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Mechani-Bow Box
🕑 Added 2020-12-22 02:23:49 +0000 UTCHappy holidays, wonderful people!
This one might be a stretch to get printed by xmas :P Allow me to introduce a more mechanically-oriented gift box to the collection. I mean, the others already have bolts and such, but this one has cogs! And rack gears! And a decidedly industrial aesthetic. I can't deny that I have a soft spot for utilitarian, industrial lines, even when it's entirely gratuitous like it is here :D
The angular bow on top is fixed to a huge central cog that's meshed into four rack-geared pins, kind of like the Vault Box, but these pins are also constrained to remain within the lid confines by raised tabs that move between two braces on the upper side of the lid. The whole lid prints assembled in place.
There are three heights of box; the one pictured in the photos is the smallest. The others essentially add the height of that middle ribbed section again.
So, can you scale this thing? People often do successfully scale down these designs, though it does require a well-tuned printing setup. I managed to scale down to 60% there on a Prusa Mini without problems, but I suspect if I threw it on one of my unmodified Ender 3 test machines it would be a bit of a disaster :) The full-sized version is intended to print nicely on just about any machine, though.
Printing Tips
Designed for straightforward printing, no supports required, no crazy angles. The tolerances are quite generous, too. As with any articulated model, you'll want to make sure that you don't have any printing issues like overextrusion or stringing that might bind moving parts together, and you'll want to take care your bottom layer is nice and neat.
The parts print bottom-down like so:
File Locations
You'll find this on Dropbox under 784 Mechani-Bow Box
(Dropbox link post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dropbox-and-are-31697592 )
Further Thoughts
Obviously this thing was inspired by the holiday season (but very much not planned for it, hence the timing!), hence the bow motif, but I'll do up an alternative lid handle in the near future - something suitably industrial-looking, to match the rest of the design.
As always, I can't help but be amazed that printers can do these sorts of things! We are totally living in the future. I wonder if it would be possible to do something similar with four separate locking handles?...
Happy printing! (and almost Happy New Year!)
xoxo
Sven.
Comments
Clockspring3D
Discord is a great place to share photos at the moment! I really should set up a proper gallery one day but it hasn't been a priority :) Twitter and Instagram are good too, but I'm pretty sure I miss half the posts 🤣
I made this box, is there any way i can upload a photo of it? :) great model 😄
Clockspring3D
That's brilliant! 😁
2Legit
Printed this to hold a gift card. Filled it with a couple 3d printed Facehuggers in TPU guarding a $100 Xbox gift card and gave it to a 10 year old. The box was his favorite part. lol Well done.
Clockspring3D
Thank you! 😊
Clockspring3D
I love it! Rainbow filament always looks so good :D
Clockspring3D
That's fantastic! One thing that was completely unintentional is that it's pretty easy to free up parts that have just got a little too close together, since they're mostly just straight lines that work well for sliding something into. Definitely something I'll bear in mind for robustness in future designs!
jmp
Absolutely love this design! A little rough (0.6 nozzle, 0.4 layer height) but overall came out amazing with a little color shifting filament! https://www.instagram.com/p/CJLacolAFod/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Hi Sven, just printed the box with my unmodified ender 3, scaled at 60%, came out great! Had to fiddle with the mechanism a bit to get it to turn, but only took a couple of minutes and it all works great now! Thank you so much for the designs.
very nice
Clockspring3D
Industrial motifs 4 everrr! \m/
Clockspring3D
You're cool! :D
So cool 😄
Filament Stories
Cancel all print jobs! Rescind existing print queues! Prep the print beds and get to printing! This, is without a doubt, the coolest bowed box ever.
Clockspring3D
Haha, more printers is always the best solution :D
Man I'm gonna need more printers to keep up with all this cool stuff. Gonna take me a year to print just the old stuff lol.
