rotary puzzle box Remix

thingiverse

This is my remix of www.thingiverse.com/thing:3178365 by ath64. I really like his puzzle, but wanted it to be printable without supports so I created a separate axle part. Then, I solidified the box end and made slots for the axle to drop into. To secure the axle in place, I designed wedges. Additionally, I created spacers to keep the rotors separated. My version features three rotors, but could have had more. I aimed to design a box that couldn't be opened far enough to see how the mechanism works like the one Mr Puzzle demoed in ath64's video link. That one included a maple leaf on top of the box hiding a wooden dowel running through the lid and limiting how far the box could open. In my version, I wanted to put my granddaughter's name on the box. I extruded the name with two plastic pins that go through the lid. One doesn't quite reach all the way through, while the other one penetrates the lid about a millimeter. Just enough to prevent the lid from coming off, but not enough to interfere with whatever is placed in the box. I have included a blank lid if you don't care about hiding the mechanism. If you want to add your own personalization and/or hide the mechanism, you can print the lid with holes and add a name or logo or whatever. The holes are 52mm apart on center, and 2.4mm diameter. The lid is 5mm thick. Thanks ath64 for a great design!