coffee and firing up the new ILTMS video for the week. And I love the problem solving for this one.
I just got done doing therapy and discussing with my therapist how much I'm struggling with some tasks that I have to do that are mentally exhausting and this video just showed up at the absolute most beautiful perfect timing ever!
I love the way you break down your process, show your mistakes and how you fixed them, and encourage us to approach problems with curiosity and purpose.
Bob, gotta say, i love the way this channel has become, forced or chosen. Much more relateable/factual and much less entertainemt-format. You are still encrible entertaining, educational and fun to watch. Love your work 🙂
Totally agree with what you say about the channel being relateable - both in the early years when Bob had a small garage workshop, and now when he is doing his solo projects in a basement.
Could you print a small 1/2 moon spacer that is like 1-2mm wide that is the thickness of the wood platform that will take up the slop but still be able to slide, then glue to the plastic shelf inside the hole for the lazy susan...think of it as a 2 part "flange/shim" for the mounting stand. Just print the spacers, pull the cans, glue the spacers inside the hole against the shelf that is already mounted...viola Man...such a GREAT design and idea! Keep em coming!!!!
Likewise! I was thinking 3d-printed bushings would also work, could have them be a near-perfect fit and snap into place. Also potential for complicating it even further if he really wanted by incorporating some vertical rollers into them so they can be completely snug with the pole and still turn, or just using the fact that the plastic probably slides better.
If you altered this, so that the cans flared out (Think like a Christmas tree) you could massively increase the vertical density of the cans at the expense of eating into the floor space a bit more.
This direction of your videos is pretty amazing, a bit more philosophical about intentionality the changes in life and even the content feels more mature. Cheers Bob!
What you just did is one of the most human things we can do. We are by nature, artists. Music is another example. Well done, human, and well said as well.
I wanted you to know that, even though this is a project that not many can use. it was entertaining to watch and you made it engaging enough that I was alongside you trying to solve the problems as they came up. It was fun!
Great idea! I have liquor store near my shop. They put out for trash, retail racks for drinks and few times per year. They give them to me, and they fit tape, paint shaker cans and other items. And they are on wheels.
Really loved your solution for this Bob. I feel like I would have really over designed a solution trying to get ball bearings that can fit in pieces around the pole. Your implementation is satisfyingly simple and still so effective!
The joist area is an idea used in tiny homes. Sometimes the kitchen area is under a loft, and they put drop down storage in the joists for things like dry goods, spice racks, etc.
I was in a similar sutiation, with my desk. I needed to extend it for more space. I could have just bought two shelf brackets and could have screwd them to the legs of the desk, but then they would not be removable and I would have ugly screwholes. Instead I went a more complicated, and more fun route. I chiseld out two 1.5 inch square holes on the apron, directly under the tabletop. Got woodden square stock from the store for slats and cut them to length. Stuck them in the wholes and layed the extention on those. The weight provides enought tension so the don't go anywhere. Some wooden blocks on the bottom of the extention, that hug the slats and it the extention is stable. It is removeable, and if I need to, I can just plug the wholes on the apron with square blocks
I loved the project and the process, but especially the end "monologue" was inspiring - I think many people (including myself) sometimes struggle with the fact that their work or tasks don't feel meaningful. It's a good challenge to try to put more meaning into everyday chores and things we "have to" do anyway. Thanks for the reminder!
I love you showing the problem solving prococess. I was also thinking you could use a big PVC pipe and a heavey base and make a smaller mobile version. Longtime viewer. Keep up the great work.
Hey Bob, to stop the horizontal wobble you could 3d print a little spacer collar for the middle. I'm sure it could be designed in a way to jigsaw together so you could take it off if you wanted. Great video
I relate a lot to this video. I wanted to add power to a popup gazebo and add a space to potentially mount storage as well. With being material and having 4 thin metal support legs i turned to 3D printing to create brackets to snap around the gazebo legs that i could place wood supports across to fix plywood boards so i had a base for mounting the sockets and other things. Worked a treat and learnt a lot from it and certainly made it more interesting. Great Video
The constraint I'd go with is use up your existing paint before buying more if you have so much. 75 cans I'd think you'd find a color close enough for a project. That's what I do with 3D Printer filament. Neat idea about using the columns.
