Filabox Silament Sample Box

Model

Filabox is a filament sample box that I created because I wanted my own setup for organization of filament samples. Seeing the other filament sample spools and organization options, I wanted a more flexible way to work with my own needs. In my setup, filament samples can be lettered and/or numbered. The boxes themselves can be lettered or labeled in different ways. Blanking inserts are provided for both the boxes and spools if the user prefers to use those.

Printing Options

The box holds 21 spools in three rows of seven spools. The box bottom is a single color. The box top is two colors, with the Filabox logo inlaid on the printing plate so it is smoother. The top of the box has cutouts about the filament rows so the filament spools can be seen. The box has small insets in each corner of the top and bottom for small (1/4" x 1/8") magnets. These are optional, but recommended if you are carrying the box around.

If you do not intend to carry the box around and only want half of the box for storage, it is recommended to print the top half of the box as it prints in less time than the bottom.

Filament Spools

The filament spools are designed to have side ‘B’ screwed on to sode ‘A'. There is enough thread to made the side turn about one quarter to half of the way around. This should be plenty to secure the sides together with or without a sample in between. The spools should be reusable so removing a filament sample and printing another should be no problem.

The filament samples are made to fit on these spools, obviously.

Organization Options

The project includes plates that have spool inserts numbered 1-21 and 21 of the letter ‘A’. (There is another plate that contains 21 of the letters ‘B’ and ‘C’ as well as the numbers 1-21 for each of those.

There is a plate with a total of 42 blank spool inserts, should those be preferred.

For the box front insert, there is a plate with the letters ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ along with three sample inserts with filament types on them.

Numerous options exist for organizing filament samples in a way that is best for the user. Spools or boxes can be printed in different colors to represent different filament types. Inserts can be labeled differently. I personally give the box an insert – for example, the letter ‘A’. Then all spools in that box use the inserts ‘A’ and numbers 1-21. I keep a separate document in MacOS Notes that lists the filament information for each spool given the spool number.