Easy Drawer Dividers

My workshop drawers can be a mess. So I finally decided to make some simple drawer dividers from 3d-printed clips and white marker MDF boards. With 3 different shaped clips and variable length boards you can customize any drawer division in infinite ways. It’s cheap, easy, very flexible, and functional!

1. 2 feet by 4 feet black chalk/white marker MDF board from your home center. It is about 3/16" thick. These boards are pretty inexpensive.
2. 3d printer and PLA filament

3d print several of the three different board connectors. One connector is for the corners, another for along edges, and the third one for the centers where four boards meet. The files I provided print a whole array of connectors at the same time. You will need two connectors for each joint; one on top and one on the bottom. The connectors friction fit to the boards.

Now lay out how you want to divide a specific drawer. How many compartments, how wide and long each compartment should be, and how to fit your layout snugly into the drawer to maximize space use. Measure how tall each board should be for that drawer, let’s say 2.5 inches. Then cut 2.5 inch wide strips from the 2’ by 4’ MDF white marker board. Cut the strips to the proper length to match your drawer layout. Each connector takes about 3/8” of space between adjoining boards, so you have to account for that. To make the layout stable you want to have a complete frame around the outside of your layout.

Clip the connectors to the bottom and top of each board, they should fit tightly. Assemble the dividers inside the drawer. The result should be a tightly fitting framework of compartments within your drawer.

You are done. Now go and organize!