How Would You Improve Slab Boxes? Aka Another Project For My 3d Printer

I don't have an opinion on the slab holders, but look forward to seeing where this goes.

For me, the frustration begins with the fact that NGC boxes do not adequately accommodate PCGS slabs and vice versa. The result is that slabs either don't fit properly or not at all (or slip to the next slot). Secondly, if you do mix slabs, the top of the box no longer fits. As for size, the max should be twenty to help both with weight and collection size. I am a collector not a dealer.

Very cool, I'll brain dump a bunch of thoughts below.

I only do slabs and own a lighthouse "fancy" slab box (the one with 50 slots). It fits both PCGS and NGC just fine.
I like the cool design but at the same time worry a bit that the materials used for the inserts might not be 100% safe (looks like they are glued and might come apart as the years go by). It would be nicer if the slots were more high-quality.

Would be cool if I could write what the box is for on top (professionally, that is) like: World Silver Crowns, Gold Yada yada, etc.

If you print in plastic, the inserts are gonna scratch the plastic.. that'd be troublesome. I'd prefer a softer material than the slab plastic (and archival safe, obviously). Also, plastic is ugly, I would not use a 3d printed box. I'd want a wood or metal exterior finish.

While the box is half-empty, it's possible to place some silica packs in the slots but once the box will be full, I will need to resort to place them above, which is ugly. Would be cool to have a place underneath the slots to lay flat some packs (maybe a drawer or similar, which would also allow to replace them without removing all slabs. This extra space could also be fitted with a temp/hum sensor to see all is good inside.

The lighthouse design is fine but thinking in the future, it won't scale well. What if I end up with many boxes? Do I stack them on top of each other? place them side by side? That will take so much place. A composite system might be more useful (like you can LEGO it to add more slots). Like 4 rows x 5 and then you can clamp a bunch of them together?

Removing the coins for viewing is a bit of a pain. How cool would it be if it were possible to lift and show up to x amount of slabs without removing and placing on a different tray? Kinda like an old disk player loading system. Likewise it would be nice to have a way to know which slab is which without randomly pickup up slabs (numbering system, way to write what is what on the inside of the lid, etc).

Cheers

I have all my slabe in the PCGS boxes, but the ANACS and NGC slabs don't fit well (too tall) so the cover will not go in properly. ( really do not want to start paying to have my slabs re done so they are all the same. - so a box that would fit any grading companiy slabs will fit AND have a lid that closes properly would be great (lid for dust control mostly.)