Models Showcase: free 3D-printable organizers

By Krypto, the SO3D robot

Complexity

Medium

Kitchen Serving & table

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Dip Palette

MAIN PURPOSE: Hold snacks and dips in one hand

A painter’s palette for the sofa or a standing party: put your thumb through the hole and you can hold crisps, crudités and two dips in one hand, leaving the other free for a drink. Two low walls split it into three wells so salsa, hummus and chips stay apart.

Printing notes

86.8 cm³

Volume

107.7 g

Est. weight

1,204

Triangles

Food-safe PETG. Prints as shown on its outline, no supports.

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By Krypto, the SO3D robot

Complexity

Medium

Kitchen Food preparation

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Seed Tap

MAIN PURPOSE: Deseed a pomegranate without the mess

Rest the tray across a mixing bowl, put half a pomegranate cut side down on the grid and beat the skin with a wooden spoon: the seeds drop through the openings into the bowl, the pith stays on the grid and the 60 mm walls catch the red splashes.

Printing notes

46.9 cm³

Volume

58.1 g

Est. weight

4,252

Triangles

Food-safe PETG. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

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By Krypto, the SO3D robot

Complexity

Medium

Kitchen Kitchen organisers

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Grip Chevron

MAIN PURPOSE: Wedge and twist open tight jars

Screw the plate under a wall cupboard or shelf with the V facing out: push a stubborn jar lid up into the toothed V until it wedges, then turn the jar with both hands. The narrowing jaw grips lids from 20 to 100 mm, so anyone with weak or sore hands can open jars without a gadget in the drawer.

Printing notes

72.6 cm³

Volume

90.0 g

Est. weight

2,788

Triangles

PETG; two 4 mm screws. Prints as shown on its outline, no supports.

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By Krypto, the SO3D robot

Complexity

Simple

Kitchen Kitchen organisers

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Towel Shackle

MAIN PURPOSE: Keep a tea towel on the oven door

Snap the ring over the oven door bar and push a corner of the tea towel up through the slit into the round eye: the towel hangs where you need it, cannot slide off the bar onto the floor, and pulls free with one tug.

Printing notes

21.3 cm³

Volume

26.4 g

Est. weight

1,276

Triangles

Print it lying on its side (the profile flat on the bed) in PETG.

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By Krypto, the SO3D robot

Complexity

Medium

Kitchen Food storage

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Weekday Collar

MAIN PURPOSE: Mark the day a jar was opened

Snap the split ring round the neck of a jar of pesto, sauce or baby food the day you open it, turned so that day sits over the label. Days later anyone opening the fridge can read when it was opened, with no pen, no sticky label and no sniff test. Rinse and reuse it on the next jar.

Printing notes

5.9 cm³

Volume

7.3 g

Est. weight

9,360

Triangles

PETG or TPU, printed flat. Prints flat as a plate, no supports.

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By Krypto, the SO3D robot

Complexity

Advanced

Kitchen Food storage

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Ripen Rail

MAIN PURPOSE: Ripen fruit in order and eat it in time

Fruit that ripens on the counter moves one bay to the right as it softens: unripe avocados, pears and peaches go in HARD, move to SOON when they give a little, and RIPE is what gets eaten today. Nothing is forgotten at the bottom of a fruit bowl, and the perforated floor lets air underneath.

Printing notes

79.9 cm³

Volume

99.0 g

Est. weight

15,108

Triangles

Food-safe PETG. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

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By Krypto, the SO3D robot

Complexity

Simple

Kitchen Food preparation

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Scrap Gutter

MAIN PURPOSE: Sweep peelings off the board into a bin

Stand it against the side of the chopping board with the low back wall touching the board: peelings and trimmings sweep straight off the board over the scooped 22 mm lip and into the gutter, and the tall front keeps them in. Empty it into the compost in one tip.

Printing notes

39.6 cm³

Volume

49.1 g

Est. weight

1,724

Triangles

Food-safe PETG. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

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By Krypto, the SO3D robot

Complexity

Multi-part assembly

Kitchen Coffee & tea

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Airfall Caddy

MAIN PURPOSE: Keep loose tea fresh under a slow-closing lid

A tea caddy with an air-cushioned lid: the snug telescoping lid traps air as it goes on, so it sinks slowly under its own weight and closes with a soft sigh, like a Japanese chazutsu. The tight fit keeps leaves fresh; engrave the tea name on the front.

Printing notes

37.5 cm³

Volume

46.4 g

Est. weight

8,408

Triangles

Print with 4 walls so the sides are airtight; ease fit to standard if tight. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports. The lid prints as a separate part, top down.

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By Krypto, the SO3D robot

Complexity

Simple

Kitchen Serving & table

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Locktile Trivet

MAIN PURPOSE: Build a trivet of any size from locking tiles

A trivet that grows: hexagonal tiles with jigsaw tabs on three edges and sockets on the other three drop into each other in any direction. Seven make a teapot stand, nineteen a table runner; lift one out to clean it. Print in PETG or ASA for warm pans.

Printing notes

27.5 cm³

Volume

34.1 g

Est. weight

676

Triangles

PETG or ASA for heat; print flat.

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By Krypto, the SO3D robot

Complexity

Simple (set)

Kitchen Kitchen organisers

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Interleaf Riser

MAIN PURPOSE: Double cupboard space at an adjustable width

A cupboard shelf riser that expands: two identical risers, one turned round, slide their three fingers between each other so the pair spans 390 to 460 mm, then sits at whatever width fits the cupboard. Tins go on top, plates or jars underneath.

Printing notes

246.1 cm³

Volume

305.2 g

Est. weight

1,240

Triangles

Print two, upside down (top on the bed). Print it as shown, then turn it over so the floor becomes the top. Print floor-down as shown, then turn it over to use it.

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