Fidget Cube With a Laser Cut and 3dprinting

A larger Re-Engineering product of a Fidget Cube. Achieved by cutting out a cube with the same blueprint as some fidget cube designs. A 3d printer contributes to both the ball spin fidget and the switch fidget, and hot glue or some type of glue is necessary as the individual box sides become unproportional in terms of weight.

The Final Look.

Laser cutter Machine, 3D printer machine, Toy clock or mini clock, Cardboard, Exactoknife, scissors, cardboard cutter, Pliers, How glue gun, clicky buttons, computer, straw, flat piece of wood, wood stick , and a ziptie

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Export Image in the form of a PDF, maxdpi

Transfer it to your app/ website used to link with a laser cutter

Print

(Keep all other small cut-out objects)

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Follow link

Export and import items onto your 3d printer app/ website

Measure the gaps in the sides of the box of both the circle gap and switch gap and transfer that measurement onto the apps preferred units

(If neccesarry )

Print with a preferred infil of 40% and above

With this sliding mechanism, we will need a facilitator for both the gears and ball

We generate the first with a straw that goes through the gaps in the gears, and then create 2 half boxes so a little pouch of space on both ends is present, allowing the straw to still spin and be flexible.

I measured the distance between the last cut-out rectangle shape in the box side from the left to the end and cut it out as a small rectangle with the same length.

Make 2 of the same for each as you do need a wall on the platform made from the first shape to prevent the straw with the gears from falling inwards.

A total of 4 small rectangles .

Glue on

In order to have the sphere spin we need to have a pouch in the interior small enough to hold yet big enough to still be able to spin...

Cut out 3 sides of squares long enough to cover the whole length of the sphere

Glue 2 squares each square at both of the spheres horizontal ends

Connect both of the squares with the other square cut out, so it's a cube with no bottom on the inside.

Then we cut out another square smaller then the others that will serve as the bottom so the ball never falls out

We glue it on while having the intention of leaving small gaps between the platform so it isn't completely stopped when trying to spin it.

Trim down a wooden stick or any thin, long object so that it covers the length of the square.

Center it and heavily glue both ends

Tie a short zip tie around

Glue the Flip 3D printed shape onto the ziptide.

(If it doenst hold you could sand the parts of the ziptide and the Flip so it sticks better.

Cut out a Square on your laser cut app.

Use the same wood so you're able to line up the square to an exact point where it doesn't cover the finger joints

Cut the plastic clock to its one singular rotating dial

Glue the wood slab onto the trimmed dial, but make sure the dial isn't locked in with the glue.

This could be solved by adding other platforms under the slab so it doesn't require glue on the dial and other parts of the clock.

Trim down the wood slab so it doesn't disturb the other fidget function inside the cube

Write down the clock ( optional)

I wish I engraved the clock instead of writing it with Sharpie

Use the same method of lining up a square cut on the laser app just before the finger joints, so we have a square platform similar to the side's length and width.

Cut 4 pieces of cardboard that have a length of ~ 1 centimeter and a width that matches the sides of the Laser cut square.

Once you have this square with cardboard walls of 1 cm

Glue one side of this square to the back of the side with the 5 buttons

Collect your five buttons

Make sure the buttons fit inside the cut-out holes

Align the buttons to the holes so their is enough space to add the top layer of wood button which came since you Cut out the whole cube

Add a very small amount of glue to the tip of the clicky button.

Place the wooden buttons on top

If extra glue is added, the buttons won't click or make a noise when pushed down on them.

Caution ( adding very little hot glue to the small object could be harmful and difficult so use protective gloves or another thin object that allows you to be more precise) I used a exacto knife

Hit all of the eges and gaps between the finger joints with glue

Try to do it quick and avoid burns as the glue dries quickly