gtokid1

mcgybeer

Cali-Dragon!Is your printer able to produce quality prints? When printing organic models you don't really care about precision and tolerances, you want them to look pretty. This small print allows you to test:<ul><li>Surface smoothness (aka layer consistency)</li><li>Stringing</li><li>Small perimeters</li><li>Overhangs</li><li>Ghosting</li><li>Details</li><li>Multicolor</li></ul>If printed in multiple colors, I encourage you to print several at the same time. Build a Cali-Dragon army!

Cali-Dragon

Anna

The Crafty Maker

Created this cute hedgehog pencil holder for the #FunctionalArt competition on Thangs.This model can serve as a fun decorative piece for your desk or a perfect gift for animal lovers, and anyone with an appreciation for unique designs.It can hold up to 50 pencils.Prints without supports.

Pencil Hedgehog

OddPlasticity

As an owner of 3 cats, my shelf wouldn't be complete without a trio of ghost cats! If you enjoy these, it'd be lovely if you'd <a target="_blank" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mlambertfrw" rel="nofollow noopener">grab me a coffee</a>. Want more? Here are some extra ghost cats:<ul><li><a target="_blank" href="https://makerworld.com/en/models/42133#profileId-42762" rel="nofollow noopener">Ghost cat licking leg</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://makerworld.com/en/models/37949#profileId-36604" rel="nofollow noopener">Ghost cat stretching</a></li></ul>&nbsp;&nbsp;

Ghost Cat Trio

Lily

bensbigolbeard

<h2>An Icosahedron made of bevel gears.</h2><figure class="image"><img src="https://makerworld.bblmw.com/makerworld/draft/461626/2023-10-04_58621e1768a8e.gif"></figure>&nbsp;<h3>Assembly</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://makerworld.bblmw.com/makerworld/draft/461626/2024-01-27_56dec3bf3a3588.gif"></figure><h3>Text Assembly Instructions:</h3>Some folks have had trouble following the video above (sry, it's not as clear as I'd hoped), so here are some alternate instructions. The image shows the process, working from top left to bottom right.<figure class="image"><img src="https://makerworld.bblmw.com/makerworld/draft/461626/2023-10-22_97301cb6256.png"></figure>Image 1<ul><li>The first image above shows two large gears attached to the core, with one small gear in between them.</li><li>Point the larger gears' pointed teeth straight up (i just took the pin out on the opposite side, so it could sit flat for the pic). These points are indicated in red in the image.</li><li>Looking at the small gear, locate the three sides of the small triangle on the back and make sure that the insets (indicated with red “V”s in the image) are angled to accept the larger gears' pointed teeth.</li><li>You should then be able to add the next large gear with the point up, like you see in the first image.</li></ul>Image 2<ul><li>The second image shows the model flipped over 180 degrees, sitting on flat of the small gear that was just on top</li><li>Stick on the last large gear to the pin pointed up (it can be in any orientation at first)</li></ul>Image 3<ul><li>Find an empty gear slot and point it upwards.</li><li>Orient the large gears so the points are now pointing up around the empty small gear slot, similar to their orientation in the first image.</li><li>Pop in the small gear, with those triangle corner inset areas accepting the large gears' points</li></ul>Image 4<ul><li>repeat the previous step until all of the empty small-gear slots are file</li></ul>That should leave you with everything in the correct arrangement! The pins will fully seat after the initial turns, so you might hear them pop into place. If you still encounter issues, I'm active in the comments and would be happy to help troubleshoot.&nbsp;Background: I love <a target="_blank" href="https://www.printables.com/model/245028-three-cube-gears" rel="nofollow noopener">this gear cube</a> and it made me want to explore how to apply that approach to other platonic solids. For some stupid reason I picked the Icosahedron and the additional geometric complexity kicked my butt days. It would have probably been easier if I could math good, but that's not the case… I still prefer how much the gear cube deforms so significantly in it's intermediate states, but the icosahedron is still a satisfying fidget. I might explore some alternative ways to break up the shape to introduce some more deformation, while retaining the smooth gearing. Printing notes:<ul><li>If the gears begin to get loose, replacing the pins with newly printed ones will likely tighten it right up.</li><li>To that end, printing the pins in a more friction resistant material and adding a bit of grease/lubrication can extend their life</li></ul>Print profile updates (for the ones I've uploaded): 10/8/23:<ul><li>Print order changed to outer/inner/infill for better dimensional accuracy</li><li>Brim added to pins for improved bed adhesion for most plate types</li><li>New pins only profile, in case you still have bed adhesion issues or need a fresh set, if the originals wear out</li></ul>10/22/23:<ul><li>I updated the stand-alone STL and 3mf files to include the brim and orientation tweaks from the previous update</li></ul>

Anna

mom

Lily

Ed