Fexahidget - fidget toy

906 downloads · 2 years ago · A four part, print in place, sliding fidget made of hexagons. Prints without supports I also have

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A four part, print in place, sliding fidget made of hexagons.

Prints without supports

I also have an easy print version with larger tolerances here: https://than.gs/m/1081447

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My children are loving these.
The brown one in PLA got sliding ok, the PETG attempt in green hasn’t, so definitely trying your next model with different tolerances.
Maybe one day I’ll learn how to tweak slice settings myself to adjust for different materials.

In its current form I cannot recommend. All models printed fused and would not seperate even with considerable force.

Fully calibrated filament and printer. 0.16 layer height, rectilinear infill at 5% otherwise with Bambu X1C default settings.

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DaddyWazzy_TheCreator2 years ago

golden fidget

feistykitty2 years ago

Printed in Protopasta Candy Rainbow 🌈

redtahr2 years ago

My children are loving these. The brown one in PLA got sliding ok, the PETG attempt in green hasn’t, so definitely trying your next model with different tolerances. Maybe one day I’ll learn how to tweak slice settings myself to adjust for different materials.

ozjohnd2 years ago

In its current form I cannot recommend. All models printed fused and would not seperate even with considerable force. Fully calibrated filament and printer. 0.16 layer height, rectilinear infill at 5% otherwise with Bambu X1C default settings.

ozjohnd2 years ago

an additional note here ... this appears to be a filament specific issue, I have tried the updated model with better tolerances and it's still fused. I tested the same filament with a different model (cutie turtles) that have tight tolerances but I know works well with other filaments and this filament also fused the joints in that model. I will be testing a different filament and report back ... will leave this post up as emphasis that some filaments will not produce the desired outcome.

ozjohnd2 years ago

verified ... my fused pieces problems is filament specific, 4 different Bambu PLA matte filaments all worked properly.

tim200003232 years ago

My print with Creality K1 is bound together. Thoughts on settings I should look at?

3dprintbunny2 years ago

I would scale it up a little maybe 110-120% this should increase the tolerance.

ozjohnd2 years ago

my limited experience with this model is that my filament chosen initially (a High Speed PLA+ pastel rainbow) was the culprit .. a different filament (Bambu PLA matte) worked perfectly.

kirk.rissa2 years ago

Having the same issue on Creality KE

sliverbaer2 years ago

um20519012 years ago

This is fantastic! A four-part, print-in-place sliding fidget made of hexagons sounds both fun and functional. Love that it prints without supports!

Frits2 years ago

😁🙏

polypeptide1472 years ago

Are people having problems with this since the little T shaped connectors aren't attached to the hexagons? Or are they close enough where the printer tolerances will adhere them together?

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