This is a fully functioning 3D printed grandfather clock.  Using mainly 3D printed parts, this clock was specifically engineered to be assembled in minutes, and can run for over 6 days on a single winding. With a little bit of tuning, it can accurate keep time with that classic tick-tock sound.

The video below shows how easily this clock can be assembled 

**The STL File:**

Prints on all standard 3d printers without supports, requires the following additional parts to assemble:

- 21 M4x12| 11 M4x20 Screws (https://amzn.to/3zgQb8f)
- 23 M4 Washers (https://amzn.to/3E1crFU)
- 17 624Z 13mm OD/4mm ID Bearings (Like these https://amzn.to/3DtUUpH)
- 1mm Nylon String or Fishing Line (I used string from this set https://amzn.to/3DtUUpH)
- 5 pounds of weight - could be ball bearings or a dumbbell (I used one from this set https://amzn.to/3zfVKUy)

**Recommended print settings:**

Layer Height: 0.2mm
Nozzle: 0.4mm
Infill: 15-20% 
Material Required: ~650g (Printed in PLA)
Minimum Build Plate Required: 180x180mm


**All the files have been pre-oriented to save you some set up time! All you need to do is drop the parts into your slicer and hit print!

The 3D Printed Wall Clock

0 Entire Part Layout (For Planning).stl

The Tsugite Cube has reached unprecedented extremities with this 4x4 version of the confounding puzzle cube series. 

Join all 31 pieces in the correct order and orientation to create a continuous loop in the form of a solid 4x4 cube. The Kawai Tsugite joint connects in 3 different orientations, so this isn't your average packing puzzle! 

As a helpful hint, no like colors will touch when printed in 6 colors... Consider that a part of the puzzle since it's already difficult enough, but if you feel like an even more extreme challenge, you can print it all in one color.

This download also includes a flashy Special Edition 4x4 Stand, along with the default cube stand. There is also an STL of the entire assembled puzzle if you need help solving, or check out my full [Solution Video on YouTube](https://youtu.be/yZwMSwlxIy0).

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**_Printing Guidelines_**

Print at 0.16mm layer height with 3 shells and 0% infill, 5 top and 5 bottom solid layers. No supports required! The puzzle parts are divided into 6 groups, where no like colors will be touching for the solved puzzle. You can split the models into parts within your slicer if you wish to print/color separately, or need to rearrange parts for whatever reason.

The SE_Stand is a somewhat difficult print without supports. I used fuzzy skin with 0.2mm thickness and point distance to hide any wobble artifacts near the top and as a general aesthetic. I printed with 4 shells, 0 top layers, and 15% lightning infill. You may also need a brim or minimal supports to improve printability. The basic stand is much easier to print!

4x4 Tsugite Cube Puzzle

4x4_White.stl

The definition of chaos is complete disorder and confusion- this sculpture features a triple pendulum which devolves in to a chaotic movement when you start moving it side to side. Using paddles connected to rack and pinions, you can control the chaos by pressing on the paddles. 

The STL File:
Prints on all standard 3d printers, requires no additional tools or assembly. This video shows how to assemble it!
https://youtu.be/GuIfRCekvZI?si=Epl9jBimZcqmcq4M

Recommended print settings:
Layer Height: 0.2mm
Nozzle: 0.4mm
Infill: 15-18% 
Total Print Time: ~10 hours
Total Material: ~200g

**All the files have been pre-oriented to save you some set up time! All you need to do is drop the parts into your slicer and hit print!﻿

The Triple Pendulum Chaos Creator

Full Build (10h - 200g).stl

This is the escapement powered by Bob, the humble escapement operator.  Bob is the one responsible for adding a pulse to keep the pendulum swinging, as well as triggers the advancement of the escapement wheel. This is my take on this escapement designed by dgreene909 

Here is the video that shows how easily this mechanism can be assembled!
https://youtu.be/3lrOB2xOD-U?si=G2IuRQe3FXeFsXqi

The STL File:
Prints on all standard 3d printers without supports, requires the following additional parts to assemble:

- 8 M4x12 Screw (I used https://geni.us/Sf5DpA9)
- 6 M4 Washers (These are the ones https://geni.us/tBNZNg)
- 4 624Z 13mm OD/4mm ID Bearings (These work great https://geni.us/lYZB)
- 1mm Nylon String or Fishing Line (I used string from this set https://geni.us/10HpwLY)

Recommended print settings:
Layer Height: 0.2mm
Nozzle: 0.4mm
Infill: 15-18% 
Total Filament Required: ~145g
Minimum Build Plate Required: 200x200mm

**All the files have been pre-oriented to save you some set up time! All you need to do is drop the parts into your slicer and hit print!

