Lens Rack on Thingiverse

**zzaletel** · 03-03-2022, 02:59 PM - **3 Likes**

More of a novelty than anything, I will admit I am tempted to print one out:

Lens Rack (Pentax K-mount) by walter - Thingiverse

**UncleVanya** · 03-03-2022, 03:20 PM

Originally posted by zzaletel

More of a novelty than anything, I will admit I am tempted to print one out:

Lens Rack (Pentax K-mount) by walter - Thingiverse

That would work well for storing lenses in a drawer. Hmmmm. I wonder what this would cost to have printed?

**GUB** · 03-03-2022, 03:24 PM

Funny I have just been thinking about buying a bunch of cheap K mount caps off ali and screwing them to the back wall of my cabinet.

kypfer · 03-03-2022, 03:46 PM

Originally posted by GUB

Funny I have just been thinking about buying a bunch of cheap K mount caps off ali and screwing them to the back wall of my cabinet.

The lens-cap solution is far more flexible … you can adjust the spacing to fit in the lenses you particularly own, so, potentially, getting more in, rather than having to leave large areas of empty space around each mount "just in case"

**patharan** · 03-03-2022, 03:50 PM

Originally posted by UncleVanya

That would work well for storing lenses in a drawer. Hmmmm. I wonder what this would cost to have printed?

3D Printing Service | Instant 3D Printing Quote | Order 3D Prints will have their robot give you a quote. I'll report back what they say.

**Lowell Goudge** · 03-03-2022, 04:57 PM - **1 Like**

But will it hold my DA560?

**zzaletel** · 03-03-2022, 05:17 PM

Originally posted by Lowell Goudge

But will it hold my DA560?

I'll mount my Telyt 560mm on it once I print to check.

**UncleVanya** · 03-03-2022, 05:55 PM

Originally posted by Lowell Goudge

But will it hold my DA560?

With a lead plate screwed into it. And a deep drawer!

**RobA_Oz** · 03-03-2022, 06:27 PM

Originally posted by UncleVanya

That would work well for storing lenses in a drawer. Hmmmm. I wonder what this would cost to have printed?

Probably cheaper to holesaw a plastic cutting board and fix some cheap K-mount rear caps into the holes. Or maybe 3D print your own inserts just for practice or fun.

I'm still not sure why you'd want to do it, or more accurately what its practical use might be.

**Lowell Goudge** · 03-03-2022, 07:10 PM

Originally posted by RobA_Oz

Probably cheaper to holesaw a plastic cutting board and fix some cheap K-mount rear caps into the holes. Or maybe 3D print your own inserts just for practice or fun.

Or maybe buy a bunch of “as is” k bodies and teleconverters and salvage the mounts

**UncleVanya** · 03-03-2022, 07:17 PM

Originally posted by RobA_Oz

Probably cheaper to holesaw a plastic cutting board and fix some cheap K-mount rear caps into the holes. Or maybe 3D print your own inserts just for practice or fun.

I'm still not sure why you'd want to do it, or more accurately what its practical use might be.

I’ve been looking at putting lenses in drawers in furniture. Many are short enough to store in this way. It’s rigid and doesn’t let them flop around, doesn’t require padding, allows good air access to allow for dessicant trays, and seems easy to move lenses around as the collection changes. But I probably will use plastic sign materials to make dividers and join them with u pins.

**UncleVanya** · 03-03-2022, 08:54 PM

This is more likely what I will use in the drawers:

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romay · 03-04-2022, 05:38 AM

Wow, nice rack!

Jonathan Mac · 03-04-2022, 05:43 AM

This is a nice idea but it need a facility to be able to stack one on top of another, perhaps using long screws at each corner to be able to vary the height (because you couldn't just set another on top due to the different lengths of the lenses.

bdery · 03-04-2022, 05:47 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by RobA_Oz

Probably cheaper to holesaw a plastic cutting board and fix some cheap K-mount rear caps into the holes.

3D printing has gone way down in price. The OP's image shows o-rings, THAT might make things more complex and expensive but not by much.

I'd guess that printing this thing would cost a few tens of dollars.

