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Gyro Fidgets (4 Variations, 7 Models)
🕑 Added 2024-03-07 19:01:00 +0000 UTCHey everyone!
Here is a type of fidget I have been wanting to explore for a while now, gyro fidgets! You can find all of the STL's and print instructions attached below, as well as in the Archives.
So far I have 4 variations with 3 of them having a keychain version. I may be creating some more variations in the future if there is interest (including a version that uses a real bearing). I also figured this might be a solid seller for those of you with shops!
There are 4 different variations:
- Gyro Spinner (a "spinoff" of a traditional fidget spinner)
- Round Shaped Gyro Spinner (w/additional keychain option)
- Hexagon Gyro Spinner (w/additional keychain option)
- Star Gyro Spinner (w/additional keychain option)
These models are all print in place, no supports needed. You also don't need a multi-color printer to get great multi-color prints of this design. For the models in the photos, I just did a color swap halfway through the print.
I wanted to also thank you all very much for all of the great suggestions you gave me on my last post! I took note of all of the great ideas and look forward to bringing some of your ideas to life!
As always, thank you all very much for the support! I've got a few other models already underway that I'm looking forward to sharing with you all!
- Jacob
Comments
ThinAir3D
Hey there, I sent you a message.
Hippie
I'm a member of yours but I can't get this file it says that I need an invitation or something
Frank Nägler
It is a very nice model, printed easily, and works so smoothly.
This Printed Thing
I'm pleasantly surprised at how well these work, considering they are 100% 3D printed. If I may make a suggestion, if you're going to make a version with a bearing, the center piece that you grab with your fingers could be bigger. With the larger spinner in this group of models, it's kind of hard to keep your finger centered enough so as to not obstruct the spinning of the rest of the spinner, and it is due to that center circle being too small to fully fit your fingers into it. Granted, with a bearing version, the bearing would be in the center, and we would need a piece to cover the bearing, which we would grasp with our fingers to spin the rest of the model around it. I would just suggest to make sure that center piece is big enough to actually fit your fingers onto it, without your fingers touching rest of the spinning object, which would keep it from spinning freely.
TheEightBitDad
Sweet man! A bearing version would be rad as well :)
Zachary
Awesome! Looking forward to putting these on the printer tonight.
