Its always cool to see you go through the iterations of 'practical & useful idea'->'fun take on the concept'->'fidget toy' and this is not an exception! The ring especially seems like a really nice and quiet fidget toy, im gonna add this to my list of future prints for sure!
Some glares are inevitable, but this is definitely quieter. It's also less messy than what I used to do - disassemble and reassemble pens until I pushed it too far and they'd leak... oops.
Can't wait to see your results :) I printed two of the case tops side-by-side for a faster rainbow transition and a little more stability (I intentionally bridged them together in PrusaSlicer)
The shutter for the round fidget could definitely be a continuous vertically printed ring. It just can't be more than 2.4mm thick to fit into the track. The shutter for the other two shapes need to flex. So, a vertically printed shutter MIGHT work, but is far more difficult. You'd need to print the thinner sections with a single 0.4mm line (or even thinner, if you have a smaller nozzle available). If I were experimenting with this, I'd make the shutter a continuous square zig-zag line, so there would be no tricky transitions between thicker and thinner sections.
I'd scale the shutter only in the XY plain, so the base stays only 0.4mm thick. You MIGHT be able to get away with 0.6mm for the circular fidget, since the shutter doesn't need to constantly deform.
These look like old school air filters
Ah, missed opportunity... I could've called them air filter fidgets!
Bro really took my furnace filter and turned it into a fidget
Its always cool to see you go through the iterations of 'practical & useful idea'->'fun take on the concept'->'fidget toy' and this is not an exception! The ring especially seems like a really nice and quiet fidget toy, im gonna add this to my list of future prints for sure!
Happy fidgeting! I like all the shapes, but the simple ring is probably my favorite of the 3.
Perfect. Just got back from a trip, ohhh Endeeer!
Love your creativity with reinventing your own projects all the time. The colour combo of the bonus is beautiful btw!
Thanks@ That's Cookiecad Unicorn. I printed 2 tops side-by-side to get the gradient juuuust right :)
Always a treat to see.your designs, I really am impressed with the body of work you create per year.
Cool idea. I've already been doing this with the pen case, now I can avoid glares from all the pens I used to click.
Some glares are inevitable, but this is definitely quieter. It's also less messy than what I used to do - disassemble and reassemble pens until I pushed it too far and they'd leak... oops.
These are amazing!
You deserve to get more subscribers, every model you make is amazing
I just thought of a cool design where the strips could be tank treads
I am so excited for the shutter fidget! Can't wait to try the new case, too!
Can't wait to see your results :)
I printed two of the case tops side-by-side for a faster rainbow transition and a little more stability (I intentionally bridged them together in PrusaSlicer)
Would it work to print the shutter as a continuous belt instead of a flat strip? Or would that ruin the flexibility?
The shutter for the round fidget could definitely be a continuous vertically printed ring. It just can't be more than 2.4mm thick to fit into the track.
The shutter for the other two shapes need to flex. So, a vertically printed shutter MIGHT work, but is far more difficult. You'd need to print the thinner sections with a single 0.4mm line (or even thinner, if you have a smaller nozzle available). If I were experimenting with this, I'd make the shutter a continuous square zig-zag line, so there would be no tricky transitions between thicker and thinner sections.
How does the hinge perform when scaled up?
I'd scale the shutter only in the XY plain, so the base stays only 0.4mm thick. You MIGHT be able to get away with 0.6mm for the circular fidget, since the shutter doesn't need to constantly deform.
do you have any skill fidget ideas
Nothing I'd consider a "skill" fidget yet. I will certainly make more fidgets in the future, so I might explore that territory :)
First?
Yup!