Gridfinity lite - economical plain storage bins

Zack Freedman's Gridfinity system features thick bases, scoops and label areas so make a system that is highly functional. These economical storage boxes trade-off functionality and aesthetics in an attempt to reduce print time, filament usage and maximise internal volume.

The original designs are more functional and prettier, but these are cheaper - you can decide what is more important to you for your circumstances. For me these work well for dividing up an IKEA Alex drawer full of larger items. For nuts bolts and screws I would always go back to the original divider bins with scoops and labels.

aesthetics-wise, once you have filled it full of stuff you won't notice. NOTE: These also do not feature magnet holes in the bottom.

To give you an example on how much time and filament you can save here's an example for 2x4x6 bins:

Filament UsedTime

Plain Bin95g3h25

Lite version75g2h24

A whole hour saved in this instance is not insignificant and well worth considering in my opinion.

I have generated models for 1x1 up to 6x6 (and all combinations thereof) for 3, 6, 9 and 12u heights. I can easily generate more so leave a comment with what sizes you want and I'll add them.

Larger prints of these can sometimes suffer from slight curling in the corners. In my experience this is mostly aesthetic and does not affect the ability to fit it in the grid/frame. That said, to avoid this you can try adding a small brim (thanks to stern.shawn for the suggestion)

I have only been able to test a few of these models, so please let me know if you run into any issues. All models were generated from a hacked version of this awesome OpenSCAD script.

Design and description by Jake , licensed CC-BY.