Summary

The IKEA SAMLA Boxes (22 l / 6 gallon) is the ideal storage solution for my needs. The profiled wall design makes it very stable. It can hold up to 5x 750g standard spools and I can put Silica gel inside. The IKEA SAMLA boxes should be available in many countries in the world.

By mounting an installations tube in the box, I can feed the filament direct from the box to my printer. That's very convenient!

My spool have all about 20 cm / 8 inch diameter but there is some space left to the wall, so 21.5 cm / 8.5 inch should also fit fine.

It is fast and easy to print. It is very easy to assemble. A drilling jig is also included.

The STL files are for M4 screw and nuts, but as it is customizable you can configure it also for inch parts, other tube/pipe or boxes.

I recommend also this things:

• Spacer to hold the spools apart (I'm using simple_spacer_32x5.stl and simple_spacer_32x10.stl )
• the Spool Adapter for perfect fitting of different spools
• a Filament Clip

For sealing your boxes, you may find this things useful to control humidity:

• SAMLA Lid Clips
• Angled Dry Box Feeder or 1.75mm Filament Feeder for Dry Box

Other things:

• Filament Wallsupport

Print Settings

Rafts: 

• Rafts:

  Doesn't Matter

• Supports:

  No

• Resolution:

  0.3mm layer

• Infill:

  20%

• Notes:

  I print it without bottom layer - this prevents wraping on my non heated print bed.

Versions

Version 2.0: The customizer calculates the correct tube length, now. So it should be easier to create for different boxes.

Version 2.0.1: fix for latest customizer version 

Instructions

Parts list for each box:

• IKEA SAMLA Boxe with Lid (22 l / 6 gallon) 798.508.75
• 32mm installation tube/pipe (1.25 inch should also fit)
• 2x printed socket
• 6x M4x8 bolt (M4x10mm can also be used)
• 6x M4 nuts
• 6x M4 washers

Tools you need:

• electric drill
• 4mm drill
• a pipe cutter or a miter box with saw
• screw driver

Build steps

• print two sockets for each box
• print one drilling jig
• use the drilling jig to drill the three holes on each side of the box
• mount the sockets as you see on the images
• cut the installation tube/pipe at 315mm (12.4inch)

Put the spools on the tube and put it onto the sockets. Now push the side wall a little bit apart and the tube will snap into the sockets.