Exactly me. Why I love having the ability to do cad and 3D print. That said sometimes there's a solution to it without cad and 3d printing, but the idea that those "tools" are at the disposal to diy/home/consumers is mind blowing considering not so long ago this wasn't really possible outside of a corporation and big expense equipment.
Couple ideas, for the sloppiness you could add 3 adjustable plastic blocks to act as a bearing surface and adjust it. Those poles if you're careful you can brace on the sides of it and take it off to put in the lazy Susan. Its a lot more labor intensive and requires a lot mor know how but that's a solution
Forst of all, really nice creative storage solution. And second, I really like the underlying message you explain in the end! Maken stuff so much more worthwhile to think that way!
that's awesome. you could also use that idea to make the ring like you did but make hooks that come vertical and the hook hang over the ring platform and it can hold stuff like tape for example. love this idea
Great concept and kudos for coming up with an "out of the box" (or cabinet in this case) for a need. You could also use this solution for caulk tubes, paint cans, jars full of whatever. Don't know what the other 30 cans might be, but I would get rid of as many duplicates as possible and store them someplace out of the way. Love seeing the way your mind works coming up with solutions. - Chris
This is a neat solution to a boring problem. I used the boring solution: Stick them in a pre-bought cabinet that I already had. Now I have too many for that cabinet. I don't have any poles to work around, but I'll come up with something when I get to organizing the garage after seeing what has and hasn't been working for me over the years. 9:02 I knew this was going to be a problem. 😂 Maybe we both need to learn graffiti art.
I completely agree with this idea of creating something that you need anyway and you make efficient use of space and time in this video. I have a complementary idea to your video to share: repurposing a mistake. I'm working on my Halloween haunt, and I made a wasteful mistake with the materials when I chose to make wall flats... that mistake cost me over $300 bucks to recover from. I can't return the other materials because I already cut and painted them, now what?? But I think I figured it out, a way to use those otherwise useless material to solving another problem in my build. If it works, then it's a win-win. Either way, like you said, you have experience, now you have a new method for storing things around the pole and I learned how NOT to build a wall flat, but, on the plus side, I've learned more how to think outside the box and recover from mistakes.
omg at the very beginning of the video when you were talking about unused space.... my mind immediately thought of the space between the rafters above your head..... and then one 1:56 into the video...
The other thing is that the vibration and/or the rotation from moving ONE can or searching for that one can can cause centrifugal force, so it might be better to install a guardrail to prevent other cans from falling (sort of like with a carousel). Plus, spray paint cans can come in different sizes (like some can be smaller or wider, like a can of glow-in-the-dark spray paint is smaller than a jumbo can of spray acrylic clear sealant. of course, removable adapters could work)
I just started 3D Printed a few weeks ago and I LOVE IT!! Learning Fusion is like learning another language while standing on my head lol. Love your builds my friend and the channel!!
Elegant and creative solution that uses the space and tools you have but most important you can access every single can individually. With a cabinet if something was at the back you'd have to take out a lot of cans to get to it.
Resize the clearance space on the upper ring of the assembly so that you can snuggly fit dowels all around it or maybe even reshape it so that you can fit four of the said dowels in a cross, then you can cut the dowels to the panel thickness, place them in and screw a third, simpler ring with a smaller inner diameter just so that it loosely pinches the dowels in place. Now you've made a rudimentary ball bearing that will keep the shelves centered.
A pretty cool project! I would think the most important part of the spray paint cans is the cap - which tells you what the spray color is... So I would make something that hides most of the can, except the cap. I would then sort the cans by color to make it more esthetic in the shop. But I love the creativity!
