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Update: There's been a few iterations since this one with more focus on print-ability: Deconstructed Puzzle Cube (several options) Lament Configuration Puzzle Box (simplified) This Hellraiser themed puzzle box, The Lament Configuration or…
Following on from my first toy robot arm This one is a bit more modular and can be used as a toy, desk lamp, microphone or camera stand via swappable add-on components. The gearbox code has also been fully reworked. More components to…
OG Lament Configuration for your Hell Priest or Kirsty Cotton cosplay in homage to the classic horror, Hellraiser. An actual, working puzzle box! Do you dare enter "The Labyrinth"? Updated for ease of printing and assembly. It's still a…
Parametrized Music Box - Print in Place also on MyMinifactory and GitHub Musical calculations remixed from Parametric Music Box See it in action and in closer I'd strongly suggest ABS or something with good fatigue resistance for this…
I've been wanting to create a fully actuated robot arm using print-in-place techniques for a while. Here is the first stage, a simple toy knocked up real quick like, sorry for the scad - it's a real hatchet job. In future I'd like to…
Playing around with more gear ratios. Might use this in a puzzle… Customized version of https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3497579 Created with Customizer! https://www.thingiverse.com/apps/customizer/run?thing\_id=3497579 Instructions…
The previous print-in-place design was quite an ambitious 36 hour print, sensitive to clearances and elephant's foot. It was a lot to ask for an all or nothing chance at success. This version is designed to be printed in separate…
The kids were quite impressed by some of the popular "Surprise Egg" models, however I was quite disappointed they were encumbered by a NoDerivatives license. Only one thing for it, make my own customizable version free to share and…
Not much of a puzzle, really. Just turn the knob. Print in place, fully assembled, no supports. Just be sure to have your tolerances dialled in and your slicer preserves the one-layer gap in the outer ring gears. After printing, remove…
See original for more options and details. Trying to keep this release nice and simple. Includes gold inlay as a separate model for a flush finish for MMU capable printers or dual extruders. Print both lower-art-v4.2.stl and…
Quick Note: The 3-layered ‘quick’ and ‘thic’ versions are best. Various sizes included. One of the key elements of the original Falcon Clamp not preserved in the Mantis Clamp is a compound planetary gearbox featuring fused sun gears.…
A different take on the compound planetary gearbox. This time, we use split sun gears, synchronize the ring and planet gears. One sun gear will be fixed to the threaded shaft of the potentiometer (or some kind of tuning capacitor), the…
Customizer for the "Falcon" Clamp, a demo of the Solid Core Compound Planetary Gearbox . Print in place design using a novel planetary gearbox which allows for solid sun and planet gears common to both stages with crazy gear ratios…
The Lament configuration - art by artist064 "The original Lament Configuration was created by Simon Sayce for the original Hellraiser movie". I have attempted to remain faithful to the original design, however it is apparent that multiple…
This bracelet uses a magnetic clasp which closes flush so it won't catch on anything... Customizer included, but example shown uses a 2.8mm diameter nail (cut to length) and 6x2.5mm cylindrical magnets. Scale for size or fully customize…
Navigate the hidden maze by turning the two dials. Print in place, fully assembled - optimized for 0.2mm layer height. Run a sharp edge around the seams to separate the dials and internal sliders if necessary. As for the locking…
Originally remixed from "Hi-ratio evoloid planetary gear" by Parkinbot (thing:4127285) We can obtain still higher ratios if we use evenly spaced planet gears with tooth counts which wouldn't normally mesh with a conventional ring gear. We…
This one is a bit bigger making it quite useful for other applications. As a phone holder or in the kitchen to drain a bottle of honey or sauce. Just a handy size. One of the key elements of the original Falcon Clamp not preserved in the…
Another demo of the Solid Compound Planetary Gearbox with updated source, tidying up and refining the geometry. SCAD is still an unreadable mess, but a slightly improved. Incorporating clamping jaws and knob options. Print in place, fully…
Updated version with decorative pattern and smaller, updated gearbox. First attempt at encoder wheel. The embossed pattern requires an external workflow with MeshLab to simplify the mesh, so the Customizer won't handle that. I have…
Compound planetary gears with 11:1 ratio to achieve 10 full turns from a standard (almost) single turn potentiometer. Shown with 18mm guitar pot. The cap is glued on, either to outer ring or to the central gear for a slowly rotating dial.…
