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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 79 points 10 months 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 10 months ago

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

[-] turtlepower@lemm.ee 11 points 10 months ago

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

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 23 points 10 months ago

Don't check the local library

[-] DarkwinDuck@feddit.de 7 points 10 months ago
[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 8 points 10 months ago

Are you your own friend?

  1. Yes: Use your own
  2. No: Library
[-] nuez_jr@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

Go to your local library to find a friend.

[-] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

This is the way.

[-] MrZee@lemm.ee 30 points 10 months 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 10 months ago

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

[-] Nemo@midwest.social 9 points 10 months ago

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

[-] Blamemeta@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

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

[-] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 3 points 10 months ago

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 10 months 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 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months ago

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

[-] MicrosoftSam@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months 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

[-] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 2 points 10 months ago

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

[-] kattenluik@feddit.nl 5 points 10 months 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 10 months ago

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

[-] PotjiePig@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months 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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