Syllable Case (Patreon)

Hello, wonderful people!

Someone asked on Discord recently if there was a box in the back catalogue that was relatively small, and that could be opened with one hand, and I really couldn't find anything that quite fit that description.  So, here we are!

The Syllable Case is about palm-sized with a hinged lid that opens the entire top to give easy access to the contents without having to shake things out.  The magnetic closure has two pairs of magnets and a recessed lid to keep things secure.  However, it's designed so that it can be opened one-handed by holding the sides while pushing with a finger on the edge of the lid.

All models are an opportunity to play with texture and shapes, of course, and this one went in a kind of retro-industrial direction, with fins and bracing.  Some of that does actually serve a functional purpose to keep things rigid, or at least that's what I tell myself :)

Print Description

The Syllable Case is an articulated model so make sure your bottom layer is nice and neat and that you don't have any print issues like stringing or overextrusion that might bind moving parts together! 

Infill percentage won't matter much on this one, because it's pretty much all walls!

Optional Magnets

You don't have to use magnets, but they definitely make the box better!

You'll need four of our favourite 6x3mm cylindrical magnets.

Print Dimensions

The Syllable Case occupies 113mm x 62mm on the print bed and is 30mm tall.

Supports Needed?

Not at all!  Designed for straightforward printing!

Scalability

This one isn't really meant for scaling, and will have all the classic pitfalls - the hinge will get tighter or looser accordingly, and the specified magnets will no longer fit!  But you should try it anyway, because it's 3D printing, and exploring things is fun :D

Print Orientation

The Syllable Case prints base-down with the lid open, like so:

File Location

You'll find this one at at 568 Syllable Case

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

Further Thoughts

It's easy to get caught up designing big boxes (and I will confess there are some large ones working their way through prototyping already) and I really should pause occasionally and scale things down :)

Happy printing!

xoxo

Sven.