8 point star concentric fidget

8 point star concentric fidget

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X1 Carbon
P1S
P1P
X1
X1E
A1

Standard 0.2mm with a few tweaks
Standard 0.2mm with a few tweaks
Designer
1.1 h
1 plate
4.5(40)

Revised 0.2mm Standard with various tweaks for this fidget
Revised 0.2mm Standard with various tweaks for this fidget
Designer
55 min
1 plate
4.8(9)

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Description

Everyone who touches this fidget is fascinated by it.

 

Challenging to print with 0.4mm walls and 0.4mm gaps. You need good first layer adhesion and clean travel. My X1 has no problem with it in PLA or PETG. Looks nice in slilk PLA. It is spilt into top and bottom parts to make it simple to use two colors. It also looks nice in bi and tri-color filaments.

 

The step model is x 2 scale so size 50% in the slicer.

 

UPDATE

After more experience printing these concentric ring fidgets note:

You get the cleanest prints when seams are 'hidden' in corners so you want back or aligned seam alignment.

The filament profile advanced setting "Setting Overrides|Travel distance threshold" needs to be set to zero to force retraction when travelling from one ring to the next. The random alignment suggestion may still help although I think it mostly helped by increasing travel distance and so forcing retractions.

 

UPDATE

Revised profile added.

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Standard 0.2mm with a few tweaks
sweet
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I'm addicted to these things. they are so fun. excellent print.
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We really do love this model. We've found it to have the smoothest action with silk PLA. It seems the most fascinating with rainbow PLA or switching colors. The kids are obsessed.
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You have been busy :) and I'm pleased you and the kids like it. I find normal PLA works fine, silk just looks nicer. If it expands more easily one side than the other then it is probably a bit of elephant foot protrusion on the first layer causing the problem.
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Standard 0.2mm with a few tweaks
cool
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Revised 0.2mm Standard with various tweaks for this fidget
Turned out great!
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Standard 0.2mm with a few tweaks
great print!! I probably scale it up a bit more next time printing it.
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Standard 0.2mm with a few tweaks
Default a bit smaller than expected
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Standard 0.2mm with a few tweaks
Just trying out my new P1P. This print worked great. it's cool and odd at the same time.
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So much fun! looks amazing when it's printed and everyone in the house plays with it.
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Der Druck ging Problemlos und das Ergebnis ist super.
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