Speaker Drawer for "The Hive" Modular Hex Drawers

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**WORK IN PROGRESS** Instead of replacing my (very) old Creative T3150W desktop speakers, I decided to make a bit of a project out of rewiring them and making new housings. I replaced the wire, sleeved it, and added some metal 3.5mm jacks behind each speaker awhile ago, and have been tossing around different ideas for the housings. So I set that project aside for awhile. Got my first printer about a month ago and printed some Hive modules the other day. Randomly happened to notice that the modules are a perfect fit for my speakers, so I modified an "Improved" Hive drawer with a 53mm chamfered hole (once again, MatterControl was quickest - I'm starting to learn DesignSpark Mechanical, 123Design, and FreeCAD) and printed a quick test in Prusament PETG. Quality is a bit rough because I'm trying out a .6mm nozzle right now.... and because it's PETG. MatterControl isn't exactly "parametric," so I didn't bother with screw holes and just drilled/tapped them the old fashioned way. Tapping is optional, but eliminated the need for nuts. All in all I'm pretty happy with how it turned out for a random idea that I was able to bring to life in less than 3 hours total, including print time. Unfortunately it's not the kind of Thing that can be easily replicated unless you happen to have the right size speakers, and different speakers will have different mounting patterns. In any case, updates in the future will probably include a threaded hole for the 3.5mm jack in the back, plus improved mounting and a grille up front.