5-Piece 3D Interlocking Cube Puzzle
gbo
Full Name
Gabriel Ongpauco
Description
A puzzle designed by Stewart Coffin as seen on Instructables (http://www.instructables.com/id/Precision-Puzzlemaking-Primer----Volume-1/step9/3x3x3-cube-puzzles/). These are .STL files ready to be sliced or fed into your 3D printing software. I used a Printrbot Simple Metal with Cura.
I wanted to test how well my printer can print interlocking parts. To start off easy and to make it look nice, I added some chamfers around each "cube" segment of each piece. This helps the pieces fit together better. The print time for each piece can vary from 1 hour to 1 hr 20 minutes depending on your settings.
If there's anything wrong with the files or you'd like some advice on printing, leave a comment or ping me on Twitter @gbo_actual. Stay updated on my projects at my website freecision.com.
Instructions
.STL files for printing the 3D puzzle. 3D-0006 is a mirror of 3D-0005. Printrbot Simple Metal, running Cura 15.04.2. The print settings were as follows:
Mat'l: PLA
Color: Red (MG Chemicals)
Software: Cura
Layer Height (mm): 0.16
Shell Thickness (mm): 0.8
Bottom/top Thickness (mm): 0.8
Fill Density: 15%
Print Speed (mm/s): 45
Temp (C): 210
Support Type: None
Platform Type: Raft
Fil. Dia. (mm): 1.75
Flow Rate: 100%
License
Attribution - Creative Commons