Clicky Life Counter

Version 2 available: https://www.printables.com/model/706329-clicky-live-counter-v2 
featuring: Fully printable, better surface finish

My handy little 12 sided clicky level or life counter is designed to support games, where counting to 10 is essential. It features the numbers 0-9, an asterisk * and a blank space. I mainly use it to play Munchkin and sometimes just as a fidget toy to keep the fingers busy. I suggest printing a colorful variety of Top and Bottom parts and to mix them as you want over and over again.

I designed this thing from scratch using Tinkercad. However I was heavily inspired by KidSwidden

Printing

Print each of the four parts at 0.2mm with 20% infill should be enough. I set my slicer to pause at certain layers in order to manually switch colors. Highly recommended!

I printed it using PLA and PETG (not at the same time though)

Assembly

• Put the Spring head on the spring and put both together into the Top part.
• Put the Top on the Bottom part
• if available: apply a small drop of oil to the thread
• Fasten the screw using a 1-Cent coin
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Inspiration

This thing is inspired by KidSwiddens 12 Click Life Counter https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3732056

In contrast to KidSwiddens original design, I tried to make the device

• significantly smaller in order to reduce print time and material usage.
• usable with one hand even though it requires some training
• work with less tolerances
• hold the top firmly
• distribute the numbers evenly
• print without supports

What I tried to do in the same way he did was

• the numbering
• the mechanics