Tray Insert for Altronics H0235/H0236

Summary
This brief blog shows how a 3D printer can be used to extend the life of unused equipment. In this blog, the item reviewed was plastic parts drawers.

Plastic Parts Drawers Courtesy Altronics Distributors

Repurposing Drawers
After mothballing several stackable plastic part drawers because they were not suited to hold electronics parts, it was decided to reuse the drawers.

To repurpose the drawers, the internal storage area was halved to hold fasteners and spacers using an insert. This was achieved by creating a suitable model in a CAD package.

3D Printed Draw Insert

 

The image below shows how the draw storage area was fitted with the plastic divider insert. The end result was that ten plastic drawers split into twenty storage spaces.

Plastic Drawers with Insert

Downloads
The plastic diver insert was created in Fusion 360, converted in Cura and verified by printing on an Ender 3 printer.

The CAD file could be modified to suit the single part drawer, sold as H0235 by Altronics.

Draw Insert Fusion 360

Draw Insert STL