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Triple Twist Cube (Gills)

127 downloads · 3 years ago · This cube is part of a series of four fun fidget puzzles that twist apart counterintuitively into th

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This cube is part of a series of four fun fidget puzzles that twist apart counterintuitively into three pieces. Can you get them back together?

See here for video: https://youtu.be/ynZUxx0NpIM

The pieces are designed by applying a helical trisection along the C3 axis of a cube.

Start small with the simple 30mm cube and move up to one of the fancy sculpted 50mm puzzles! Add interest by printing the pieces in different colours.

The pieces for the “Solid,” “Gyroid,” and “Gills” cubes are identical so you will need to print three to make one cube. The infill for the “Stochastic” cube is randomly derived, so you have the option of printing three different and distinct pieces.

Solid 30mm Cube: https://social.thangs.com/m/711923 Gyroid 50mm Cube: https://social.thangs.com/m/711925 Gills 50mm Cube: https://social.thangs.com/m/711928 Stochastic 50mm Cube: https://social.thangs.com/m/711930

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ronsukalac3 years ago

I found this one fit together very loosely - tending to fall apart when you pick it up. The Stochastic and Gyroid ones fit much better in my experience. I wondered if anyone else had that happen? Printed on an MK3s with identical settings. See photo I posted of the 3.

DaveMakesStuff3 years ago

Thanks... this is good to know. Yeah, it should hold together when you pick it up. I will double check the files. The "Gills" version came straight from CAD workflow, the other two had some more processes afterwards, so that may be where the discrepancy came from.

In the mean time, if want to try printing it again, there are a couple options for tightening up the tolerance:

Increase extrusion rate Increase xy expansion Scale the whole model down slightly