A retractable party popper toy that uses replaceable and customizable faceplates in place of a blast of confetti
Highlights
- The “string” can be pushed back into the barrel so you can experience the fun of a party popper again and again
- No confetti mess to clean up
- Can be easily stored and reused for other celebrations
- Great for photobooths and pictures since you don't have to time the blast
- The noise isn't as loud as a traditional popper so it could be used in quieter situations
- Additional faceplates can be made to your liking
Printing notes
- There are 4 plates (you do not have to print all the plates)
- Plate 1 (default: matte white):
- Barrel engraved with shapes
- Gear
- Handle half
- Extrusion half
- Plate 2 (default: silk gold):
- Wavy streamers faceplate
- Straight streamers faceplate
- Bolt with star-shaped cap
- Star-shaped nut
- Plate 3 (default: black):
- Plate 4 (default: matte white):
- Barrel with no engravings
- Plates 1 and 2 are sufficient to print the entire model in the cover but if you want:
- Duplicate another faceplate from plate 2 or 3 so both sides show the same faceplate
- Print the 2024 faceplate in place of one of the streamers (you may want to print this in a darker color than the extrusion half for visual contrast)
- Print the barrel with no engravings on plate 4 in place of the barrel on plate 1
- Print the parts: barrel, gear, handle half, extrusion half, 2 faceplates, bolt, nut
Assembly instructions
1. Insert the gear into the rails of the handle half
![](https://makerworld.bblmw.com/makerworld/draft/294972/2023-12-19_2b53a93ea441d8.gif?image_process=format,webp)
2. Cover the top of the gear with the extrusion half (surround the gear with the walls of the two halves)
![](https://makerworld.bblmw.com/makerworld/draft/294972/2023-12-19_765bb6e6e2e52.gif?image_process=format,webp)
3. Insert the assembled gear and the halves into the barrel – you should be able to see the hole of the gear through the barrel
![](https://makerworld.bblmw.com/makerworld/draft/294972/2023-12-19_5563e006827508.gif?image_process=format,webp)
4. Push the bolt with the star-shaped cap through the barrel and gear hole
![](https://makerworld.bblmw.com/makerworld/draft/294972/2023-12-19_52038300674738.gif?image_process=format,webp)
5. Flip to the other side and twist on the star-shaped nut
![](https://makerworld.bblmw.com/makerworld/draft/294972/2023-12-19_cee257c170b01.gif?image_process=format,webp)
6. Pull the handle to expose the extrusion half
![](https://makerworld.bblmw.com/makerworld/draft/294972/2023-12-19_d09f63294e2f48.gif?image_process=format,webp)
7. Press down the faceplate onto the bumps of the extrusion half
![](https://makerworld.bblmw.com/makerworld/draft/294972/2023-12-19_f3e2222b058d78.gif?image_process=format,webp)
8. Flip to the other side and press down the other faceplate onto the bumps
![](https://makerworld.bblmw.com/makerworld/draft/294972/2023-12-19_3b194b6a4f704.gif?image_process=format,webp)
9. Complete!
![](https://makerworld.bblmw.com/makerworld/draft/294972/2023-12-19_84a2008d2b473.gif?image_process=format,webp)