microscope slide

[RussNelson]

Add a 2x1x6 with 3 divider bin that has a slot for a microscope slide

[kennetek]

Do you have a picture of a printed working version? I'm curious how it went.

I don't know about the implementation though, since its a very one-off type of model, hence why you put it as an example. I've been trying to keep everything in the scripts customizable - if there is only one model that can be generated, then an STL will suffice. I would rather there be an option to cut microscope slide slot(s) in the front of any bin. This would then have to have parameters for the length, width, and depth of the slides. It would have to handle bins being long enough to require multiple slides. It could also be made to not require supports - add chamfers as illustrated. Just some ideas.

Anyways, I am not going to accept this PR just yet. I think with some additional work from you or the community (I will not have time to do this for at least 4 months) it would be a really interesting

[RussNelson]

Zack's window bin uses a standard microscope slide, 1"x3". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microscope_slide . Other sizes are not common. I designed this to work with the exact microscope slide that Zack specifies: https://thangs.com/designer/ZackFreedman/3d-model/Gridfinity%20Window%20Divider%20Bin-60754 . My rendition is an improvement because it's one piece and doesn't require any gluing.

You could probably change the number of internal bins to 4, 2, or 1. It's an example! Feel free to change it.

The slides are a tight fit, but that's okay because they don't need any gluing as a consequence. I don't get any supports underneath the slot opening, but I do get them for the label because the bottom isn't up against the (missing) front of the glass.

[jibbius]

I have been having a go at this.
I have taken @RussNelson 's design, and made it compatible with different gridx and gridy values.

To do:

• I will need to print up some results and see how they go
• (I am also wondering if inserting the glass from the top might be a better option)?
• Will rebase my code against latest @kennetek