Fully customizable flush cabinet shelf plate and pins

Fully customizable shelf, excellent for replacing or adding more shelves to an existing cabinet.
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updated September 18, 2023

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How make:

  1. Open the shelf_insert_customizable.f3d in fusion 360.
  2. In the design view, open modify → change parameters.
  3. Note down the following measurements:
    1. Width, height and depth of the existing shelf.
    2. Measure the distance to the pin-holes from the side:
      |---------O-----------O------------| (side view)
                ^                              ^
    3. Measure the depth of the pin-holes in your cabinet. If you are measuring the holes and not any existing pins, remember that the hole depth can vary a bit.
    4. Measure the diameter of the existing pins, or the hole itself.
  4. Fill in the parameters from the measurements and fill in whatever you'd like on the rest of the parameters. On all of the measurements i would rather go a bit under the exact length then over as the design allows for some tolerance.
  5. Export into your favorite slicer. I usually do .step files and split it into separate objects for printing.

Print recommendations:

  • Do a test fit of a single pin before printing the rest of the plate/pins. Remember that the pin diameter will effect the plate-cutout, so re-export everything if you do any changes.
  • Do not print the pins standing, and always print them with 100% infill. Prints are generally weaker in the direction of the layer, and it might lead to your pins shearing along the layer lines under load.
  • When printing the pins, a handy feature in some slicers is “complete individual objects”. I recommend using this for printing all 4 pins in the corners of the plate to prevent stringing.
  • Orient the flat part of the shelf-plate to the bottom of the print-bed so you don't need supports.
  • If you are using a filament that is prone to warp even slightly(yes even PETG) be aware of warping when printing the shelf-plate. Try not to use too many bottom layers.
  • I like to use adaptive-cubic or any other triangular infill.
  • Be aware of the effect of heat creep(deformation over time) if you are using this in a hot environment. Also you might want check if your filament is prone to heat creep.

Disclamer

Please be careful with putting too much weight on your plastic pinned shelf. I am not responsible for your shelf breaking and ruining your stuff and/or yourself or others.

Use your vertical space, and happy printing :)

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