On the 3d parts you clamped to the pole, you could’ve created a ridge on top of those pieces for the wood to glide on, maybe making them easier to turn with less friction. Good video! Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much for that. I needed alittle advice that made me step back and challenge myself to think inside and outside the box to keep an open mind
I love it but living in an apartment I don't have any lally columns to use. I like the lazy Susan idea I have build or modified them for other hobby work. I use rattle cans all the time and I store them in storage crates stacked on top of another. Makes searching for a color a bit of work especially if it's in the bottom crate. Shelving is out no room for that either. I have a small shed that I am hoping to store my paint some how where it's easy to get to. I might be able to add some sort of column there in a corner.
I think if you keep everything the same but instead of the hose clamp you can glue a few magnets to the wide part that contacts the pole. That way they can still swivel but you can also slide it up and down on the pole. Just make sure to put enough magnets so that it can support the weight of full cans, but not too many that it'll be too difficult to slide and swivel. Regardless it's still a really great idea!
One of your best video's yet in terms of entertaining, the idea, but most important the life lesson, we all need a life check once in a while and thank you this was mine.
The bloopers are kind of my favorite part of the videos. Having tried to record things like videos and voice overs, myself, I always kind of beat myself up over the flubs and tripping over my own tongue that happen. Being able to see that this is a normal part of the process makes it much less daunting to try again in the future.
Here’s a suggestion for you if you’re gonna make a cabinet make a cabinet with Lazy Susan in it . That way you can put your paint inside the Lazy Susan and just rotated around to you get what you want.
I would add a shield or something to keep stuff from falling out when it's bumped. Or at least taller bumpers... You could still make bearings too.. Like just put ball bearings in the center track, so it spins smoothly.
How about semicircles with magnets to hold the cans? You can put them on any surface, even the ceiling if it's not too high to reach. It doesn't even have to be a semicircle, anything that stops the cans from moving/spinning would work.
I like it, mind you I wouldn't have glued the pieces together at all, simply slip a bolt on either side should be enough to hold it together. But hey, it works, looks good, and keeps things out of the way... now just give in to the OCD and have some arrangement system based on colors that only you get!
I would have likely put something like a thrust bearing in the tops of the 3d prints so that there was less friction when spinning the pieces. Also probably would have made the guard pieces a little bit higher to try to mitigate disaster when the cans/pole gets bumped while moving something in the workshop. Great overall solution though. Thanks for the video Bob :)
Interesting solution. I assume you need to paint things fairly often. This lets you quickly see/find the color you are looking for. I'd love to see what you could come up for going in between the joists.
I like the idea...but probably for something else like screwdrivers or other small tools. *My* first thought for this problem was storing them on a wall, facing sideways (at a slight up angle), so you only see the caps. A couple lengths of 3in pvc pipe to slot them into. very compact, very easy to see all the available options
“Probably unnecessarily complicated.” Bob we have been watching you for years we know it will be
"That's... Why I'm here."
Less Star Wars in this one than I expected though
@@soffes imagine each paint can actually is a themo-insulator for transporting kyber crystals.
Bob is finally working around a pole to pay the bills. 😂
Thank you. I came to the comments in search of the missing stripper joke.
@@BioBrimm Paint stripper??
Very cool!
😂😂😂😂
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I think the attic ladder concept still might be a cool idea to use for storing something else in the future.
A follow up video would be a fun, 5 places where I can put paint cans. I liked all the other options he mentioned.
Nothing can possiblae go wrong.
I'd love to see an over engineered one that keeps the 'steps' horizontal, rotating as you bring the ladder part down. Kind of like the tool chests that open from the top middle.
There's a guy "Dekay's Crafts" who makes cool sotuff. He's an architect who got interested in woodworking. He made some cool ladder concept storage .
@@hansangb That's an impressive wall of videos. Subscribed. TY.
