Exponent Box
$3.90 Exponent Box
Published 2021-01-15T10:58:40+00:00
My Patreon supporters get this model free! :)
Look at those gears! They are not circular, and their rotational axis is not in the middle. In fact, the effective radius of each side changes over the range of movement, meaning that the speed of movement changes, too. Press the paddle-style handle and the lid flips back (that's another difference - there's only one lid, rather than two halves). Those gears are actually logarithmic curves, like nautilus shells.
Read more in the original Patreon writeup:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/exponent-box-45480491
No supports required! As always with articulated models, make sure your bottom layer is dialled in, and that there are no print artifacts like stringing or overextrusion that might cause moving parts to bind together!
Date published | 15/01/2021 |
Price | $3.90 |
Support Free | YES |
Such a satisfying mechanism,on my coffee table, being admidred and fiddled with daily. Not holding anything yet, but I'll find something no doubt. 3DFILLIES midnight blue silk