Gift Box #16

This is my fourth season making these gift boxes. Each year I design five different versions. They all may look the same from the outside but each one has a different secret way of opening.

This is the first gift box of 2024 or the sixteenth in total. There is a cam connected to the center loop of the bow. When you turn the loop it pushes out all four top spring loaded ribbons allowing the box top to be pulled off.

WARNING You will need to use a lubricant of some kind to reduce the cam friction so it turns more easily. I suggest PTFE Lubricate Spray(aff). Its a thin spray that dry's but doesn't seem to lose its lubrication over time. Its like magic, seriously.

Printing Its roughly 100mm x 100m x 80mm tall. The top prints in place as one part, none of the parts require supports, designed for a .4mm nozzle. The bow and ribbons for the top are printed separately and are glued on. I used Starbond Medium CA(aff) glue. I printed all the parts in the orientation the stl’s are provided in. Use helper discs or a bring to them to keep the ribbons stable during printing. I printed everything at .2 layer heights but the box could definitely be printed at a larger layer height without issue.

Thanks to Jamg HE for being the filament sponsor by providing their PLA+ for this years gift boxes. I used their green, blue and white for this box. You can get an additional 10% off with coupon code: ICEDC0611 using this link. Its a good deal for PLA+ when multiple spools are purchased.

Printed on the Muldex rep-rap IDEX printer.

Other Gift Boxes You can find ALL the other gift boxes in the Puzzle Present Collection.