Catch Tile

124 downloads · 3 years ago · This tile is still in development and is not tuned properly yet to have the exact intended effect. P

Description

This tile is still in development and is not tuned properly yet to have the exact intended effect. Print at your own risk! I will update the arm when the tuning is complete.

This is a new tile for Hextraction that I made. The idea is that balls will be stopped by the lever arm until there are enough for their weight to lift the arm and release multiple balls. If it is weighted correctly, balls with different speeds will get different behavior, which is pretty cool.

I designed the joint to use a 3mm OD x 20mm screw, but using a 3d printed cylinder that is glued into the hole could also work.

The arms will lift too easily without weight. Glue a ball to the end of the arm to add weight.

All models are scaled up 10x.

Thanks and have fun,

Andrew

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Printed in Geomagnetic Mauve and Ionized Cobalt Black Fusion Filaments ABS 1.5. Uses an M3x20 screw and a hex nut to hold the arm in place.

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Discussions

edster183 years ago

edster183 years ago

Got this tile working well by adding hot glue to the underside of the middle arm. Here is a video of it in action. https://youtu.be/brUEhrb0i3o?si=o94JaUc03ZiBAt2l

karelslaby881 year ago

Why are those models scaled up 10x?

keneispike3 years ago

Added a mod for the arm- feel free to incorporate into the original if you wish: https://than.gs/m/883381. This is now one of the fav tiles from the group I've been testing with- thanks for the design.

andrewtho59423 years ago

Thank you!

keneispike3 years ago

I love the design, and printed a couple last night. Definitely need to add weight to the arms... will experiment on making a mod for this tonight