A while back, I started throwing away tackle boxes that my metric screw sets came in and started converting them to a labeled drawer system. Recently these machine screws have been added to the GitHub collection. SVGs are available from GitHub.Made in Inkscape. Many Screw Variations In a previous life, a hobby of mine was testing …
Category Archives: Organizing
Picatinny Vive VR Tripod Stowage System
I recently needed to accommodate a Vive headset in my small work area. Along with the basic VR hardware, I also required tripods to hold the base stations up high. In my quest to find a proper place for things, I decided to create a holding system for the hardware when not in use. While …
Labels For Various CNC Things
By CNC, I mostly mean 3D printers, but some of these things are general belts and pully things. As always for (for small things), having the illustrations drawn at scale is essential. I originally started creating these labels to properly organize a pile of litter (a.k.a., tackle boxes). While these didn’t come in tackle boxes, …
Labels for Retaining Clip
I added entries for retaining clips, specifically E-clips and interior ring clips. They don’t have simple shapes (like washers), but luckily, I can rotoscope them by throwing them on the scanner bed, scanning them, and tracing those scans in Inkscape. E-Clips I only needed two sizes – so I only bought two sizes – so …
Labels For Chicago Screws
Continuing my quest to ditch a mountain of tackle boxes for drawers and bags: Chicago screws. SVG is available from GitHub.Made in Inkscape. The icons for the drawer labels are oblique orthographic projections: showing the front plan to scale, but the side plan (depth) is shown at half-width. This is for recognizing the object on the …
Craftsman 30 Drawer Dividers
3D printed dividers for the Craftsman 30 Drawer Multi-Use Cabinet that I purchased at Lowes. The cabinet is also available online under the Stanley brand.Why have two brands sell the same product and only use one exclusively for a given sales method? Beats me. My guess is some kind of branding that moneys the branded …
Labels for Dupont Connectors
I bought an assortment tackle box of Dupont connectors for custom GPIO connectors, switches, and Nema motor connectors. So out of the entire assortment, only the 1×2, 1×3, and 1×4 connectors got used. When I run out, I replace them with a bulk pack (100 of any specific type), find a larger bag, and slap …
A New Blog Category About Organizing
So I’ve started a new hobby, making labels to organize things. It’s a tedious hobby… Oh god, is it tedious… I do this to myself… Too Many Things! So I’ve been making various RepRaps and robots and buying the parts and tools for them. I recently inventoried all my items, and I’ve come to a …