You’ve talked about it before, but this is a great example of why I love this channel: I don’t have a pole in my shop to work around (nor a laser cutter or 3D printer, for that matter) - but the creative way you approach problem solving is an inspiration for how to tackle my own projects. Plus, your stuff is always cool as hell.
I think an interesting concept would be a spray paint vending machine. You push the appropriate button, it drops into a shaker, shakes it for a couple of minutes, then drops it into the bin. 🙂 It would be a huge project, but super cool.
The vending part adds a lot of complication for not much value. A shaking machine next to the rack would be enough. Grab a can, put it in the shaker, press "x minutes" button, wait for the beep, grab the can and use it.
I also love the way a round shelf doesn’t have corners that would jab you as your squeezing past. Nice work.
I love waking up (relatively early), getting a cup of coffee and firing up the new ILTMS video for the week. And I love the problem solving for this one.
I just got done doing therapy and discussing with my therapist how much I'm struggling with some tasks that I have to do that are mentally exhausting and this video just showed up at the absolute most beautiful perfect timing ever!
I love the way you break down your process, show your mistakes and how you fixed them, and encourage us to approach problems with curiosity and purpose.
Bob, gotta say, i love the way this channel has become, forced or chosen. Much more relateable/factual and much less entertainemt-format. You are still encrible entertaining, educational and fun to watch. Love your work 🙂
Totally agree with what you say about the channel being relateable - both in the early years when Bob had a small garage workshop, and now when he is doing his solo projects in a basement.
Could you print a small 1/2 moon spacer that is like 1-2mm wide that is the thickness of the wood platform that will take up the slop but still be able to slide, then glue to the plastic shelf inside the hole for the lazy susan...think of it as a 2 part "flange/shim" for the mounting stand. Just print the spacers, pull the cans, glue the spacers inside the hole against the shelf that is already mounted...viola
Man...such a GREAT design and idea!
Keep em coming!!!!
I thought the same thing. 3D print a 2-piece bushing to slip between the pole and the shelf.
Likewise! I was thinking 3d-printed bushings would also work, could have them be a near-perfect fit and snap into place. Also potential for complicating it even further if he really wanted by incorporating some vertical rollers into them so they can be completely snug with the pole and still turn, or just using the fact that the plastic probably slides better.
@@TJShipley57 same!
I love your creativity. Watching you think outside the box and then making it is so much fun. Keep on thinking differently.
No excuses needed to make a video about this. A fun project and I tought it was a very creative solution.
If you altered this, so that the cans flared out (Think like a Christmas tree) you could massively increase the vertical density of the cans at the expense of eating into the floor space a bit more.
Think upside down, if you have enough head space. That way the floorspace is still open.
Not weird at all. It's a smart idea and made an inconvenient part of your workspace into something useful. Nice job!
This direction of your videos is pretty amazing, a bit more philosophical about intentionality the changes in life and even the content feels more mature. Cheers Bob!
What you just did is one of the most human things we can do. We are by nature, artists. Music is another example. Well done, human, and well said as well.
I wanted you to know that, even though this is a project that not many can use. it was entertaining to watch and you made it engaging enough that I was alongside you trying to solve the problems as they came up. It was fun!
Great idea! I have liquor store near my shop. They put out for trash, retail racks for drinks and few times per year. They give them to me, and they fit tape, paint shaker cans and other items. And they are on wheels.
We all love you Bob. Thanks for helping us thinking outside the box .
Really loved your solution for this Bob. I feel like I would have really over designed a solution trying to get ball bearings that can fit in pieces around the pole. Your implementation is satisfyingly simple and still so effective!
The joist area is an idea used in tiny homes. Sometimes the kitchen area is under a loft, and they put drop down storage in the joists for things like dry goods, spice racks, etc.
