Filament Sample Box | Infill / Color Swatch | Fully Printable

A Filament Swatch with fully printable Box!
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All new! One of the most popular filament sample boxes has gotten a complete redesign from scratch!

The old box design was a remix of this Design which I generously reworked back then. Nevertheless, the old design needed screws and magnets. The samples of course remain unchanged.

Time to give the box a complete overhaul from the ground up!
I've designed a completely new box which is fully printable, so no more screws and magnets, plus there's space for a label strip to organize your samples and keep track of them.

The box is available in different sizes, from 30 to 180 slots in case you want to build up a complete database of filaments. The smallest box with 30 slots fits on a print bed of 180mm, the larger boxes need a print bed of 330mm.

The strip for labeling is 100mm long, you can simply scale it to the desired length in the slicer, so you can adjust it to the required number of slots it should cover.

Print all parts as aligned, supports are not required. The clip and pins have snap-in points, make sure before printing that your filament is not over or under extruded to get the correct fit. The clip needs to be pushed into its place with a little force.

There are two different types of samples. Sample-A has different thicknesses so you can determine how translucent your filament is. Sample-B is simply flat, with this you can show different infills for example by increasing the number of perimeters and setting the top and bottom layers to zero.
Also have a look at the Remixes tab, there are many more samples from other users!

Click here to get a little insight into the construction of this box!

 

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The files from the old box are still there and can be found in a folder in the files.
Old description down below ↓

This is a remix, the original design was created by LinearRelation and can be found here.

I have modified the model according to my wishes and additionally created a version which is printed in two parts and connected with two M3x30 screws, as well as a version which fits on the Prusa Mini and one with only 20 slots for samples. The other will hold 30 filament samples.
I enlarged the holes for the four magnets, now 8x3mm magnets fit inside. For this, a pause is inserted in the slicer at a height of 22.2mm and then the magnet inserted with some glue or tape.

I have slightly enlarged the filament samples, there are two versions. One version with different layer thicknesses to show the light transmission and a flat version from which you can make an infillsample. Print it with 5 wall lines but without top and bottom layers.
Of course you can also use the original samples if you want to use the ettikets LinearRelation has linked.

Furthermore, the box was slightly widened, since the outer slots in the area of the magnetic closure were somewhat narrower. In addition, the cards are now guided in the front and back, so that it looks neater.

What you need:

  • 2 M3x30 screws, if you don't print the print-in-place version.
  • 4 round 6x3mm magnets (make sure you insert them with the right polarity!)
  • Some glue or tape to keep the magnets in place while the hotend moves over them.

Tip: You can also use shorter screws. Not ideal, but works as well.

Update: 
I added a version of the 30 slot box with Prusament logo (separate the model into parts (not objects) for multicolor printing, don't forget to convert the holes of the magnets into negative objects via right click) and a version with cutouts to see the samples even when closed (the original sample from LinearRelation might be too loose).
Of course you can combine the different versions of the lids.

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Model origin

The author remixed this model.

Differences of the remix compared to the original

The modifications relate exclusively to the outdated box design.

I have modified the model according to my wishes and additionally created a version which is printed in two parts and connected with two M3x30 screws, as well as a version which fits on the Prusa Mini and one with only 20 slots for samples. The other will hold 30 filament samples.
I enlarged the holes for the four magnets, now 8x3mm magnets fit inside. For this, a pause is inserted in the slicer at a height of 22.2mm and then the magnet inserted with some glue or tape.

I have slightly enlarged the filament samples, there are two versions. One version with different layer thicknesses to show the light transmission and a flat version from which you can make an infillsample.

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