Filament Shelf hexagonal with wooden dowels
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A space-efficient shelf for storing filament. Modular and easy to assemble, no tools required. ### Assembly You will need 1/2" wooden dowels for the horizontal sections. I used [these](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08HPR6BVD/) 18" long ones, which comfortably fit 6 rolls. For a 2-level shelf, you will need: * 2 top pieces * 2 bottom pieces * 4 left screws * 4 right screws * 6 pegs * 4 wooden dowels For each middle level added, you will need: * 2 mid pieces * 2 left screws * 2 right screws * 6 pegs * 2 wooden dowels I wouldn't recommend going higher than 4 levels without anchoring it to a wall or a larger base for stability. **Please note that there are different screws for the left and the right side, and they screw in different directions!** (This was a side effect of mirroring pieces during the design process and I didn't get around to fixing it.) ### Printing I used 3 wall lines for extra strength, and 60 mm/s print speed with 90 mm/s infill speed so it's "only" a 12-14 hour print per hexagon piece. Build plate only supports are needed for the left/right insert pieces if using version 2b. Nothing else needs supports. ### Cost The hexagonal shelf sides each take around 0.25 kg filament; a 2-level shelf will use almost a full 1kg roll. My cost for this project was $15 roll of filament + $20 for wooden dowels = $35. (Not bad for furniture!) ### Other files The zip files contain two different modifications of the design: 1) The "screw version" requires screws and washers to connect the dowels to the shelf sides. Theoretically sturdier, but harder to assemble/disassemble. 2) If you are having trouble with warping on the edges of the regular files causing the screws to not fit (do make sure you're going the right direction as one of them is backwards as mentioned above!), you can use "clamp version mod." This version separates the screw clamp hole into a piece that can be printed by itself, reducing risk of a 12 hour print failing. It will need to be glued into place in the v2a top / mid pieces. Note that the bottom piece has not been made modular, as it is already shorter than the top and mid pieces so I didn't have any problems with it. Once the inserts are glued into the main piece, it is the same as the non-mod version of the piece.
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