The Walking Bob Escapement

Build 3 - 7.5h - 53g.stl

Something as simple as keeping count is easy to do in the digital space.  Before computers and the digital age, however, we used gears and other mechanical components to achieve things such as keeping count.  This is a 3D printable adaptation of a really cool mechanical device that is becoming increasingly obsolete in modern times. It can go from 0-999 in both increasing and decreasing counts!

This download includes all of the STL files needed to print your own Mechanical Counter and requires no additional tools for assembly.

Watch this video to see how easy it is to build this yourself! 
https://youtu.be/WnH5V8f5vRU?si=cqY8aSOHjADn4l8m

Recommended print settings:
Layer Height: 0.2mm
Nozzle: 0.4mm
Infill: 15-18%
Total Filament: ~0.375kg
Largest Part Size: 141x90 mm

**All the files have been pre-oriented to save you some set up time! All you need to do is drop the parts into your slicer and hit print!

The Mechanical Counter

Number Disc Middle.STL

Is it digital, or is it analog?  Well it's some combination of the two! The rack driven 7 segment display is a fully 3D printed mechanical desk piece that is equal parts satisfying and bewildering.  Turn the top dial to rotate a series of 14 cams which push on a rack and pinion system to reveal a number.  Operate is manually, or add an optional servo motor to the back and have the thing run on it's own.

You could even throw 4 of them side by side to create a clock!  Add another two and get the seconds.  Give one a randomized number generator and it becomes a dice!  Endless possibilities!

The STL File:

Prints on all standard 3d printers, requires no additional tools or assembly, and assembles in seconds.
For servo attachment (not necessary), it used these servos: https://geni.us/G8ArjNg

Recommended print settings:
Layer Height: 0.2mm
Nozzle: 0.4mm
Infill: 15-18% 
Total Material: ~190g

Can print on any sized 3D printer.

Rack Driven 7 Segment Display

Build 2 - Cams and Housing - 125g.stl

Rack Side (x4).stl

Top Plate.stl

Detent.STL

Cam (Larger Clearance)_Bottom Inverse.STL

Cam (Larger Clearance)_Bottom Left Inverse.STL

Cam (Larger Clearance)_Bottom Left.STL

Cam (Larger Clearance)_Bottom Right Inverse.STL

Cam (Larger Clearance)_Bottom Right.STL

Cam (Larger Clearance)_Bottom.STL

Cam (Larger Clearance)_Middle Inverse.STL

Cam (Larger Clearance)_Middle.STL

Cam (Larger Clearance)_Top Inverse.STL

Cam (Larger Clearance)_Top Left Inverse.STL

Cam (Larger Clearance)_Top Left.STL

Cam (Larger Clearance)_Top Right Inverse.STL

Cam (Larger Clearance)_Top Right.STL

Cam (Larger Clearance)_Top.STL

8mm C-Clamps (x6).stl

Central Clock Connector.stl

Dot Centres.stl

Dot Outlines.stl

Base Piece (For 2 Side by Side Modules).STL

Central Counter Connectors (to connect base pieces together).stl

A fully 3D printable version of The Toronto Strandbeest, inspired by the huge one I made for a Youtube video (See below).

Based off the original invention by Theo Jansen, the Strandbeest is a mechanical walking creature that harnesses the power of the wind.  This particular version uses a large 3D printed rotor at the back.  The power from the wind is transferred through a gear box and to the main shaft that drives each leg module.

The Toronto Strandbeest is capable of walking completely on its own.  It can also sit comfortably on its display stand (included in the STL package) so you can watch the walking mechanism do it's thing!

The STL File:
Prints on all standard 3d printers, requires no additional tools or assembly, and assembles in seconds.

