Print-in-place Twisty Puzzle Box


Summary

A ready-to-solve twisty puzzle box. No glue, no hardware, no assembly, and more difficult than ever!

Customizations

  • Easy (Default)
  • Difficult

More Themes!

This design has been remixed into many themes with both easy and difficult puzzle configurations.

Printing

This is not a difficult print, but it does require a fair amount of accuracy.

All moving parts have a clearance of 0.5mm, so your printer must be accurate enough to avoid fusing together parts that are positioned close to each other.

All functionally important overhangs are limited to 45 degree angles. Your printer must be able to print these overhangs cleanly.

Any stringing or large surface imperfections my make this puzzle impossible to solve.

If the above requirements cannot be met, some parts of the puzzle can be printed separately - most obviously the outer case. Doing so will, of course, spoil the puzzle mechanism.

Verify a Successful Print

After printing the main puzzle and the puzzle key, you should be able to tell if your puzzle is solvable by checking the following:

  • The puzzle will rattle easily when shaken.
  • Parts on the bottom of the puzzle will wiggle when lightly pushed.
  • The largest concentric circle on the bottom of the puzzle can rotate by hand.
  • The key will fit inside the key hole in the bottom of the puzzle.
  • The key will be able to rotate after its inserted into the bottom of the puzzle.

Assembly

None!

Can I sell copies of this?

Yes! This model is available for commercial use!

License Details

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0)

This license grants you permission to download, distribute, alter, print, and even sell copies of this design.

This license requires you to provide attribution so that others can find my work.

This license applies only to the model files (STL, 3MF, STEP, F3D) included in this project. It does not apply to photos, videos, my logo, or other supplemental graphics attached to or displayed with this project.

Recommended Attribution Text

"Print-in-place Twisty Puzzle Box" (https://3dprinty.xyz/project/61) is designed by 3D Printy (https://3dprinty.xyz) and shared under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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