Last week I published a concept level for gear pathing maze and we got over 500 downloads proving that you all enjoy the concept and a good brainteaser!

During this week I redesigned every single part of the design to have it even better and optimized for printing!

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The idea of this maze is to connect both side gears by using all of the gears in a connected loop. Not a single gear can be left un connected or lead to a “dead end”. I have attached a photo showing what’s allowed and what counts as breaking the rules of the puzzle.

A little more about the design

I designed the new base to be the same for all the puzzle levels that I will develop in the future - you will only have to print a single base and for each additional level you will have to print an “insert plate” that fits inside the base and has blockers limiting the board. This way you save material and time as the “insert plate” takes a fraction of time and material compared to the base part.

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Printing specifications:

Base part:

Dimensions: the size of the base is 20 cm ( 7.88 inches) by 19.5 cm (7.68 inches), height of the base is 5.3 cm (2.09 inches) Layer height: 0.2 mm Infill type: Gyroid Infill percentage: 12% Print speed: 250 mm/s Print time: 7 hours and 30 minutes Amount of material required: ~ 54 m (160 grams)

Insert plate puzzle 1:

Dimensions: the size of the base is 18.5 cm ( 7.29 inches) by 14.8 cm (5.83 inches), height is 1.6 cm (0.63 inches) Layer height: 0.2 mm Infill type: Gyroid Infill percentage: 12% Print speed: 250 mm/s Print time: 1 hours and 5 minutes Amount of material required: ~ 11 m (33 grams)

Small size gear (8x):

Print Dimensions: Diameter of the small gear is 2.8 cm (1.1 inches), height of this part is 0.78 cm (0.31 inches) Layer height: 0.2 mm Infill type: Gyroid Infill percentage: 12% Print speed: 250 mm/s Print time: 45 minutes Amount of material required: ~ 5 m (17 grams)

Medium size gear (4x):

Print Dimensions: Diameter of the small gear is 4.8 cm (1.89 inches), height of this part is 0.78 cm (0.31 inches) Layer height: 0.2 mm Infill type: Gyroid Infill percentage: 12% Print speed: 250 mm/s Print time: 47 minutes Amount of material required: ~ 6.5 m (20 grams)

Side gear (2x):

Print Dimensions: Diameter of the small gear is 6.8 cm (2.68 inches), height of this part is 0.5 cm (0.2 inches) Layer height: 0.2 mm Infill type: Gyroid Infill percentage: 12% Print speed: 250 mm/s Print time: 41 minutes Amount of material required: ~ 6.2 m (18 grams)

Side gear plug (2x):

Print Dimensions: Diameter of the small gear is 1.1 cm (0.44 inches), height of this part is 2.5 cm (0.98 inches) Layer height: 0.2 mm Infill type: Gyroid Infill percentage: 12% Print speed: 250 mm/s Print time: 20 minutes Amount of material required: ~ 0.7 m (2 grams)

Small - starter gear (2x):

Print Dimensions: Diameter of the small gear is 2.8 cm (1.1 inches), height of this part is 0.78 cm (0.31 inches) Layer height: 0.2 mm Infill type: Gyroid Infill percentage: 12% Print speed: 250 mm/s Print time: 16 minutes Amount of material required: ~ 1 m (3 grams)

TOTAL PRINT TIME: 11 hours and 30 minutes TOTAL PRINT MATERIAL: ~ 85 m (250 grams)