Models Showcase: free 3D-printable organizers

By Krypto

Complexity

Medium

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MAIN PURPOSE: Grow lettuce in a tub of nutrient water with no pump

A raft for the Kratky method, the simplest hydroponics: no pump and no power. Eight 2-inch net cups of lettuce or herbs hang through the raft into a dark tub of nutrient water. As the plants drink, an air gap opens for the roots, and the crop is ready before the water runs out.

Printing notes

88.6 cm³

Volume

109.9 g

Est. weight

2,336

Triangles

Fits 2-inch net cups; float or rest it on a dark tub and top up only once. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

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By Krypto

Complexity

Multi-part assembly

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Pet-safe ant bait station

MAIN PURPOSE: Let ants reach bait gel while pets and toddlers can't

A closed bait station for ant gel. Tiny doorways at floor level on all four sides let ants in, too small for a paw or a finger, and the lid can be glued shut once baited. The whole colony is dealt with without leaving open poison on the floor.

Printing notes

60.1 cm³

Volume

74.5 g

Est. weight

9,304

Triangles

Glue the lid down once baited; put it along the ant trail. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports. The lid prints as a separate part, top down.

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By Krypto

Complexity

Multi-part assembly

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Nesting-material feeder

MAIN PURPOSE: Offer birds wool and fibre for nest-building in spring

A hanging cage of nest-building material. Stuff it with natural wool, cotton or brushed pet fur in early spring, and birds pull it out through the open grid. Hang it from the lid's ring in sight of a window and watch.

Printing notes

171.7 cm³

Volume

212.9 g

Est. weight

5,028

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Fill with natural, untreated wool, cotton or pet fur, never dryer lint or synthetic yarn. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports. The lid prints as a separate part, top down.

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By Krypto

Complexity

Medium

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Kokedama Plinth

MAIN PURPOSE: Display a kokedama moss ball and catch its drips

A pedestal for a Japanese moss ball. The ball sits on six low ribs in the dish, so its base stays out of the drip water and air reaches underneath, while the tall pedestal shows it off like a sculpture.

Printing notes

114.9 cm³

Volume

142.4 g

Est. weight

2,208

Triangles

PETG for the dish. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports. Stacked parts are fused into one print.

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By Krypto

Complexity

Simple

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Jib Arm

MAIN PURPOSE: Project a plant hanger out from the wall

A wall jib for a hanging plant. The deep U channel projects 200 mm from its back plate, which hangs on two keyholes, and a chain or macrame hanger drops from the hole at the tip, so a trailing pothos or fern hangs clear of the wall and the window frame where it gets light.

Printing notes

34.1 cm³

Volume

42.3 g

Est. weight

944

Triangles

PETG; print standing on its back plate. Plants up to about 3 kg. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

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By Krypto

Complexity

Medium

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Ivy Lattice

MAIN PURPOSE: Train indoor climbing plants up a wall

A trellis tile for indoor climbers. The diamond lattice stands 8 mm off the wall on round feet, so pothos, ivy and hoya stems can weave through and behind it; screw tiles side by side to train a plant across a whole wall.

Printing notes

103.4 cm³

Volume

128.2 g

Est. weight

1,612

Triangles

Green or wood-fill PLA; PETG near a bathroom. Prints flat as a plate, no supports.

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By Krypto

Complexity

Simple

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Sprout Halo

MAIN PURPOSE: Hold an avocado stone over water to sprout

A collar for growing an avocado from its stone without toothpicks. Rest the ring on any glass 70 to 85 mm across, press the stone into the centre pointed end up and the three tongues grip it with its base in the water. The slit lets the ring flex as the stone splits and the root grows.

Printing notes

15.8 cm³

Volume

19.6 g

Est. weight

288

Triangles

PETG. Print flat.

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By Krypto

Complexity

Medium

Others Garden & plants

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Aroid Pillar

MAIN PURPOSE: Give climbing house plants a trunk to root into

A moss pole that behaves like a tree trunk for monsteras and philodendrons. Fill the square tube with damp sphagnum; aerial roots find the vertical slots and grow in. Each segment threads onto a bamboo cane through the floor, so the pillar grows with the plant one section at a time.

Printing notes

10.9 cm³

Volume

13.5 g

Est. weight

18,376

Triangles

PETG. Print upright; a 16 mm cane. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

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By Krypto

Complexity

Medium

Others Garden & plants

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Strata Gauge

MAIN PURPOSE: Read soil layers in a settling jar

A sleeve for the gardener’s soil jar test. Shake a scoop of soil in a 500 ml jar of water, stand it in the sleeve and let it settle into strata as rocks do: sand in a minute, silt in hours, clay over a day. Read each layer through the window against the millimetre marks to find your soil type.

Printing notes

25.2 cm³

Volume

31.2 g

Est. weight

19,744

Triangles

Print upright in a dark colour so the layers stand out. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports. Large holes in the walls may need supports or good bridging.

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By Krypto

Complexity

Advanced

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Tafoni Wall

MAIN PURPOSE: Hang air plants in sandstone-like hollows

A wall garden for air plants after tafoni, the honeycomb hollows wind carves into sandstone cliffs. Seven round cavities of different sizes open in the face; air plants sit on the floor behind the low ones and on the inner shelf behind the high ones, sheltered but in full air and light.

Printing notes

64.2 cm³

Volume

79.6 g

Est. weight

1,812

Triangles

Print upright in sandstone PLA. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports. Large holes in the walls may need supports or good bridging. Stacked parts are fused into one print.

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