I was in a similar sutiation, with my desk. I needed to extend it for more space. I could have just bought two shelf brackets and could have screwd them to the legs of the desk, but then they would not be removable and I would have ugly screwholes. Instead I went a more complicated, and more fun route. I chiseld out two 1.5 inch square holes on the apron, directly under the tabletop. Got woodden square stock from the store for slats and cut them to length. Stuck them in the wholes and layed the extention on those. The weight provides enought tension so the don't go anywhere. Some wooden blocks on the bottom of the extention, that hug the slats and it the extention is stable. It is removeable, and if I need to, I can just plug the wholes on the apron with square blocks
think of all the time saved looking for a certain color or type of paint... this is genius and a huge time saver
Very nice work! You could 3d print or or laser cut some parts to drop in the insides of the circles to prevent the shifting too
I loved the project and the process, but especially the end "monologue" was inspiring - I think many people (including myself) sometimes struggle with the fact that their work or tasks don't feel meaningful. It's a good challenge to try to put more meaning into everyday chores and things we "have to" do anyway. Thanks for the reminder!
The filming/editing of the final install of all the parts around the pole is 🤌 🔥
I *love* the pipe clamp to hold each level in place AND allow it the freedom to spin about. It's a wonderful solution, Bob!
I love you showing the problem solving prococess. I was also thinking you could use a big PVC pipe and a heavey base and make a smaller mobile version. Longtime viewer. Keep up the great work.
Hey Bob, to stop the horizontal wobble you could 3d print a little spacer collar for the middle. I'm sure it could be designed in a way to jigsaw together so you could take it off if you wanted. Great video
There is a TON of stuff in that shop but THIS is what grabbed my eye when I walked in. It’s genius! Legit!
Really enjoyed this video. Loved the in-process design iteration & the takeaways regarding intentionality.
I relate a lot to this video. I wanted to add power to a popup gazebo and add a space to potentially mount storage as well. With being material and having 4 thin metal support legs i turned to 3D printing to create brackets to snap around the gazebo legs that i could place wood supports across to fix plywood boards so i had a base for mounting the sockets and other things. Worked a treat and learnt a lot from it and certainly made it more interesting. Great Video
The constraint I'd go with is use up your existing paint before buying more if you have so much. 75 cans I'd think you'd find a color close enough for a project. That's what I do with 3D Printer filament. Neat idea about using the columns.
Great life advice at the end that really meant a lot to me, as I’m struggling to feel motivated at my job right now. Thanks for sharing, Bob!
8:39 I like that you showed the new camera rig off when you assembled the pieces.
Great video, One improvement i could see you do on the Base and cog part is notch in dove tails so they locate into each other better
Exactly me. Why I love having the ability to do cad and 3D print. That said sometimes there's a solution to it without cad and 3d printing, but the idea that those "tools" are at the disposal to diy/home/consumers is mind blowing considering not so long ago this wasn't really possible outside of a corporation and big expense equipment.
Couple ideas, for the sloppiness you could add 3 adjustable plastic blocks to act as a bearing surface and adjust it. Those poles if you're careful you can brace on the sides of it and take it off to put in the lazy Susan. Its a lot more labor intensive and requires a lot mor know how but that's a solution
The value here is the introspection. Good work bob. Very good work. That reasoning hit me pretty hard
Love the use of the new tripod set up to get the shot of adding the shelves to the pole!
Awesome wrap-up! I use several of your videos for my robotics class. Totally going to share this one with them.
Forst of all, really nice creative storage solution. And second, I really like the underlying message you explain in the end! Maken stuff so much more worthwhile to think that way!
that's awesome. you could also use that idea to make the ring like you did but make hooks that come vertical and the hook hang over the ring platform and it can hold stuff like tape for example. love this idea
Great concept and kudos for coming up with an "out of the box" (or cabinet in this case) for a need. You could also use this solution for caulk tubes, paint cans, jars full of whatever. Don't know what the other 30 cans might be, but I would get rid of as many duplicates as possible and store them someplace out of the way. Love seeing the way your mind works coming up with solutions. - Chris
This is a neat solution to a boring problem. I used the boring solution: Stick them in a pre-bought cabinet that I already had. Now I have too many for that cabinet. I don't have any poles to work around, but I'll come up with something when I get to organizing the garage after seeing what has and hasn't been working for me over the years.