This video below shows you how to assemble this beest!

Full Parts list is included in the read-me file to make it easier for you to organize your prints.

**Recommended print settings:**
Layer Height: 0.2mm
Nozzle: 0.4mm
Infill: 15-18% 
Total Material: ~300g
Min. Bed Size: 180x180mm

**All the files have been pre-oriented to save you some set up time! All you need to do is drop the parts into your slicer and hit print!


The Toronto Strandbeest

Crank Gear.STL

A clock that runs by balancing marbles on a teeter totter!  Once every ten minutes, the top seesaw tips, dropping a ball onto the the 10 minutes track.  Every hour, the 10 minutes track tips, dropping a ball onto the Hour track, and every 12 hours, all the tracks tip, and the clock starts from 1.

I have included the step file to help you with assembly!  Feel free to make mods at your pleasure, however note the files are for personal use only.

This video shows the whole assembly process:

https://youtu.be/GmLEBhJY5ks

The STL File:

Prints on all standard 3d printers, requires the following additional parts:

11 3x10x4 bearings: https://geni.us/ytgU1tC
M3 Screw Kit https://geni.us/CnX30
32 0.5in ball bearings: https://geni.us/uLEbw
Nema 17 Motor https://geni.us/IbL6D0
1 GT2 Pulley https://geni.us/l3MG
You will also need a way to drive the Stepper Motor: 

I recommend this board: https://geni.us/2sH7WYY
Real Time Module (Optional): https://geni.us/rtKYLJT
(Here is a really good tutorial for driving clocks with a stepper motor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR4PXR7RXEY&t=253s)

Recommended print settings:

Layer Height: 0.2mm

Nozzle: 0.4mm

Infill: 15-18% 

Can print on any standard sized printer.

**All the files have been pre-oriented to save you some set up time! All you need to do is drop the parts into your slicer and hit print!

The Tipping Marble Clock

Tipping Clock Full Assembly.STEP

Some may call it the trippiest thing to come off of a 3D Printer since the conception of 3D printing. The Exploding Circle, previously existing only as a 3D rendering in the world of the YouTube, has been brought to the real (simulated) world.  After repeatedly kicking the behind of its creator, the gears have aligned. Once every 2pi radians, the segments of the circle come together, only to re-explode as the crank keeps spinning.

The Exploding Circle engineered kinetic sculpture is a mesmerizing example of how you can use spur gears, bevel gears, and planetary gears to create interesting motion.

This download includes all of the STL files needed to 3D print your own Exploding Circle sculpture and requires no additional tools for assembly. WD-40 or another type of lubricant is recommended for smooth operation.

This Video shows you how easy it is to assemble!

Recommended print settings:

Layer Height: 0.2mm
Nozzle: 0.4mm
Infill: 15-18% 
Total Filament: ~0.47 kg
Largest Part Size on Bed: 200x200mm
Tallest Part: 106mm

**All the files have been pre-oriented to save you some set up time! All you need to do is drop the parts into your slicer and hit print!  This download includes pre-arranged layouts for 205x205 (or larger) beds for easier printing!

The Exploding Circle

Build 1.stl

A mesmerizing kinetic sculpture that uses a series of cam and follower mechanisms to produce a beautiful sine wave motion that in turn produces another beautiful sine wave motion of the ball bearings situated on the followers- it's basically waveception.

This design includes both an 8 horseshoe and a 16 horseshoe version.  

It requires 1/2 inch (12mm) steel balls which can be found here: https://amzn.to/3ViJuL7

(You will need 16 balls for the 8 horseshoe version and 32 balls for the 16 horseshoe version) 

**The STL File:**

All parts print on all standard 3d printers, requires no additional tools for assembly, and assembles in seconds (snap the parts together and you're ready to go!) 

The video below shows how easily this thing can be assembled! 

Recommended print settings:

Layer Height: 0.2mm
Nozzle: 0.4mm
Infill: 15-18% 
Total Material: ~222g (8 Piece) ~372g
Minimum Bed Size Required: 180mmx180mm

**All the files have been pre-oriented to save you some set up time! All you need to do is drop the parts into your slicer and hit print!

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