"Stable Genius" 200mm Painting Turntable

A fully 3D printed painting turntable that gets your work up off the bench and lets you rotate it while painting.

Other painting turntables got me thinking. I wanted a generous 200 mm table with as little wobble as possible, and integrated pyramid pins to keep models raised off the flat surface while painting. That became the Stable Genius, with four paddles to turn it by and a fully printed bearing.

 The circular platform is 200 mm across, sitting approximately 100 mm above the bench. It has 805 small pyramid supports with flat tips to minimise contact with your workpiece, and four tabs every 90° to assist in turning the table efficiently. Designed for miniatures and light painting projects.

The hollow pedestal keeps filament use down, with a broad 190 mm foot. A captive printed sliding-ring bearing provides rotation, and the platform lifts off for cleaning. Assembly uses only the printed parts.

UPDATE: I've created two new platters - one version with a smooth top, and another reversible version to let you use the smooth or pyramid standoff version, depending on your needs!

 Printing and assembly

• Designed to print without supports, with the platform’s pyramids facing upwards.

• Supplied profile uses PLA, a 0.4 mm nozzle and 0.20 mm layers.

• Print the bearing with both rings together in their supplied arrangement. After cooling, gently free the moving ring by hand before assembly.

• Fit the bearing onto the keyed pedestal, then seat the platform onto its four locating pins.

• Gluing the locating pins to the platter is completely optional, but I would recommend if you do, at least don't glue the bearing assembly to the pedestal. This allows disassembly for easier cleaning.

The pyramid supports and layout were modelled specifically for this platform. The bearing is based on Ada Cohen’s bearing generator.