Mayer's Puzzle - Printed in pieces.

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<h3><strong>Intro:</strong></h3><p>In the 80s I was exposed to this puzzle formed out of wood, that with the years it got broken. (wood that got deteriorated and a friend that tried to solve it broke two of the pieces of it)</p><p>Today you can find this wooden puzzle shops under different funny names like <strong>Mayer's Puzzle</strong>, <strong>Mayer's Cube</strong>, <strong>Konzi Cube</strong>, <strong>Koncy Puzzle</strong>, etc. The name I knew was <strong>“</strong><i><strong>Hexacube</strong></i><strong>”</strong>.</p><p>Now I got a new 3D printer, therefore I decided to design it and print it.<br><br>I took the challenge to design it using the broken cube, opened <a href="https://www.tinkercad.com">ThinkerCAD</a> to design and joint all parts. &nbsp;It was not easy to calculate the exact distances and required space between the moving parts, but it worked for me. (First time designing) &nbsp;</p><p>Give a like if you like it :)</p><h3><strong>Printing:</strong></h3><p>I used my original Prusa Mini+ printer, with eSUN PLA+ that surprised me with the performance:.</p><ul><li>Printing time: ~15 hours.</li><li>Layer Height: 0.2 mm (Quality Settings)</li><li>Vertical Shells - Perimeters: 4</li><li>eSUN PLA+ (Generic PLA profile)</li><li>65 meters of filament..</li><li>I used 5% infill, but I guess this was to exaggerated. Suggest you use your regular value (15%?)</li><li>Most of the pieces require support, you may need to rotate the STL files for the proper placement using the minimum of support. (I guess you know your Slicer software)</li></ul><p>The GCODE files are for a Prusa Mini+, and include per part file, each piece apart. If you want a real printing challenge, then download and print my second model: <a href="https://www.printables.com/model/222332-mayers-puzzle-printed-in-one-shot"><strong>Mayer's Puzzle - Printed in one shot</strong></a>. (In this link, you have the hint how to solve it).<br>&nbsp;</p><h4>Last Words</h4><ul><li>I hope you like this model and if you like it, please give it a like, it will make my day and will allow me to get a Prusa mug.</li><li>Don't hesitate to post your makes including comments that can improve the model.</li><li>You are kindly invited to follow me to get updated every time I upload a new model.</li></ul><p>And the most important: Happy printing &amp; Greetings from the Galilee.</p>