Sprinkle Ice Cream Cone & Stand

A whimsical take on ice cream cones for pretend play for your child. 

Our daughter made an “Ice Cream Store” for granddaughter Karter out of old crates and scrap wood, painted and signed with her name, complete with a play cash register, a store-bought ice cream cone stand and homemade “popsicles” made from sponges. I wanted to add some pre-made ice cream cones with sprinkles for her to “sell” as well, leading to this model.

Note this model contains ONLY the ice cream ball, filament tool and the stand itself - NOT the cones and the drips. The cones and the drips come from “Ice Cream Container”: https://makerworld.com/en/models/489960-ice-cream-container#profileId-403283. This model relies on those parts being scaled to 37% of original size. Also note that in that model, the author does not suggest scaling his model smaller due to the difficulty of screwing/unscrewing the drips to the cones, but in this model, they will stay attached, so there is no issue. You may have to experiment slightly with scaling to get both the cones and the drips to screw together well - I was able to at 37% scaling although it was a tight fit. Note also that when scaled down, the drip model becomes slightly fragile when screwing it to the cone - be careful not to break the drips when assembling to the cones.

ICE CREAM BALLS WITH SPRINKLES:

The ice cream balls in this model are designed to be printed separately from the cylinders that hold them into the cone/drips. Once both parts are printed and cleaned up, the cylinders glue into the ice cream ball with a few small dabs of super glue. 

The sprinkle slots in the ice cream ball are 8mm, The sprinkles themselves are simply your choice of filament cut to 7.5mm in length and super-glued into the slots. There are 14 slots in each ice cream ball. The included tool allows you to precisely cut the filament to the proper length using a razor blade. Once cut, the filament can be super-glued into the slots.  I recommend using the available small “pipette” tips to apply the super glue for the filament, and be sure to fill the slots to insure a good bond. Done correctly, this is very strong and we have not had any pieces of filament fall out in extended play time. I used tri-color filament which gives a nice effect as each sprinkle shows a different color based on how you look at it, so it's a little more random than using single colors. Alternatively, the sprinkles can be painted in, but the effect is much better with filament.

The ice cream balls are designed to be a friction fit into the cones and children can slide them in and out very easily, yet they will not fall out when inverted. Doing multiple colors of drips and ice cream balls/sprinkles allows them to make whatever the “customer” orders at their pretend ice cream shop! :- )

ICE CREAM STAND:

The stand consists of 4 shelves, left and right walls, and a rear wall. All tabs are slightly chamfered and all slots are slightly (.05 mm) larger than the tabs, so they will fit very tightly and should not require glue to hold together.

To assemble, lay the left or right wall on a flat surface, then lightly tap all shelves and the rear wall into it until seated. Then line up the other wall with all of the remaining tabs, and lightly tap until it is completely seated. 

In my case, the stand was extremely stable and did not require glue.