Hey guys. I was wondering if anyone had and ideas / knew of an existing stl for a paper folder or folding document organizer. I couldn’t find anything on thangs or printables that would keep the paper from bending over time.

Anyone have any thoughts or ideas? I would be using this to store print outs and related documents from a pen and paper rpg.

  • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    To store and organize it how? For carry, or for hanging on a wall, placing on a desk…?

    For the majority of ideas that lend themselves towards storing a full sheet of paper flat in some manner – be it a clipboard, clamshell, desk tower paper tray organizer, wall hanger, or similar – I think you’re going to run into the limitation that it will inherently require at least one flat surface slightly larger than a sheet of paper, be it letter or A4 in your locale. And that is likely to be too big for the printing area on the majority of people’s printers.

    I know this is heresy on a 3D printing community but there are applications to which a 3D printed object is not practical or economical. An accordion document organizer is only a few bucks at the office supply store, and you can probably even find ordinary folders and clipboards at your local dollar store. If you must DIY it, I think you’d have better luck making some kind of origami contraption out of posterboard or something.

    • poejreed@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Yeah, i was starting to get that feeling as i was thinking about it.

      My current idea to get around that is to use cardboard from boxes for the large flat surfaces. Maybe i can make some soft of a frame that snaps together to allow it to bend idk? I’m still thinking