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Underware, open source 3D-printed cable management

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I just finished up an Underwear setup last week: https://box.linsomniac.com/underwear.jpg

I didn't go with the cable channels, I instead used cable tie bars, and also some cable clips I had 3D printed a year or more ago but never gotten around to using (there's a black one to the lower left of the power strip).

It's not as clean as Katie's because of the lack of channels, but it I'm happy with it, it keeps the cables up from getting caught in my feet and from normal height it is all clean.

I kept having problems with my docking station falling off (lower right "Dell"), but it was also hard to get at some of the ports because they were close to the cross bar of the desk. I stuck a couple of the underwear adapters on the docking station, so now I can easily pull it off to get access to those ports, then just click it back on.

I also printed a bunch of 3x3 grid in PETG, and mounted it to a couple 4x4 posts I have with hose reels on them. Then I made some hangers that I can put my hose tools on, and I finally am keeping them out of the dirt.

She just posted some photos of installing some of the grid on the cabinets under the kitchen sink, which got me to thinking I might want to do some organizing there. Katie seems to have the grid installed all over.

Seems to me to be a rather pricey and time intensive solution, for something that's mostly hidden and needs to be changed only occasionally. Except of course if you need a very tidy work area to feel comfortable :-)

I'm quite happy with my value-cable-holder, everything fits in and it only needs two screws to attach: https://www.galaxus.ch/de/s4/product/value-kabelfuehrungssys...

Geez I get that innuendo is the national pastime of the British but that video goes on and on about it.

Looks like a pretty good system though!

I love this. Alas, I don't have a 3d printer, but this has me wanting one. Being able to organize cables under my desk has been a challenge since my 1st computer. This modular solution seems to fix all my needs.

If you don't have or want to have a printer, try looking for hobbyists with a printer, somewhat in your area. If you contact them personally they might print for cheap and mail it to you.

My wife found someone on the local facebook "Gifting Community" who wanted a "circular sock knitting machine" 3D printed. She paid for the filament, and a couple weeks later (nearly 100 3d printed parts, ~3KG of filament), I finished the prints for her.

Also look for makerspaces or your library. Our library has a 3D printer and you can send designs via e-mail and they will print them and you can pick them up, you pay by weight for filament used.

I have a 3d printer, and I thought the gridfinity system would be awesome, but the biggest problem is that they need to be printed. Printing the plates takes a couple hours per plate. And I don't typically want to be in the same room as the printer when it's running.

This is slightly better because the design seems to be simpler and easier to print.

But I would rather have something that I can buy and also extend.

Imagine completely standardized cable runs.. you could have small,induction driven robots, travelling the system laying new cables, checking and removing old ones.

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