Minecraft Wolf/Dog Clicker

This Minecraft wolf/dog fidget toy uses a Cherry MX keyboard switch, or similar (I’m using a cheap Outemu Clicky Green switch purchased from Aliexpress), and features articulated legs. The head section can be pressed in to click (if you use a switch that clicks).

No supports are needed when printing.

A few of the part have designed-in mouse ears for bed adhesion and break off supports. Please refer to the setup by step assembly guide below for details on removing these.

Step 1: Remove the support from neck/mane part with some piers

Step 2: Break off the 4 small supports from the head retainer ring

Step 3: Place the head retainer ring on the assembly fixture. Align the flat on the head retainer ring to the flat on the fixture

Step 4: Stack the neck/mane part on to the fixture with the clips on the head retainer ring extending through the slots as shown

Step 5: Stack the collar on top, again with the head retainer clips extending through the slots. If you want your model to be a wolf, print the collar in the same colour as the body.

Put this stack of parts aside.

Step 6: Insert eyes, noise and mouth part in to the face as show

Push directly downward. The nose is on a flexure that has to bend and then snap back up in to place.

At this point the nose flexure is about to bend, a gentle press should be all it needs to snap in to place. So long as your printer is well set up.

Here the piece is pushed all the way in:

Step 7: Place the head on to to the stack of parts prepared earlier. Pushing it straight down with the two curved slots aligned to the clips.

This is the trickiest part of the assembly. The top two clips go in pretty easily, but the bottom two need a bit of care. I’ve found gently pushing on each with a very small, flat blade screwdriver, or a thin metal ruler, while pushing the head down can help.

When correctly in place, there should be no gap between the head and collar, even with a gentle tug on the head. The head should twist from side to side by +/-15°.

I have broken the clips. If this happens, any pieces remaining in the head piece can be removed with tweezers or sharp-nosed piers, and a new head retainer clip can be printed.

Step 8: Insert the mechanical keyboard switch in to the head. Note the orientation. The plunger is a rectangle and should point towards the two guide rails. The switch will not go in rotated 90°/270° from this orientation.

Step 9: Put the back legs in to the body. They are the longer on the two pairs of legs.

Step 10: Push a strand of 1.75mm filament in to the hole to form a hinge pin. Push gently down while gripping with pliers.

Cut off the each end of the filament flush using side cutters.

Remove the mouse bites from the bottom of the legs.

Step 11: Insert the tail. Make sure you can see all the way through the hole, and push another piece of filament in to the hole to form a hinge pin. Again, cutting it flush on each side of the body with side cutters.

Step 12: Push on the head. Aligned the head to the side rails and push firm on. The head should engage with the keyboard switch and be held in place.

Step 13: Attach the front legs. Again, a piece of filament is used as the hinge pin for each. Push it through the holes and cut off the excess.

Finished wolf/dog