World Cup Pinball: Fully 3D Printed Mechanical Soc
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World Cup Pinball: Fully 3D Printed Mechanical Soccer Game (No Hardware Required!)
Bring the Excitement of the World Cup to Your Table!
This design is a fully 3D-printable tabletop game that combines classic pinball mechanics with the excitement of football. Its standout feature is that it requires no external screws, bolts or metal parts!
No Hardware Required: The entire design (including the mechanisms) consists solely of 3D-printed parts. You won’t need to look for any additional materials for assembly.
Advanced Mechanism (Rack & Pinion): The flippers operate using a precision rack-and-pinion system. This ensures that the flips are much more controlled and satisfying.
Flexible Spring Technology (Compliant Mechanism): Instead of metal springs, special ‘zigzag’ spring designs that utilise the natural flexibility of plastic have been integrated. This simplifies post-print assembly and enhances durability.
Quick and Fun: You can start playing straight away with a standard marble (16mm) or the ball from the print file.
0.2mm Tolerance Optimisation: All moving parts have been tested with millimetric tolerances (0.2mm) to ensure the best performance in Bambu Lab printers.
- Material: PLA (PETG may also be used for the spring parts, but PLA also produces excellent results).
- Support: The design has been optimised to require minimal support.
- Infill: A ‘Gyroid’ infill of 15–20% is recommended for the mechanism parts.
- V1. This is a version reduced to 70% of the original raw files. I had to reduce the size so that it would fit entirely within the table.
- V2. As the back of the goal was blocked, it wasn’t clear when a goal had been scored, so I cut a hole in the back to allow the ball to go in. I also extended the springs on the moving arms all the way to the circle to prevent any dead space.
- V2.1. In the V2 profile, the castle, moving arms and mounting brackets had not been scaled down correctly, which could result in faulty prints. These have now been corrected and uploaded.
I’d be very grateful if you could let me know if there are any errors in the changes. You can rest assured that I’ll be happy to correct them.
License
You shall not share, sub-license, sell, rent, host, transfer, or distribute in any way the digital or 3D printed versions of this object, nor any other derivative work of this object in its digital or physical format (including - but not limited to - remixes of this object, and hosting on other digital platforms). The objects may not be used without permission in any way whatsoever in which you charge money, or collect fees.
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