Fandango Box (Patreon)

Who doesn't love gratuitously -complicated mechanisms, right?  Why have a simple hinged lid when you can have a multi-part articulated lid that opens like a fan, with hinges at one side and slots at the other that move in a constrained arc?!

Yes, when you pull the outermost part of the lid up by its protruding handle each panel will move up then catch its neighbour in turn, and it'll make satisfying clackety sounds in the process!  

Now, this one is intended to be a straightforward print, but all those bits that print in place mean that there are lots of opportunities for print issues to cause actual problems, so take care to make sure your printer is dialled-in properly!

Print Description 

This is an articulated model, so make sure your bottom layer is nice and neat and that there aren't any print issues like overextrusion or stringing that might bind moving parts together! 

This model is particularly sensitive to such things, since there are numerous hidden elements that print close to each other and need to be able to move!  Sometimes with a model it's possible to cut unintended bonds apart, but not in this case!

Print Dimensions 

The Fandango Box occupies 116mm x 98mm on the print bed and is 105mm tall.

Supports needed? 

No supports required!

Scalability 

This one will be trick to scale up or down.  Scaling down will increase the risk of internal binding as parts end up closer together, and scaling up will loosen the hinge pieces.  Give it a try, though! :)

Print Orientation

The Fandango Box prints upside-down, like so: 

File location You'll find this one at at 660 Fandango Box

Link to dropbox post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31697592

Further Thoughts

There really are endless possibilities for making interesting mechanical contraptions!  It remains magical that we can explore these things and make them actually exist :)

Happy printing! 

xoxo

Sven.