This paint organizer was designed to be an efficient tool when painting, and also a concise organizer that could satisfy anyone's desire for organized paint supplies, even your mom!

Project Panel

Below is a project panel outlining the major features on the organizer. This project was inspired by my need as an avid painter for an organizer for my supplies. Not only that, but one that meets my mom's cleanliness standards. The organizer was designed in Solidworks, and it is intended to be created with a combination of laser cutting and 3D printing. Some highlights of the project that can be seen below are: a demountable water cup that locks into place to prevent any spills, a removable pallet for easy painting and storage, and ample storage space across the whole assembly!

Project Video

Below is a video explaining more details about the project, including animations and plans for manufacturing!

Additional Photos

Above is an exploded view of one of the subassemblies in the project: the cover that opens and closes. The legs on the top of this piece along with the two hinge pieces would be 3D printed, and the other components would be laser cut.

Above is another exploded view of the subassembly that makes up the long organizer that can be seen in the back of the project on the slide above. All pieces in this component would be laser cut. In total for this assembly there's actually only 3 individual part files: the long side, the bottom, and the middle slot part. The rest of the parts are just copies of one of these three. This cuts down on a lot of extra part files and confusion. (The side closest to the viewer was hidden in this screenshot so the insides could be seen better).

Above is another exploded sub assembly wich makes up the bottom of the organizer. All pieces except the two hinge pieces would be laser cut. With all of these exploded assemblies, the goal of splitting them up like this is for ease of manufacturing. In the end, the conjoining parts would be glued together to create a complete component.

Above is a close up of the locking mechanism on the underside of the cup. The cup would be 3D printed with support to generate this area in particular.

Lastly, this is the connector on the organizer that the cup locks into. This part would also be 3D printed.