Experimental Nut Cracker. Awaiting testing. Pictured with aluminium reinforced jaws, though on its own has a hard bite. Gear ratio 1:41.667. Prints in place fully assembled without supports. IMPORTANT: Print at 0.2mm layer height if using…
Simple print-in-place Cryptex using multiple rows of key teeth to allow wide-format treasure boxes. post-processing and demo Key combination can be adjusted by jumbling the character array. Any characters may be included in any order (or…
An updated attempt at making a printable music box based on Parametric Music Box using my own planetary gear arrangement. The fatal flaw of the previous design was fatigue failure of the comb. This is an experiment in using alternative…
To follow on from previous designs, if we target less extreme gear ratios we have more room to move with our choice of gears. In particular, it would be most beneficial to have fused sun gears in both stages. This would allow for the…
Wind turbine for Print in Place Music Box This was added as an afterthought to press-fit onto the knob. I neglected to publish it with the original model (Customizer requires only one scad source file per model). Might have come from…
Dual Z without the hardware. An additional belt to support the far end of the X gantry. Particularly useful to reduce ringing in direct drive setups and improve consistency of bed leveling. Requires ~700mm x 6mm timing belt and a couple…
This is a rough prototype to test the locking mechanism. Needs a few more embellishments but I doubt I will get around to that. Puzzle box consisting of four sliding latches which must all be placed in the correct position in order to…
Falcon Clamp V2 - not so much an improvement but an alternate version using gear cutting techniques from: Parkinbot Using Rudolf Huttary's gear cutting technique opens up some new gear combinations with support for profile shift and…
Multi-catch live capture mouse trap. Basically a jig to hold some nails in place to form a one-way opening for small rodents. Requires nails (~3mm diameter x ~50mm) x 16 and a non-chewable container. A large tin, jar or mesh cage would…
Spheroform with Tetrahedral Symmetry Inspired by Angus one Friday night Ultimate Solids of Constant Width . I thought I would combine the ideas of tetrahedral symmetry and a low poly/fast OpenSCAD implementation. Third attempt following…
Just... Couldn't... Resist... Category: 3D Printing Tests
Beer bottle mouse trap with magnetic latch. I thought PET bottles might be a bit easy to chew through. I'm also considering relocating the coin over the opening so the mouse inside has no exposed plastic to chew. This is a remix from…
Riddles in the Dark (The Hobbit) in puzzle box form! post-processing and demo Don't forget to set Z-Seam Alignment to Random. Artifacts will reveal the solution as it is printed in the solved position. I would love to see some more…
The Lament configuration - art by artist064 "The original Lament Configuration was created by Simon Sayce for the original Hellraiser movie". I have attempted to remain faithful to the original design, however it is apparent that multiple…
Puzzle Egg with internal maze Printing and assembly instructions - https://youtu.be/ZabESJmFGFc A working Customizer So what if it's a lazy remix of two of my previous models in a holiday theme? Category: Puzzles
I saw a Torsen differential recently and thought it was an interesting concept. Something about the symmetry appealed to me. Anyway, I was thinking about how it could be improved upon for the purposes of 3D printability. Firstly, we can…
Work in progress. One step closer to SLA. Bear with me, this is my first attempt designing for resin and I have yet to print it. Aiming to proof it on a Creality LD-002H which should fit. The "alt" version uses a uniform embossing of…
Quickly undo shoelaces without untying. In before they stop selling shoes with laces altogether. This remix comes with a small personal touch using the Customizer. Category: Fashion
Work in progress. One step closer to SLA. Bear with me, this is my first attempt designing for resin and I have yet to print it. Aiming to proof it on a Creality LD-002H which should fit. Category: Puzzles
Work in progress (awaiting parts - some of which have arrived to rekindle my interest). Not ready for printing as I just realized the "ring" teeth won't clear the center spacers of the "planets" of the top and bottom layers. Was thinking…
I've seen a few designs (including my own) exploiting control of printing at individual layer precision. Examples include progressive bridging, stacking prints and print-in-place moving parts. I'm not sure how consistent various slicers…
Puzzle Ball with internal maze. Miniaturized version with a payload to fit 4 Australian $2 coins, hence the name. Printing and assembly instructions - https://youtu.be/ZabESJmFGFc Same assembly method applies, however it is much more…
Heating milk in the microwave is a convenient way to make espresso coffee, but it never gets hot enough due to localised hotspots boiling over before the bulk of the fluid is heated through. This device continually stirs the milk or…
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