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Lego organiser DIY






Completion date: April 21, 2020

I have a small table in my room. 35x50cm.  The Banbao Lego I bought from Taobao come with a really nice Lego organiser, 13 compartments. However, it takes up half of my little table.  It’s hard to work with half the table. But the interesting thing is, I came to realize that space is not the constraint, but accessibility.

1. Imagine, if I have 2 of these organisers, what would happen?  I would have to get up or hover over to the trays take the parts that I need. This means that I have to “travel” in space, so it is a disadvantage.
2. The needs to Hover suggests that the viewing angle is not desirable.
3. I usually just need 3-4 parts max on an instruction page, the rest of the compartments sitting here are idle.

This solution addresses above 3 problems and offers more flexibility:
- features a container of containers
- the internal containers are custom-made sizes to suit Lego lover needs
- both internal and external containers are movable, stackable — mix and match combinations
- take out internal containers and see the parts up close at eye-level, instead of hunching to table-level.
- gain visibility to the layering of Lego parts

Materials
- 3 x clear/transparent external container (100x200x52mm) (HK$12/each, Family House)
- clear/transparent plastic folders (I have too many scrap at home)
- double-sided tape
- A4 printing paper

Steps:
1. (Optional) I match the Banbao internal container dimensions (above the line) with my new proposed dimension (below the line). The final dimensions are (all heights are 3.5cm):

- 11x3 cm
- 7.5x6 cm
- 19x3 cm
- 13x6 cm
- 9.5x8 cm
- 6x6 cm
- 3x5 cm (I used CHINESE dumpling trays)


2. (Optional) I tried fitting them the box and see the number of mix and match combinations, and the usability of the combos. 
My tip: the width and depth to be in multiples of 3cm. 





3. Go to https://www.templatemaker.nl/en/#section-boxlid and Print the templates. You don’t need to print the lid, you only need the base. 

My tip on the 19x3cm container.  Print a 19x3x1.5cm (height) on the template website. Then with a pencil add the extra 2 cm height on the template. 

 4. Cut the paper templates out and transfer to plastic folders.  Cut plastic out. Use double-sided tapes to tape the corners. Put them inside the external container.


More Photos:

My organiser (above) versus Banbao organiser (below)

Stacked up external containers



In mid of Lego fun!




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