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Jim P.

Got tired of ink sample vials falling over every time I reached for ink, so I printed a sample vial rack.

Not completely happy with it, though. Lots of stringing on the legs and they wobbled a bit as it printed the upper parts. I'm fairly certain it's the model or the print orientation (standing). It doesn't need to be pretty, though, just functional, and it's fine. Fits where I needed it to go, too. If this breaks I'll find a better one.

@jimp not bad. Nice and pretty (better esthetics than most of my designs).

When you do your next rev, look into a base with circular indents for the bottom of the vials and then the main layer 1/2 or 1/3 of the way from the bottom instead of just below the lids. That holds them well but then allows for them to shift out of the way when you try to grab one.

(Found this out when I made a hex oriented tray for my wife's sample box so that it would hold 100 instead of 80)

@joncruz
I didn't design this one, just printed an existing model. If I make my own or look for a different one I'll definitely keep that in mind, though!

@jimp Once you're ready for more (only 8 ink samples?!?! you need to join in on some sample exchanges) let me know. I can knock something out fairly quickly and then the community can benefit.

@jimp looks good!

It is giving off some serious Breaking Bad vibes.

@jimp oh, I love this. Do you have the link? I'd love to print this for mine! (not my printer; I know a guy)

@jimp I solved the Diamine 30 ml bottle problem by getting new bottles. Read my rant about that poorly designed and almost unusable container. That bottle was designed by the accounting dept. A Parker 51 [ a rare and exotic pen] won't fit in it. What krappe!!!!

@FRONTINE_LeFEVRE I've avoided the 30ml bottles for several reasons, that's one of them. For Diamine I only have 80ml (regular) and 50ml (shimmer) bottles at the moment.