9:02 I knew this was going to be a problem. 😂 Maybe we both need to learn graffiti art.
This was really fun! Every basement I have ever seen has those poles. It is super cool to see them being useful!
I always really fancied the wall-e shelf’s he had in his little home.
I completely agree with this idea of creating something that you need anyway and you make efficient use of space and time in this video. I have a complementary idea to your video to share: repurposing a mistake.
I'm working on my Halloween haunt, and I made a wasteful mistake with the materials when I chose to make wall flats... that mistake cost me over $300 bucks to recover from. I can't return the other materials because I already cut and painted them, now what?? But I think I figured it out, a way to use those otherwise useless material to solving another problem in my build. If it works, then it's a win-win.
Either way, like you said, you have experience, now you have a new method for storing things around the pole and I learned how NOT to build a wall flat, but, on the plus side, I've learned more how to think outside the box and recover from mistakes.
That's a great use of dead space~!! Another killer demonstration of your creativity. Still trying to find mine. Thanks for sharing this~!
omg
at the very beginning of the video when you were talking about unused space.... my mind immediately thought of the space between the rafters above your head..... and then one 1:56 into the video...
The other thing is that the vibration and/or the rotation from moving ONE can or searching for that one can can cause centrifugal force, so it might be better to install a guardrail to prevent other cans from falling (sort of like with a carousel).
Plus, spray paint cans can come in different sizes (like some can be smaller or wider, like a can of glow-in-the-dark spray paint is smaller than a jumbo can of spray acrylic clear sealant. of course, removable adapters could work)
Another great project, Bob. Videos are always better when it’s something interesting to the person making it. Looking forward to more of these.
I just started 3D Printed a few weeks ago and I LOVE IT!!
Learning Fusion is like learning another language while standing on my head lol.
Love your builds my friend and the channel!!
Elegant and creative solution that uses the space and tools you have but most important you can access every single can individually. With a cabinet if something was at the back you'd have to take out a lot of cans to get to it.
one of my fav projects recently tbh i love it
Resize the clearance space on the upper ring of the assembly so that you can snuggly fit dowels all around it or maybe even reshape it so that you can fit four of the said dowels in a cross, then you can cut the dowels to the panel thickness, place them in and screw a third, simpler ring with a smaller inner diameter just so that it loosely pinches the dowels in place. Now you've made a rudimentary ball bearing that will keep the shelves centered.
A pretty cool project! I would think the most important part of the spray paint cans is the cap - which tells you what the spray color is... So I would make something that hides most of the can, except the cap. I would then sort the cans by color to make it more esthetic in the shop. But I love the creativity!
On the 3d parts you clamped to the pole, you could’ve created a ridge on top of those pieces for the wood to glide on, maybe making them easier to turn with less friction. Good video! Keep up the good work!
I heard you talk about this in the podcast and I think it is a great idea! Great job and great video!
I love the lesson at end because you are correct make it worthwhile and meaningful.
That’s a slick bit of pole dancing around a pole! Honestly, it is a great idea! And why not go that extra bit to make something unique? Well done!
Man im still listening to that Porishead Head cover you guys did.Great work Bob!
Thank you so much for that. I needed alittle advice that made me step back and challenge myself to think inside and outside the box to keep an open mind
Really innovative, great project. Good to see I'm not the only one with 10 cans of the same primer that are all 90% empty...
Love the video Bob, great solution to the problem. And most importantly, a great message to wrap it up. Thanks & cheers!
Another awesome tutorial Bob, great ingenuity on the use of the laser & 3d printer to make a useful project.
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Fricken love this channel so much!
I love it but living in an apartment I don't have any lally columns to use. I like the lazy Susan idea I have build or modified them for other hobby work. I use rattle cans all the time and I store them in storage crates stacked on top of another. Makes searching for a color a bit of work especially if it's in the bottom crate. Shelving is out no room for that either. I have a small shed that I am hoping to store my paint some how where it's easy to get to. I might be able to add some sort of column there in a corner.
