Introduction

In case you are not familiar with why hexagons are mathematically and scientifically the bestagons, please first familiarise yourself by watching this video:

And with that out of the way, here is another unnecessarily over-engineered project! A wider and taller version of my earlier display stand. No hardware needed, easily collapsable, compatible with all Honeycomb Storage Wall accessories. What is it for? You can:

• Use it as an organisational tool in your workshop if you don't want to put holes in your walls for a regular HSW or pegboard,
• As a display stand at shows and markets,
• House entryway key organiser,
• Display collectables at home

The quantities of pins, feet and bracket are noted in the “file notes”

If you don't have a large printer, here is a smaller organiser designed for a 180x180 bed.

Materials

• Pins - PLA
• Feet - TPE/TPU (feet are optional),
• Everything else - PLA, PLA-CF or PETG-CF (or ABS-GF if you want the nicest one out there)
• PETG is softer than PLA so it is not recommended over PLA for general indoor use. If you still would like to use PETG, that is OK but add extra perimeters in the print settings and use the connector upgrade for improved rigidity.
• PLA silk not recommended - too brittle

Print settings

• Print the vertical wall pieces with 3 or 4 perimeters,
• Print the base and arc connectors with minimum 4 perimeters, 5 bottom layers and 6 top layers,
• Print the outer walls slow so they are accurate and strong,
• The rest is up to you
• If using plain ABS or ASA the base and arc connectors may warp on you, take care with your print settings and perhaps add some mouse sears

(If you are using a Bambu machine, just find on and print from Makerworld)

Fitment of the pins

I have found that the pins fit differently whether they're connecting PLA pieces or PETG-CF pieces due to differences in friction, print dimensional accuracy, etc. I have done my best to made an all-rounder pin but if you are hoping that they fit a little easier or more snugly, you can scale them in the width direction a little to change how they fit. I hope they work well the first time for you but they are quick to re-print.

Recommended accessories

Support

Despite all of the printed dragons you see in the photos, I don't sell any of them at markets or anything (I give all of them away to friends, family and just put them outside), and 3D printing is a hobby.

If you would support me and keep similar projects coming, please share your make on social media.

If you are using this commercially, you could say thanks by buying this price tag model.

And finally, you could buy me a few metres of plastic on Ko-Fi to use on prototyping large models like this. Thank you.

Remixes of individual parts with significant changes very welcome.

Versions

03/07/2024 - V1.0 launched