As for me, when I grab a lens I want it to have a lens cap on, so I'd probably holesaw something and just insert the lens with its cap in it

03-03-2022, 02:59 PM - 3 Likes	#1
zzaletel Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Alaska Posts: 525	Lens Rack on Thingiverse More of a novelty than anything, I will admit I am tempted to print one out: Lens Rack (Pentax K-mount) by walter - Thingiverse

03-03-2022, 03:20 PM	#2
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,400	Originally posted by zzaletel More of a novelty than anything, I will admit I am tempted to print one out: Lens Rack (Pentax K-mount) by walter - Thingiverse That would work well for storing lenses in a drawer. Hmmmm. I wonder what this would cost to have printed? Last edited by UncleVanya; 03-03-2022 at 03:34 PM.

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GUB Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Wanganui Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,760	Funny I have just been thinking about buying a bunch of cheap K mount caps off ali and screwing them to the back wall of my cabinet.

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kypfer Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Jersey C.I. Posts: 3,592	Originally posted by GUB Funny I have just been thinking about buying a bunch of cheap K mount caps off ali and screwing them to the back wall of my cabinet. The lens-cap solution is far more flexible … you can adjust the spacing to fit in the lenses you particularly own, so, potentially, getting more in, rather than having to leave large areas of empty space around each mount "just in case"

03-03-2022, 03:50 PM	#5
patharan Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 43	Originally posted by UncleVanya That would work well for storing lenses in a drawer. Hmmmm. I wonder what this would cost to have printed? 3D Printing Service \| Instant 3D Printing Quote \| Order 3D Prints will have their robot give you a quote. I'll report back what they say.

03-03-2022, 04:57 PM - 1 Like	#6
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,886	But will it hold my DA560?

03-03-2022, 05:17 PM	#7
zzaletel Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Alaska Posts: 525 Original Poster	Originally posted by Lowell Goudge But will it hold my DA560? I'll mount my Telyt 560mm on it once I print to check.

03-03-2022, 05:55 PM	#8
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,400	Originally posted by Lowell Goudge But will it hold my DA560? With a lead plate screwed into it. And a deep drawer!

03-03-2022, 06:27 PM	#9
RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,197	Originally posted by UncleVanya That would work well for storing lenses in a drawer. Hmmmm. I wonder what this would cost to have printed? Probably cheaper to holesaw a plastic cutting board and fix some cheap K-mount rear caps into the holes. Or maybe 3D print your own inserts just for practice or fun. I'm still not sure why you'd want to do it, or more accurately what its practical use might be.

03-03-2022, 07:10 PM	#10
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,886	Originally posted by RobA_Oz Probably cheaper to holesaw a plastic cutting board and fix some cheap K-mount rear caps into the holes. Or maybe 3D print your own inserts just for practice or fun. Or maybe buy a bunch of “as is” k bodies and teleconverters and salvage the mounts

03-03-2022, 07:17 PM	#11
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,400	Originally posted by RobA_Oz Probably cheaper to holesaw a plastic cutting board and fix some cheap K-mount rear caps into the holes. Or maybe 3D print your own inserts just for practice or fun. I'm still not sure why you'd want to do it, or more accurately what its practical use might be. I’ve been looking at putting lenses in drawers in furniture. Many are short enough to store in this way. It’s rigid and doesn’t let them flop around, doesn’t require padding, allows good air access to allow for dessicant trays, and seems easy to move lenses around as the collection changes. But I probably will use plastic sign materials to make dividers and join them with u pins.

03-04-2022, 05:38 AM	#13
romay Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 113	Wow, nice rack!

03-04-2022, 05:43 AM	#14
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,894	This is a nice idea but it need a facility to be able to stack one on top of another, perhaps using long screws at each corner to be able to vary the height (because you couldn't just set another on top due to the different lengths of the lenses.

03-04-2022, 05:47 AM - 1 Like	#15
bdery Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Quebec city, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,357	Originally posted by RobA_Oz Probably cheaper to holesaw a plastic cutting board and fix some cheap K-mount rear caps into the holes. 3D printing has gone way down in price. The OP's image shows o-rings, THAT might make things more complex and expensive but not by much. I'd guess that printing this thing would cost a few tens of dollars. As for me, when I grab a lens I want it to have a lens cap on, so I'd probably holesaw something and just insert the lens with its cap in it