Hey, this is another variation of the Gear Sphere Mechanism by me. It is actually a Rhombic Dodecahedron. I made this more out of mathematical curiosity. If you watch closely, you can see that it consists of a Cube and an Octahedron, which means it transforms into a compound. The Gear Cube does the same thing. I did also make a motorized Desk Skulpture like this.

You will need: 6 Big Gear 1 4 Small Gear 2 4 Small Gear 3 1 Heart 14 Connectors

You can also just print out the "All" file; it contains everything you need.

Print Settings: Use a brim if you like. I used one only for the gears.

Assembly: You can just watch this video: https://youtu.be/TF81TunrQ4Y Push the connectors into the heart. Then push the Big Gears onto the faces that have the number 1. Then push all Small Gears 2 onto the faces with the number 2. Same with Small Gear 3. You then need to turn the gears until the edges align everywhere.

Troubleshooting: If your gears are too loose or too tight, watch this video: https://youtu.be/PWUoJc_Gc84

If your connectors break, try experimenting with how many walls you print. I usually print 2 walls, but try different amounts to see if it gets better. You can also try to print them with another spool or even another plastic. PETG works quite well.

Technical Data: The Gear Star takes around 100g of filament and 5.5 hours to print.

The filament I used in the pictures is: Protopasta Forest Fantasy Green.