Snowflake Hinge Box
$2.50 Snowflake Hinge Box
3D
Published 2020-02-02T06:14:59+00:00
My Patreon supporters get this free :)
I'm really having fun with print-in-place hinges at the moment, and this is the craziest little box yet! It's a hexagonal, er, gem shaped thing with six independently-hinged lid segments. And, once again, no supports required!
This thing went through a few iterations before it ended up here, mostly around adjustments to the lid pieces to ensure that they didn't catch on each other at different points of rotation. You'll see a few other subtle bits in the design, though, like a thin band on the inside of the hinge that makes the lid pieces close to exactly the right spot, vertically.
I originally envisioned this as a pie-shaped box, but when I printed a test version in white it was just too obviously a snowflake, especially unfolded!
Nothing too crazy here, but you'll want to make sure you aren't overextruding too much, or the hinges could get a bit tight!
| Date published | 02/02/2020 |
| Price | $2.50 |
| Supporto Gratuito | YES |
Printed on my Zaribo, 0.2 Layer height, 15% infill, Spectrum pla volcano grey