When you have too many resident batteries....Battery Apartment to the rescue!!

[NeutralFan]

You made that with a 3D printer Zebretta? That’s impressive!

How long does something like that take to “print”?

[Zebretta]

@MAD TM26

Thanks for sharing the idea OP. It will really help me organize my tool boxes to my liking. Any hint if I am to look for a 3D printer?

Thanks MAD!

Wow. There are so many. I ended up by a Flash Forge Creator Pro Clone for about $600.
The important things to consider are……
1). The print bed size
2). Nozzle diameter
3). Heated (or unheated) print bed
4). Filament diameter
5). What material you will likely want to use.

Would be glad to offer whatever advice I can anytime

[Zebretta]

@NeutralFan

You made that with a 3D printer Zebretta? That’s impressive!

How long does something like that take to “print”?

Yes sir! Thanks!
Ummm…all told I would say about 30 hours give or take?
I printed it in sections then used Weld-On 4 to permanently combine the pieces.
I would start a section before I went to sleep and it would be done in the morning.
Repeated that until it was all printed.

[Zebretta]

@MRsDNF

Looks perfect for what you need Zebretta. Nicely made. :+1:

Thank you very much sir!

[Zebretta]

I hope everyone gets a 3D printer eventually so they can join the fun.
I do know there are already a number of people who’ve been at this forum long before me that use a 3D printer.
Maybe they’ll chime in?
I’d love to see the cool stuff they’ve made. Maybe we can swap print files.

Here’s something else Flashlight related I made with it……

A Protective lens cap for my new Convoy C8 to protect the lens against scratches and damage when I toss it in the car.
It self tightens when you twist it to keep it snugly in place. I’d bet a lot of other members here with a 3D printer have made some cool lens caps.

[BeardedRaleigh]

looks great! good idea on going vert to save space.

[Zebretta]

@BeardedRaleigh

looks great! good idea on going vert to save space.

Thanks friend!

Half the fun was making it.

[Zebretta]

@CRX

I thought it’s more like a jailhouse than an apartment…
You know, with all the cells in it…
Ok, i’ll leave now

Good one !!!

So my batteries are “inmates”, not residents

I wonder what the “charges” were ? lol
Maybe guilty of breaking “ohms law” ?

Ok….sry

[chrisc]

I store all of mine in an old TN31 case. If you’re in my house and you need cells of any size the TN31 box has most

[Pete7874]

@bella-headlight

@Zebretta

@bella-headlight

Nice apartment :+1:
Some of my 18650 “herd” living in a 12 guage shotgun cartridge box

I have some more “homeless” 18650”s not including ones “living” in lights plus another box with 26650”s that are not “living” in lights :person_facepalming:

Thanks Bella.
Ah those poor homeless 18650’s. Thanks for providing a shotgun shelter for them :+1:
How did you get them to stand upright like that?

It has 50 individual sections each one just the right size for an 18650 :+1:
They are only cheap & lots of different sizes available from 12 - 100 sections irc Shotshells
SF-50-12-09 - Shotshell Case 50 Round 12 Gauge up to 3"

How much was that 50 shell case?

[nqcken]

If only there was one for the flashlight farm…

[Zebretta]

@Pete7874

@bella-headlight

@Zebretta

@bella-headlight

Nice apartment :+1:
Some of my 18650 “herd” living in a 12 guage shotgun cartridge box

I have some more “homeless” 18650”s not including ones “living” in lights plus another box with 26650”s that are not “living” in lights :person_facepalming:

Thanks Bella.
Ah those poor homeless 18650’s. Thanks for providing a shotgun shelter for them :+1:
How did you get them to stand upright like that?

It has 50 individual sections each one just the right size for an 18650 :+1:
They are only cheap & lots of different sizes available from 12 - 100 sections irc Shotshells
SF-50-12-09 - Shotshell Case 50 Round 12 Gauge up to 3"

How much was that 50 shell case?

I looked them up too in case I wanted to go mobile with my “inmates”

At Walmart I saw $17.00 ?

[Zebretta]

@nqcken

If only there was one for the flashlight farm…

With a 3D printer you could design and print anything you could imagine. Including a case for all your flashlights.

Although to print really really big stuff might require a really really big (expensive) 3D printer

Here’s a little Harbor Freight Precision Screwdriver organizer I made because I’m so scatterbrained I kept misplacing them…
It’s really a lot of fun to do this stuff in my free time.

[Zebretta]

Or how about a 26650 battery holder for testing 26650 batteries with your hobby charger?

Cost to make? 21 cents.

Designed….

Printed…

[bella-headlight]

@Pete7874

How much was that 50 shell case?

$11.27 here http://www.ammoboxes.com/shotshell50s.html
I don”t know about shipping costs though.
I am sure that Teacher sent me a link to somewhere in the states that had them for even cheaper, maybe he will chime in when he reads this

[BazzH]

I’d like to buy ammo boxes for my 18650, 14500 and 10xxx cells but I don’t know the equivalent ammo caliber’s. Can anyone help me out?

[bella-headlight]

@BazzH

I’d like to buy ammo boxes for my 18650, 14500 and 10xxx cells but I don’t know the equivalent ammo caliber’s. Can anyone help me out?

18650”s are the equivalent size of 12 guage shotgun cartridges, I am afraid that is the only one I can answer.

[BazzH]

@bella-headlight

@BazzH

I’d like to buy ammo boxes for my 18650, 14500 and 10xxx cells but I don’t know the equivalent ammo caliber’s. Can anyone help me out?

18650”s are the equivalent size of 12 guage shotgun cartridges, I am afraid that is the only one I can answer.

Cheers Ian!

Now waiting for the AA and AAA caliber’s. My guestimation is that AA should just or just not be equivalent to 9mm and AAA might but just might not be .22 . But as it’s not allowed in the Netherlands to keep ammo in the house without permit, I can’t really tell. Anyone?

[Zebretta]

@BazzH

I’d like to buy ammo boxes for my 18650, 14500 and 10xxx cells but I don’t know the equivalent ammo caliber’s. Can anyone help me out?

9mm bullet = 9.81mm
AAA battery = 10.29mm

AA battery = 14.03mm
45 caliber bullet = 11.48mm

So if there is a rack for 9mm’s and one for 45 ACP those should work for AA’s and AAA’s

12Ga shotgun casing = 22.10mm at the base crimp
18650 battery = 18.7mm

So a rack for 12Ga shells should work for 18650’s

You might need 50Cal racks for 22650’s

That said…I have no guns or ammo…nada…zilch….they all fell off my boat a few years ago into the river….yup.

[teacher]

@bella-headlight

@Pete7874

How much was that 50 shell case?

$11.27 here http://www.ammoboxes.com/shotshell50s.html
I don”t know about shipping costs though.
I am sure that Teacher sent me a link to somewhere in the states that had them for even cheaper, maybe he will chime in when he reads this

Ask and ye shall receive.
I don’t remember the exact link I sent you Ian, but I think it was THIS ONE from Midway. $9.99

If I run across another cheaper I’ll post it.

EDIT: This one comes in 12 gauge & 20 gauge. I think you got 12 gauge for the 18650’s. The 20 gauge might work good for AA or 14500 size batteries. I am not where I can measure at the moment however.