Gear Ball Remixed by Jargcomp

Remixed by

Jargcomp

Toys & Games>Puzzles

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P1P

P1S

X1 Carbon

X1E

A1 mini

0.2mm layer, 3 walls, 15% infill

Designer

7.8 h

2 plates

4.7(203)

Shorter pins, one plate, all PLA, outer brims

3.8 h

1 plate

4.5(82)

0.2 layer, 2walls, 5%infill -print by obj (no collision)

8.7 h

4 plates

4.6(31)

Silk PLA with Brim

9.1 h

2 plates

5.0(8)

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Description

I have the original designer's permission to post on here Ckobar from Printables. Please see the remix origin.

Originally I had trouble finding this file but found this person had designed it from the ground up and included the Fusion360 files for it. You can check those to see all the steps he took in the fidget-gearball-model-files on this design.

It is a fun design and mesmerizing. The only thing I did with my profile was relabel parts in english, shrunk the model to better fit on a bed and be at a marketable size (75%), add layers to the bottom to strengthen it and then increase the size of the pins so that they would be more snug (77%).

Note the dots on the bottom of the gears to know how to assemble them to the kernel or nucleus!

I use the bigger gears to rotate everything as that feels more stable

Also, a pair of needle nose pliers to insert the pins helps!

I put the pins in the gears then the gears into the nucleus, keeping an eye that all ends up looking more ball like and smoother when assembled.

**Use PETG for the pins to make it more stable

Please check out Ckobar's other models here!

You can also check out my models and remixes here!

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Anything to help me fund this great hobby and remix and make more fun and nerdy designs, I will take :)

Comment & Rating (544)

@marco_lackovic

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I printed using the provided 3mf file provided by @yahbluez , I assembled the big gears first starting from dot 1 to the next dots, then the small gears. In the end I obtained a perfect sphere but when I rotate the gears they go loose and quickly loose the sphere shape. Any idea how to fix that? See the following video: https://youtu.be/lAznCm4vaLM

The designer has replied

@yahbluez

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You mounted it the wrong way. The model lags a good description how to assemble the parts. I figured out that best is to start with the 4 big gears and assemble them in a way that this 4 gears build a half sphere in your hand. That way worked i ignored the points on the center part. The points missleaded me too.

@marco_lackovic

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Replying to @yahbluez :

@yahbluez thanks for the help! I did start the assembly with the 4 big gears but I still have the same problem. See the following video: https://youtu.be/flc_wE4PR_o

@yahbluez

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Replying to @marco_lackovic :

Great video, good print, the gears are really lose - that's how the designer made them. I think i should make my own one as the next project. For this printfile i only made new pins and reduced the print time by 3h.

@ckobar

A little Update: I contacted printables and they apologized for taking it down. They asked me to send the my file for proof (no problem. I added a lot of screenshots of the process). After checking (wich will take some time) the will put it on again. As stated below, the idea though is neither new nore is it mine. And i never claimed it as my idea. (some of the pictures from my Fusion work) I will upload the fd3 file here, just have to find out how here you go: https://makerworld.com/en/models/606765

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@joescalon

Cool design, but because of this remix being CCA, this gearball is for sale on amazon and tiktok, without credit of any designers. 3D printing has gotten interesting.

@min.alwalker

This was fun to make and put together. My wife put this on my radar so I went looking for a print. Prototype don't now to do it in the filament she wants

@GaryBrig

I printed it at 50% size, all PLA, .16 layers. IT WORKED! Yep, needlenose pliers helped get the pins in. I ignored the dots, just pushed each gear into place. Put pins into the gears first (with the needlenose). Then I pushed in a big gear. Then lined up the teeth with a little gear and pushed the little gear in (The smallest teeth on the big gear mesh into the biggest teeth of each little gear). Then I did the rest of the big gears, then I did the rest of the little gears. NOTE: The 4 little gears are all together on one side of the ball, the 4 big gears are all together on the other "hemisphere" so to speak. Thanks jargcomp.

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The designer has replied

@Jargcomp

Thank you and great print!

@jeremynantz

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Great print thanks I printed all in pla. but I did break one pin and hafe to print a new one

@user_1675857331

how do I print just one pin? it looks like the first layer did not adhere on my 8th pin. I only have 7

@jeremynantz

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I just edited it in the bambu studio on my desktop. Just click and delete all but one pin.

@Bluedolph

what filament is this 😍

@ozskeeter

it is no longer on Printables ... cannot verify you genuinely have a source that is not just a rip off from https://thangs.com/designer/RuvenBals/3d-model/Gear%20Ball-1069853

The designer has replied

@junkbx

That's what I was wondering

@Ri0m0.

Replying to @junkbx :

would be great if you could report this.

@Jargcomp

you all are right - just got a message from the guy on printables saying that the RuvenBals guy reached out to him and threatened to sue him even though he had uploaded a step file. he said he uploaded a different kind of one as well and that I could upload that if I would like to. I’m not near a computer (using my phone for this) so when I am back in town I will update it.

@H3Dtisk

On first try I didn't rescale it so this is my second try. 75% scale (Ideal size I guess), 0.08 layer height. Printed on X1C with Bambu PLA

@DDDrake4

Did you sand this? it looks perfect!

@Yell0wDog

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Printed great, pins are a pain to get in but pliers helped.

@user_4049252424

What filament and top layer pattern is that?

@Yell0wDog

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Replying to @user_4049252424 :

Amolen Silk PLA, it's on Amazon, don't remember what top layer, don't think I changed anything

@yahbluez

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Print Profile

0.2mm layer, 3 walls, 15% infill

Saw this toy on facebook by some dropshop spamers and wonder to see this at printables/makerworld. That is a great model it converts from a ball into a kind of flower. For this print i made new pins, very different from the original ones from printables. That way the model can be printed quiet fast and ist much easier to assemble.

@FloridaManPrint

Did you share the remix you made?

@yahbluez

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Replying to @FloridaManPrint :

I did not make a remix. I used the modle here and made a printfile that needs several hours less print time and used a pin connector like the ones from BOLS2 lib. You can print it with just one click to get the model into your bambustudio or orca.

@mwtvandongen

printed and fits perfectly. 👌

@user_3367222807

I love that color filament… what is it?

@Ciampion3D

Whoa! What filament is that?!?! @mwtvandongen

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@Fatalchaos25

Ckobar isn't the original maker Ruven is and it's a subscription page your remix link is invalid he's been took down too

The designer has replied

@Jargcomp

I was going off of the step file used to create this by CKobar. There are several other places besides Ruven that are selling this as well so it is hard to determine who was first there (See printables and even here on Makerworld). I will let Ruven handle it but until that point - all I can go off is the step file to confirm the creation of it.

@Willi3D

Ruven wasn't the first to come up with the idea and got a lot of inspiration himself!If anyone wants to check... (11 year old designs) https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6499/files https://www.thingiverse.com/emmett/designs