Very Annoying 216 Screw Gift Box

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Very Annoying 216 Screw Gift Box

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 10% infill
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EDIT: I now have a simpler and smaller version made to fit gift cards and money.

EDIT: I made a mistake on the screw count on the print profile. I have rectified that. I have also added a dot to the ends of the reverse screws to tell them apart from regular ones.

 

I wanted to make my own version of an annoying gift box, but make it much worse.

 

The box was designed to perfectly fit one of my other design, a MTG commander deck box, inside but can be used without it.

The internal dimensions of the box is 77mm x 77mm x 96mm.

 

There are a few factors that make this box more annoying than some others I've seen posted.

  1. There are 216 screws on the giftbox.
  2. The second layer to be removed has a special triangle bit needed to remove the screws compared to the rest that uses a flathead design. The screws can be randomized to make it even more annoying, but I decided to dedicate a layer of screws to it to simplify printing and assembly. The models for short variants of the triangle bit screws are given in the raw files.
  3. In addition to normal screws, there are many that are reverse thread (rightly loosey instead of lefty loosey) and there are 16 spots for a captive screw that will spin in place but will not be removed. This brings the total of screws needed to be removed down to 200 instead of 216.

The box is separated into 4 layers.

  1. Ribbon
    1. 4 ribbon pieces
    2. 20 long screws (on the bottom)
    3. 20 long screws with reverse threads (on the top)
    4. a flathead bow/screwdriver
    5. a triangle bow\screwdriver broken into 2 pieces to print better
    6. a bow stand
  2. Outer Box
    1. 2 outer box pieces
    2. 40 long triangle bit screws
      1. 6 of these will be captive screws (see attachment for placement)
    3. 8 long triangle bit screws with reversed threads (see attachment for placement)
  3. Inner Box
    1. 2 inner box pieces
    2. 90 short screws
      1. 10 of these will be captive screws (see attachment for placement)
    3. 38 short screws with reversed thread (see attachment for placement)
  4. Screw Frame
    1. a box frame
    2. a box base piece (all regular thread)
    3. a box lid (all reversed thread)
    4. 16 nuts to keep some screws captive

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Very Annoying Gift Box Assembly.pdf

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The idea is fantastic, the only thing missing is a screwdriver that fits this shape
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There is a bow and a triangle shaped bit that assembles into a screwdriver for that type of screw.
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Replying to @Treeson :
Ah, thank you for the tip, I hadn't noticed that 😃
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came out very nice. had a few issues with some of the screws but i think that was my mistake with the sorting of the reverese thread and regular threads. Mery Christmas to my nephew lol He shall work for his present.
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I saw those lines on the outer box when I printed mine. I thought it was caused by some of the screws popping off the build plate because of a dirty build plate. Do you have any idea what caused those lines on your print? I wonder if its something with my design or if I should just move the screws onto their own print plate.
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thanks
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This is a great idea! It requires a good amount of time to assemble (~1hr). I sparingly used a drill to assist in assembly, which lead to one or two broken screws, so if you intend to use a drill to reduce build time be very cautious. This box is much fun to give, printed well, instructions were well laid out overall. Excited to give this to my brother.
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first off, great print! gonna love watching my wife open her gift lmao. however 2 things 1. Too many reverse short screws not enough regular screws. (I loaded the 3mf to Bambu studio and printed what was in the package). I just left the ones I was missing. seems to have been the reverse thread screws that were left over should’ve been regular thread screws. 2. some of the instructions are wrong but didn’t hinder the install.
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Brilliant ideas 😃👍
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Looks good (it’s a torture for both the giver and the receiver 😅)
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Found a slight error in the PDF diagrams: on side 3, row 1 column 2 is listed as reversed and row 2 column 2 is normal, but on the box it's row 2 column 2 that's reversed and row 2 column 1 that's normal. Otherwise assembly is proceeding nicely, this is a terrible and beautiful thing you've made; I love how it escalates, how removing each layer just reveals more and more screws with more and more problems. (Though I might have saved the captive screws solely for the innermost layer, just to make that a fun new surprise at that stage.)
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Found one more issue on side 4 similar to the above, seems like the 5th and 6th columns are shifted up 1 row on the diagram compared to the box.
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Replying to @narshero :
Good catch. I made the key at the end because the images I made looked a bit confusing. I probably just wasn't paying attention when I was marking it. I'm glad everything else went together well. I'll update the PDF.
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Thank you @Treeson for the PDF fix!! Thank you @narshero for pointing out the errors!!
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This is an awesome project. Very excited to finish printing and put it together. I'm having issues with the screws though, and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. They print perfectly, however,r they break very easily right at the base. I tried printing them at 100% infill to see if that would make a difference, but it's the same. I could be cautious with them and get it all put together, but my concern is that if they are turned in the wrong direction they could just break off when trying to open the box. I'm fairly new to printing, so any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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That could be a layer adhesion issue. You could try printing in 5-10°C hotter. I've heard that could help layer adhesion. Another thing you could try is to print each screw with the print by object setting. It'll take a lot of plates to print everything because of how spaced out they need to be, but should end up with better quality. The only time I've snapped a screw was when I somehow cross threaded it on one of the captive nuts, so I haven't tried troubleshooting this issue yet.
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Replying to @Treeson :
Awesome, thanks for the tips. I'll give them a try.
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Replying to @Treeson :
That did the trick! Not sure which suggestion worked, because I did both, but the screws are much stronger. Thanks, I learned something new today.
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I think the top threaded holes are too small, I can't a single screw in any of the holes. I printed it 2 times still no luck.
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Is the top panel the only one you're having issues with? The holes on the top panel are all reversed threaded but otherwise should be the same size as the bottom panel. I can upload some versions with looser tolerances.
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omg lol
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