A lighter-sized box with gears acting like a fidget toy. And it clicks!
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updated May 22, 2023

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A small clicking toy to help you relieve your stress. 

It has a small window at the top so you can see the rotating gears inside. 

 

How to print:

  • Orientate all parts flat on the bed (might need to rotate top cover). 
  • Paint supports underneath the LEVER. 
  • Activate the “Fill the voids with bridges” settings in Superslicer (Perimeters&Shell → Advanced → No perimeters on bridge areas)
  • Print at 0.2 or 0.3 layer height, 4 shells, 4top/3down layers, 20% infill

 

Assembly:

  • Start with bottom part
  • Insert the clicking bracket (if it doesn't have contact with thumbwheel, OR if it is holding the thumbwheel too strong, use lighter to heat it up a bit and bend the arms)
  • Put the thumbwheel inside
  • Now place both cogs on top, so the gear teeth meet properly
  • Insert the lever on the holding pin
  • Add top cover
  • Use 3x M3x10 screws and M3 nuts to secure the bottom and top case

 

I went to look inspiration at craiyon.com, by generating images for phrase “Mechanical gadget”, and I found one of the images cool. 

 

Then made a simple sketch on paper, tried to model that in blender, and 5 prototypes later I had a clicking fidget toy!

 

 

 

 

I also was inspired by the amazing Fidget Clicking Wheel 2.0.

 

 

Quick test of the earlier prototype:

 

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