This machine needs a drawer for the stuff you need to run parts. Going to organize it later with Gridfinity. It would be really nice if something like this was an option to buy directly from Sienci labs. If this was an option, I would have bought it. The wood shelves are OK, it would be nice if there was a metal shelf bracket option as well. Might make a welded steel frame later on.
I made a drawer from 16ga sheetmetal to look like a Husky Toolbox drawer. Had the drawer slides from a previous project. Had the design made in Fusion and got the sheetmetal bent by Oshcut. Sienci labs sharing the 3D files makes it so easy to design something for these machines. Really grateful for that infomration. Had the local powder coater coat them and I really like how it turned out. About $600 total to get it all done. Probably could have used thinner gauge material to save money but it wouldn’t be that much. It was $334 to get the parts from Oshcut bent and shipped and $300 to get it powder coated. Paint would be cheaper but wouldn’t last as long or be as wear resistant.
I looked high a low for a pre-made solution and couldn’t find something that I liked. This fits the machine and maximizes the space. Design could easily be changed to make the drawer deeper or make it two drawers.
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I think the drawer came out very nice. Looks professional!
I almost used Gridfinity to organize my tool drawers but decided against it because I didn’t need more than bins of different sizes and the grid seemed redundant if the whole drawer was going to be filled.
So ended up measuring my drawers and doing a little math. I came up with a size that fit 12x8 units and this is the result. I got lucky to have drawers that fit a square grid evenly. If it didn’t work out I would have just made the back row an oddball size.
I think Gridfinity is a solid choice, especially if you want/need more than simple bins, but I figured I’d share what I did. It also saved on print time and material.
Good luck. Again, nice work on that drawer!
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Thank you! The bins look great. I use Schaller bins for my Stanley Vidmar cabinet for nuts and bolts. Maybe I’ll go that route like you have and just customize it. It would save on printing the entire grid. Thank you for the suggestion.
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You’re welcome, I figured you had the design skills and Fusion allows parametric designs which is great for a project like this.
I was thinking more since my post and I’m pretty sure it was the print time that really swayed me away. The grid and the bottoms of each piece that have the inverse pattern added up to more than I expected once I started slicing.
Considering my default organizational strategy is a pile on the closest horizontal surface I think I did okay on the bins. 
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