Geology faults

If you’ve read my Bio, you’ll already know that I’m a Technology teacher in a public high school. Apart from using 3d printing in my classes, I also love to use my free time to design and 3d print things like my tractors.

Recently I came across the geology contest and I thought it was a perfect opportunity to encourage 3d printing, not only for technology or robotics but for other subjects too. So, I asked my fellow geology teacher and he helped me to come up with ideas that would be useful with his students.

We didn’t have much time, because I saw the contest with few days left, but I managed to design some fault cubes that turned out great. They’re basically 3 different cubes representing the three basic types of faults. I also designed a stand and some labels that add a nice touch. The cubes can be inserted on the stand in both positions “closed” or “opened” and name plates are removable.

There are two options for each fault, plain or textured so you can choose the one that suits you better.

All in all, with just a few days to think, design, prototype and print, I think the result is pretty great. My friend is very pleased with the result and he told me it will help his students understand the basic concepts of faults movements and that’s the most important thing for me.

Printing instructions

• They are print-in-place designs so you won’t need any assembly or extra hardware. You don’t need supports either.
• You don’t even need a multicolor printer (AMS facilitates things but it’s not mandatory) as you can change colors swapping the filament at different heights.
• I printed them in my A1 using AMS lite with color changes at layer height, not painting, so you can print all three of them at the same time. Layer filament color changing suggestion is at 12mm, 25mm, 44.2mm and 51mm but you can always choose different colors and heights.
• I used Bambu PLA Matte and they look fantastic.

Info in Catalan: (Informació en Català aquí) aquí (here).