Lately I’ve been working on my home coffee station for a bit. The reason for that were some upgrades I was making (tamp, IMS basket, puck screen) and soon I will also be moving to single dosing (more on that in another blog post!).

As I’ve been adding these accessories, I felt like the coffee station would get very crowded and unorganized. Here is a before picture with the new tamp and other stuff, but without the single dosing setup yet.

For that reason, I decided to spin up the good ol’ internet and look for some solutions to this problem.

Inspiration and idea

I knew I wanted things be pretty compact. I didn’t want to take up very much counter space with this. During my research, I found this 3D model on Printables. https://www.printables.com/model/660842-breville-bes878bss-barista-pro-espresso-machine-to

That gave me the idea and inspiration for my own remix of this.

I liked the general idea, because everything is (hopefully, did not print the organizer yet as of writing) nicely stored in a central space, keeping everything else tidy. However, I did have some modifications in mind:

• Have a dedicated space for the milk jug
• My WDT tool does not have threads
• Have a space for the puck screen
• Have a space for the RDT water spray
• I don’t have a leveler (yet, who knows?), so I didn’t need the space for that

With those in mind, I set out to build my own version.

3D model and print

With the plan in mind, I set out to modify the model linked above. I do all my 3D modeling in Fusion 360, so I imported the model there. And a part of me already knew what was coming. I’ve always really struggled with importing existing STL files to Fusion and then working with them. And this one was no different.

Disclaimer: This is not the fault of the creator of the original model and (most likely) not the fault of Fusion either, it’s probably (like most things) a user issue 🙂

After some fussing and fighting (maybe also some swearing), I finally got to a point where I was happy with how things looked. This is how the model looks like:

Let me explain what is happening here:

1. Place to rest the tamper
2. Slots for Puck screens (make some extra to have room for growth)
3. Slot for the RDT spray bottle
4. Slot where my WDT holder will slide over and stay in place
5. Drip/Drying tray for the milk jug
6. Holder for the portafilter

Because the overhangs on the sides are quite sharp, Bambu Lab said I should print with supports enabled, so I did.

Here are the print settings I used:

• 0.20mm layer height
• 10% grid infill
• Tree supports

I used black Overture PETG filament for the print.

This is how it turned out:

Result

I am very happy with the final result. It now gives me a dedicated space for all the tools I use on a regular basis. There are a few minor nitpicks which could be improved, but for now I am very happy with how it works.

Areas which could be improved:

• The ring for the WDT tool to slide on could be a bit bigger to make the fit tight, right now it is a bit loose
• The ring for the RDT spay could be a bit tighter
• The general fit could be a bit better. It doesn’t fit edge-to-edge perfectly on the top of the machine

Initially I was also worried that the portafilter would be too heavy and tip the whole organizer to the front, but that is not an issue at all.

Bye

I hope this post and/or print was helpful to you. Feel free to reach out via comments/contact form/socials if you have and feedback or questions.

You can find the model on Printables.

Until next time! 👋