I’m a mobile developer and my desk has always been a mess because of all of the devices I need to manually test on scattered about.

This weekend I decided to finally organize my desk. To help do that I looked up some solutions for phone organization and decided instead of buying an organizer I can just design and print my own.

Used a caliper to measure the dimensions of the devices, wrote down an approximate ideal size of the organizer based on that.

Created this design in opencad after relearning the tool (haven’t used it in a few months).

Then got it printed in petg.

And voila it works. I’m pretty happy the first prototype worked as the print time was around 4 hours so I really didn’t want to have to iterate too many times.

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        20 hours ago

        I’ll see if I can find the CAD files when I get home. 8f I remember right I made it parametric so you can specify how many boards you have and how big they are.

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          15 hours ago

          I would also like a copy, please. I was thinking of making something like that out of wood, but 3D printing would be easier if I don’t have to design it first.

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        I have 6, but typically I only use 2, my nice Hi Soft for regular prep, and a couple dedicated raw meat board. Sometimes I’ll pull another one out for my girlfriend to do some prep at the same time, and I also have some serving boards if I feel fancy

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        Because I don’t like washing prep bowls so I stage my mis en place directly on the cutting board. It’s also nice if someone wants to help cook to give them a separate cutting board (far away from me). Also also I hate having to wash the cutting board after I cut the chicken and before I cut the vegetables.

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        Oh boy, don’t get the kitchen brigade started!! I understood separate ones for meat, fish and vegetables is the absolute bare minimum or our solar system does not stand a chance to survive

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      20 hours ago

      i have something similar, formerly used for file folders… currently holding several closed laptop pc. i just wish it was made out of something a little sturdier than flimsy plastic.