FIDGET SWIVELING BLOCKS

The Design

Inspired by a mall functioning fidget (printed by an unknown stranger and smugled inside the house by my son) I designed this fidget toy. Printed in one go, and no supports needed. For a few links, I added some internal supports that will break when you start moving the blocks.

Material

Material that works best: I printed it of tough PLA (PLA+). Other material will most likelly work too, exept basic PLA I wouldn’t advise because as it might snap to easy.

Print settings

I applied the following settings for my print.

• Layer height: 0.15 (please don’t deviate from this as some supports will not printed correctly)
• Infill: 30%
• Model orientation: Make sure to point the text towards the printbed
• Perimeters: 3
• Support:  none
• MultiColor: Yes

Note: Please consider other settings incase you think this helps you or the design in any way.

Final thoughts

Please let me know if you print these models and what you think of it.
Any feedback is always welcome.
Have fune!

P.S. Also check my other creations: https://www.printables.com/@iibex_1686865/models

Acknowledgements

I began my 3D printing journey in 2023 — A deliberate step into a world that blends creativity with engineering. Drawn to the story and philosophy behind Prusa, I chose to start with one of their printers the MK4. As an engineer, I find this manufacturing method both fun and deeply educational. It challenges to think differently about how you (approach) design and builds: from individual parts to assemblies.

Updates

• Initial version