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I have these wire shelves that are held together with these plastic caps. I'm reconfiguring the layout and ran out of caps. It's been a decade+/- since we got these, and I can't remember the name. Does anyone know where I can get more of these caps? Or, at least, what these caps and/or shelves are called, so I can go hunting for them?

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[-] dingus@lemmy.ml 80 points 1 year ago

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:586040

If you aren't satisfied with the ones you can find on amazon, here's one you can get a friend with a 3D printer to print up.

[-] mihnt@kbin.social 28 points 1 year ago

Check your local library if you don't have a friend with a printer.

[-] turtlepower@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

What if I don't have a friend without a printer?

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 23 points 1 year ago

Don't check the local library

[-] DarkwinDuck@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago
[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago

Are you your own friend?

  1. Yes: Use your own
  2. No: Library
[-] nuez_jr@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Go to your local library to find a friend.

[-] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

This is the way.

[-] MrZee@lemm.ee 31 points 1 year ago

I just searched Amazon for “wire shelf connectors” and got lots of results. I’d check measurements, but here is one result that might work:

Dailydanny Wire Cube Plastic Connector 50Pcs Wire Grid Cube Organizer Connector for Modular Closet Storage Organizer and Wire Shelving (White) https://a.co/d/aQjeY8N

[-] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 16 points 1 year ago

I searched google and didn't get these. Friggin targeted search results! Thank you so much!

[-] Nemo@midwest.social 9 points 1 year ago

I was also trying to find these this week, and am also thankful!

[-] Blamemeta@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Google is so useless these days. It ignores all the special search stuff to just deliver more ads

Agreed. It is very annoying. Qwant seems to do ok, as does DuckDuckGo, but Google has failed me almost every time.

[-] tleb@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago

They're called C&C. I use them for making cages for my guinea pigs. There's lots of options on Amazon, they're somewhat universal.

[-] TheObserver@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Wow that's a blast from the past. I've still got one that's blue from when i was a kid. Sits in my attic torn down as they always fall apart if u bumped into it wrong.

Searching "wire shelf plastic connectors" on ebay will give you exactly what you want.

[-] Uranium_Green@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Pro tip, if the joints on them are starting to not hold together of their own accord and you don't want them to fall apart: use zip ties on the edges/corners to reinforce them.

[-] blackfire@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

You can get them on Amazon. Look for wire racking an they will be in there somewhere.

[-] MicrosoftSam@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Wow this brings back memories, my family had a bunch of these years ago I don't know what they're called but you could try 3d printing those caps

Definitely a good idea! But they're under enough pressure that 3d printed parts wouldn't hold up.

[-] kattenluik@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty positive they would with standard PLA, but at the very least you could print them with a stronger material that absolutely would hold up.

[-] Aasikki@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

I think you're underestimating how strong 3D prints actually can be!

[-] PotjiePig@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

If you're crafty, I feel like this is something you could make out of a wooden 2x2 or a dowel stick, a jigsaw and a drill with the right bits.

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