Music Box (Tune Box) #MakeItLoud

myminifactory

I am a 15-year-old student from Ra'anana, Israel. I use Inventor and Cura to design and print my creations. I've been designing for about a year now, and I'm currently doing it as a class in school two years ahead of time. The printing process is still relatively new to me, which explains why the results aren't perfect yet. I recently designed and printed a music box, also known as a tune box. It consists of three main parts: a handle, a base, and a wheel. The wheel is divided into eight sections, with one missing section that allows the music to play correctly. On the base, there are three stripes of different thicknesses - 2mm, 3mm, and 4mm - each playing a distinct note. To connect the handle, I used friction fit by attaching an extending hexagon on the handle and an internal hexagon (slightly larger) in the wheel itself. While the original music box is made of metal, building it with plastic produced a sound, although not as clear as I would have liked. The base and wheel both have holes to make assembly easy and straightforward.