I think if you keep everything the same but instead of the hose clamp you can glue a few magnets to the wide part that contacts the pole. That way they can still swivel but you can also slide it up and down on the pole. Just make sure to put enough magnets so that it can support the weight of full cans, but not too many that it'll be too difficult to slide and swivel. Regardless it's still a really great idea!
I love this solution. I though that you will end up with storage in the ceiling. But this solution is so much better and simpler.
bob is one of my favorite mentors
Great idea and as always beautifully executed
Bob is back in "The Grid"! That's what I'm calling that room!
Useful and it added a splash of color to the space
One of your best video's yet in terms of entertaining, the idea, but most important the life lesson, we all need a life check once in a while and thank you this was mine.
Pretty slick can holder. Ceiling storage would be cool, hinged ladder frame that holds stuff you need but don't use all the time.
Great idea Bob! Love the creative mind! 😎😎😎
The bloopers are kind of my favorite part of the videos. Having tried to record things like videos and voice overs, myself, I always kind of beat myself up over the flubs and tripping over my own tongue that happen. Being able to see that this is a normal part of the process makes it much less daunting to try again in the future.
Love it! One thought, could you print spacers to insert in center of the disks to align them better and reduce the “slop”?
Here’s a suggestion for you if you’re gonna make a cabinet make a cabinet with Lazy Susan in it . That way you can put your paint inside the Lazy Susan and just rotated around to you get what you want.
This is exactly the vibe I'm here for.
Put magnet strips on the ceiling (between the joists) and stick the cans on them upside down. Uses dead space and adds some visual interest up there.
I would add a shield or something to keep stuff from falling out when it's bumped. Or at least taller bumpers... You could still make bearings too.. Like just put ball bearings in the center track, so it spins smoothly.
Or marbles
Using the boring stuff we have to do as practice. Wow. Why does this feel like a sermon haha. Brilliant stuff
Awesome idea! You should market your products! Thanks for sharing!
hey thanks for the talk at the end. 🧡
Love it , what a great use of space a time and money saver
How about semicircles with magnets to hold the cans? You can put them on any surface, even the ceiling if it's not too high to reach. It doesn't even have to be a semicircle, anything that stops the cans from moving/spinning would work.
Connect the two halves of your platform like jigsaw puzzle pieces. Vertical placement = lateral stability.
You remind me time and time again that a "proof of concept" test piece is a great way to trial test different steps of the process
I like it, mind you I wouldn't have glued the pieces together at all, simply slip a bolt on either side should be enough to hold it together. But hey, it works, looks good, and keeps things out of the way... now just give in to the OCD and have some arrangement system based on colors that only you get!
Keep the weird and interesting projects coming! Always been a fan Bob!
You should do a super compilation of your bloopers. Would make for a hilarious afternoon!
I would have likely put something like a thrust bearing in the tops of the 3d prints so that there was less friction when spinning the pieces. Also probably would have made the guard pieces a little bit higher to try to mitigate disaster when the cans/pole gets bumped while moving something in the workshop. Great overall solution though. Thanks for the video Bob :)
Interesting solution. I assume you need to paint things fairly often. This lets you quickly see/find the color you are looking for. I'd love to see what you could come up for going in between the joists.
I was expecting a dry cleaner like conveyor belt for spray paint cans.... but this works too!
Other benefit to them being circles and not squares, no corners to inevitably hurt yourself on
Great project and thought exercise!
You might want to 3d print some inserts to go between the pole and the wooden hole to solve the slop issue. Cool project!
I like the idea...but probably for something else like screwdrivers or other small tools. *My* first thought for this problem was storing them on a wall, facing sideways (at a slight up angle), so you only see the caps. A couple lengths of 3in pvc pipe to slot them into. very compact, very easy to see all the available options