Lego Storage Trays by DrFrag

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These are storage trays designed for Lego, in the style of the popular Akro-Mils drawers with a few improvements.
Pros:
Four compartments per drawer with removable dividers.
Comfortable 4x6 stud area for each compartment.
Recessed divider slots so you can store long plates 6 studs wide.
Optional divider with a recessed top to slide under tray locking designs.
Stickerless label holder (templates provided).
Angled label holder for easy viewing.
Curved cutout below label for pulling the tray out.
Sliding flag to easily mark which trays are empty.
16x16 stud wide tray variant.
Double length tray variant (printable in parts if your print bed is under 30cm).
Cons:
You have to make your own frame.
Higher cost - 1kg of filament makes just over 20 small trays.
The main benefit of printing your own is being able to make them longer. Regular storage trays in this style only go back about 15cm (6"), so they take up a lot of wall space and don't intrude far into a room. But if you're out of wall space and need more storage, longer drawers could be a solution. You can also make the frame any size and shape, like to fit in a gap. I just glued together some MDF for my frame.
Do your own cost calculations to see if it's worth it for you. It might not be.
Files:
Lego Tray Small.stl - Regular small tray, 6x16 studs.Lego Tray Small Divider top flat.stl - Regular small divider, you'll need 3 per tray.Lego Tray Small Divider top cutout.stl - Small divider with a recessed top edge, so it can slide into racks that have a locking lip that stop trays falling on the floor.Lego Tray Flag.stl - Sliding flag, print this in a high contrasting colour.Lego Tray Long.stl - Double length small tray, about 6x32 studs.Lego Tray Small Extension.stl - Extension for small trays, can be glued on to make a double length small tray if your print bed is smaller than 30cm.Lego Tray Wide.stl - Wide tray suitable for 16x16 plates. Equivalent to about 2.5 small trays in width.Lego Tray Wide Divider.stl - Divider for wide trays.Lego Tray Medium.stl - Medium sized tray, about 12x16 studs and taller.Lego Tray Medium Divider.stl - Divider for medium trays.Lego Tray Frontage for remixes.stl - The label/handle/flag section, if you want to design a new tray shape.Labels 50x15 A4.ods - OpenOffice spreadsheet for tray labels.Labels 50x15 Letter.ods - OpenOffice spreadsheet for tray labels.
I tried using translucent filament but it doesn't look very good. I ended up using eSun Cold White PLA+, with PanTech Red PLA for the flags.
Make sure you set your support overhang angle to 70 degrees. At 45 or lower you won't be able to clear the supports inside the flag mechanism. I've added a breakaway support for the handle arch (most printers should by able to handle the gap but mine didn't always work) and the supports for it are optimised for 70 degrees.
Remixes welcome.