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Fidget Cube With Upper Hinge Support

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I really like the original design by Wultz, but the upper hinges on the original did not print well for me, and it is hard to see how they could since the bottom layers of the upper hinges are squirting plastic into thin air and then trying to build on that foundation. I borrowed his design, but basically remodeled it from scratch and have been tweaking it for about 3 months. I tried a bunch of different ideas, but ultimately decided my favorite version was very close to the original, only adding some very insubstantial, but critical supports which allow the upper hinges to print successfully as a bridge.

Once printing is complete, I break each hinge loose as gently as possible, and I usually find it necessary to trim loose material from the upper hinges after flipping them the first time. The loose material from the bridge doesn't fit back into the hinge recess unless I cut it off. I use the flush-cut nippers that came with my Ender 3.

I have had good success printing this with
Source
Thingiverse
What you need to print this: Beginner Low confidence
Single piece
Supports 1/3
Assembly 0/3
Settings 1/3
Bed size 0/3
Post-process 0/3
Printer
FDM / FFF
File format
STL
Material
PLA
Software
Cura, PrusaSlicer, or similar
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