I have been using the Gridfinity system for organizing my workbench and my office desktops for some years now. It just happens to fit with my way of thinking and organizing very well as I find I like to move things around from time to time so a modular system is perfect for accommodating my need to have this flexibility
Problem
The small screwdriver rack wasn’t working for my larger screw drivers. Often, it would fall over and it was over crowded.
My horizontal screwdriver system wasn’t working well for me either on my workbench. At first it was better than the small rack tipping over but ultimately, it was also inconvenient. I would have to alternate directions and the distance of those screwdrivers facing away from the front bench was a stretch to get. I think this is still a fantastic method of storing tools storage but not great for my workbench.
I decided on creating a method of holding screwdrivers that suited my needs. There wasn’t anything I could find that quite met what I wanted so it was time to hit OnShape and make a design for my workbench.
The first iteration wasn’t perfect. The larger flat-blade screw drivers would get jammed up at the bottom so I widened the hole just a bit. This wasn’t a waste and I think I could probably change the chamfer on the top to guide the tools in better but ultimately, these are all nitpick issues that won’t actually change the final result.
Although I have never used the magnet capabilities baked into the Gridfinity specifications, I did incorporate that in this design as well. I designed this using OnShape and I guess those documents are public so if you are able to find it, feel free to remix this.
Gridfinity Large Screwdriver Rack on Thingiverse
Gridfinity Large Screwdriver Rack on Printables.com
Gridfinity Large Screwdriver Rack on Cults3d.com
Final Thoughts
I have waxed, not quite poetically, about the thrill of designing and printing bespoke solutions for your world before. Rather than rehash all of that, I will just leave you with a picture and some thoughts about how nice it is to be able to have the flexibility to rearrange your workbench and to build a solution for today without sacrificing better solutions for the future. I have moved things around on this workbench a lot as I have shifted priorities, purchased new tools or parts and because this is so flexible, I have no trepidation on managing future changes.
I don’t have to think about whether or not I am maximizing this space for future CubicleNate as past CubicleNate and present CubicleNate have taken care of that by going with Gridfinity.
References
Gridfinity Large Screwdriver Rack on Thingiverse
Gridfinity Large Screwdriver Rack on Printables.com
Gridfinity Large Screwdriver Rack on Cults3d.com
Gridfinity Screwdriver Rack
https://gridfinity.tools/
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