Pillbox 2077

WHY

I designed this for my girlfriend so that it could:

1. Contain enough pills for one day.
2. Be found wherever it was left.
3. Look cool.

It is surprisingly difficult to find a pillbox that can fulfil all of these criteria. Most of the pill boxes I found were either too small, difficult to fit in a small bag or just ugly. In particular, a lot of them look (unsurprisingly) medical. So, I tried to design something that looks cool, it's packable and contains enough pills. Then I decided to also add space for an AirTag, just because I think it's useful (and pills are pretty important). 

WHAT

This model is composed of 6 parts, some of them have variants:

• Top enclosure
• Bottom enclosure
• AirTag “lid”
• Drawer - 2 variant
• Drawer handle – 2 variants
• Top shield

The drawer can hold about 18 7.5mmX 21.5mm pills plus about 5 other of various dimensions. I know it's a random measurement. The chonkiest pill needs to be max 9mm. 

HOW

I printed all parts out of PLA, 0.2mm resolution and 10% to 100% infill (see below for print guide). The top and bottom enclosures are held together with M5*8 hex bolts and the drawer handle is attached to the drawer itself with M2*8 or M2*16 hex bolts (depending on the handle you choose). The M5 bolts screw into brass inserts that you need to drive in place with a soldering iron. I have tried to cut threads directly in the PLA but I was not getting very good results. 

You will need

• 5 x M5*8 hex bolts 
• 2 x M2*8 or M2*16 
• 5 x Threaded brass inserts M4*5.8*6.3
• 2 x (optional) Threaded brass inserts M2*2.5*3.6 for the drawer handle
• 4 x 4.5mm*9mm*2.6mm magnets

Print guide

• Pillbox2077_AirTag_cover 
  • 40% to 100% infill. Print thread facing up. No supports.
• Pillbox2077_drawer v1
  • 10% to 40% infill. Print with bottom of drawer on bed. No supports.
• Pillbox2077_drawer v2
  • Same as above
• Pillbox2077_drawer_handle v1
  • 50% to 100% infill. Print with screw entry holes facing up. No supports.
• Pillbox2077_drawer_handle v2
  • Same as above
• Pillbox2077_enclosure_bottom
  • 10% to 40% infill. Best results with exterior facing up and supports although time consuming. Print with a brim for best results. 
• Pillbox2077_enclosure_top
  • 10% to 40% infill. Best results with exterior facing down. Print with a brim for best results. 
• Pillbox2077_top_shield
  • Any infill level is good. Print with larder side on bed.

FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND HELP

I think I might add improved designs based on the issues that might arise. I also have plans for a “dock" of some kind that the drawers can slot in for multi-day packability. If you have any questions shoot me a message.