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Bakercube measuring cube

by Tom Leszczynski

You can buy a commercial version of the measuring cube, dishwasher safe, food-grade material, durable injection-molded plastic:
https://www.ebay.com/str/MeasuringCube

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bakercube | Version 3 | Combined Imperial and Metric | includes in-line measurements of adjacent containers | 89 mm, 3.5" cube

Cups: 1 cup, 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup, 1/4 cup. Tablespoons: 2 tbsp, 1 tbsp, 1/2 tbsp | in-line: 3-1/2 tbsp, 3 tbsp, 2-1/2 tbsp, 1-1/2 tbsp. Teaspoons: 1 tsp, 1/2 tsp, 1/4 tsp | in-line: 1-3/4 tsp, 1-1/2 tsp, 3/4 tsp. Metric: 240 mL, 120 mL, 60 mL, 30 mL, 15 mL, 7.5 mL, 5 mL, 2.5 mL, 1.25 mL | in-line: 52.5 mL, 45 mL, 37.5 mL, 22.5 mL, 8.75 mL, 7.5 mL, 3.75 mL.

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bakercube | Version 2:

1 cup (236.588 mL), 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup, 1/4 cup, 1/8 cup, 1/4 teaspoon, 1/2 teaspoon, 1 teaspoon (4.928 mL), 1/2 tablespoon, 1 tablespoon. Size: 89 mm (3.5") cube.

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bakercube | Original:

1 cup (236.588 mL), 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup, 1/4 cup, 1/5 cup, 1/4 teaspoon, 1/2 teaspoon, 1 teaspoon (4.928 mL), 1 tablespoon. Size: 90 mm (3.5") cube.

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bakercube | Metric:

250 mL, 125 mL, 100 mL, 75 mL, 50 mL, 1/4 teaspoon, 1/2 teaspoon, 1 teaspoon (4.928 mL), 1 tablespoon. Size: 93 mm cube.

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MiniCube:

1/2 cup (118.294 mL), 1/3 cup, 1/4 cup, 1/16 teaspoon, 1/8 teaspoon, 1/4 teaspoon, 1/2 teaspoon, 1 teaspoon (4.928 mL), 2 teaspoons, 1/2 tablespoon, 1 tablespoon, 2 tablespoons. Size: 76 mm (3") cube.

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All containers share (within reason) common walls for the most compact shape and the minimum filament use.

How to use: fill all the way up for the correct volume for each container.

We printed at 0.1 mm layer, 12% fill, 0.2 mm layer should also be fine. Supports: NONE.

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Enjoy

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Make it in silicone: tbd, we need something solid, the winning material now is a compound commonly used in the food industry: it's extremely strong, survives the heat of a dishwasher, and it is FDA approved. It's much more expensive than a "regular" plastic, but well worth the price for the performance we need.

Make it in stainless: yes, after we reach break-even volumes in plastic. We don't want to get over our heads with separate production lines unless we have sufficient funds to control the process; startups are expensive. We already have a large number of stainless quotes, and we may introduce metals before the end of the campaign.

Cup size: my personal hell, with so many definitions of the cup. Good news: the difference between the “legal” and the “customary” US cup is around 1%, so whatever we choose it shouldn’t make a big difference. For cup definition enthusiasts: there are 20+ of them in use throughout the world; the current bakercube is using the best option to get started.

Larger cubes (I assume starting at 2 cups): sure, after we take care of the regular and the mini version.

Europe: yes, we’ll be shipping there.

Canada: Qui, bien sûr.

MiniCube: After it’s big brother is delivered, we need to take it one step at the time.

Volume Discounts: We'll offer volume discounts and early birds… with the shipping cost of multiple bakercubes close to the cost of shipping of a single bakercube.

Specs: Dishwasher safe, holds liquids, food grade, FDA safe, BPA-free... Yes, that's the plastic we selected, it's commonly used in the food industry.

Emails in the survey: we'll use them exclusively to let you know when the campaign is ready.

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The bakercube(TM).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRR7TU2lqPo

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