Custom Center Armrest Tray

[cottony]

Am I missing something here, don't you lose the use of the cup holder for your coffee with this tray?

hi Carl,

sorry for the confusion, I should have taken better pictures. This does not affect the cup holders. This tray is meant to go in the center armrest storage bin

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[cottony]

Perhaps your magic machine can also produce one of these (as in picture below). I would be your customer

Matt vinyl sticker covers for those bright yellow safety notices.

haha I think we have to pick the right tools for the job. A sticker printing machine would be able to print something with much greater resolution and be thinner as well!

maybe you can buy one and write a post about it!

 

[llindenb]

Yeah, I deliberately didn’t increase the wall thickness as, for this print, I thought I’d get about the same benefit and take less time to print. Probably sux if half really…

I can clarify the nozzle issue, not something you did. For some reason with the beta release of Bambu slicer, when opening an stl, it’s defaulting to a 0.2mm nozzle instead of whatever the last nozzle you used was (which is how it always used to do it for stls in a new project).

I honestly forgot you posted the stl and not an actual project. Sorry! My brain is fried I guess.

 

[Awaz]

haha I think we have to pick the right tools for the job. A sticker printing machine would be able to print something with much greater resolution and be thinner as well!

Oh, I see, I didn't know that. I'm a noob at these things.

maybe you can buy one and write a post about it!

I tried searching everywhere. Couldn't find it.

 

[llindenb]

Like one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QRB25T4?tag=track-ect-usa-835563-20&linkCode=osi&th=1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BY26XZGG?tag=track-ect-usa-835563-20&linkCode=osi&th=1

I’m always looking for new toys, lol.

 

[Awaz]

I’m always looking for new toys, lol.

I was only interested in the sticker, and looking for it, not the magic machine

 

[byebye]

Perfect fit! @cottony you do know how to design things

 

[cottony]

Perfect fit! @cottony you do know how to design things

awesome!! Glad it worked out!!

do you plan to wrap your Kleenex box in alcantara as well?

 

[tmrqs]

awesome!! Glad it worked out!!

do you plan to wrap your Kleenex box in alcantara as well?

That would be wasteful. No.
Just use Alcantara sheets instead of paper tissue, a posher Kleenex if you will.

 

[Marcel Engelsma]

Had mine printed by a friend. First one was a little too tight, number 2 and 3 were printed on 99% and fit very well. Thanks @cottony for sharing all the info.

 

[cottony]

Had mine printed by a friend. First one was a little too tight, number 2 and 3 were printed on 99% and fit very well. Thanks @cottony for sharing all the info.

Love the red contrast stitching You have a very patient friend to help you print so many copies haha!

Glad it worked out for you!

 

[mrlang12]

Hi everyone,

I got a lot of positive feedback on the Custom Cubby Organizer post I shared, wanted to build on that and share a slight modification I made to the center armrest storage area.

I only put little knick-knacks in there like my work badge or car wash coupons, but since the storage is really deep (7 inches to be precise), it feels unnatural to reach so far down for my items. Additionally, I felt like a lot of the volume in the storage space goes to waste because unless I'm putting something that is 7 inches inside, the top portion is just empty air.

I'm currently iterating on a simple tray design. I noticed the storage area is narrower at the bottom, so the idea is for the tray to take advantage of that narrowing and create a shape to be held in place by friction. Adding this tray will allow for a second level of storage as well as putting my knick-knacks within easier reach.

I got this idea from Tesla, which has a 2-level storage system for the center armrest (although the implementation is a bit different).

I'll be more than happy to share files for this design if there's any interest, although I think it's a couple more iterations away from being ready. Right now, the handle to take the tray out of the storage area is a bit flimsy, I'd like to strengthen it before sharing the files.

Please let me know if you have any questions or ideas/suggestions to improve, thanks!

EDIT: I’ve published all the designs to Thingiverse — you can find all of the files free to download here!

Hi! I'm in California! am I able to order these from you? I don't have any experience with 3d printing around my area. let me know if its possible! I'm interested in the cubby organizer and this! thanks!!

 

[cottony]

Hey Mr J, appreciate the interest! Dm me with your deets and I’ll see what I can do!

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