Spinning Star-Moon Staff

Update October 2024: There is now a solid mod rod you can use instead of the vase mode rod! I've also uploaded versions of the base and bottom piece here that are compatible with the solid rods, which you can now find in the files section for this design. Go here to get the rods themselves.

I want to make a bunch of fun costume props that use my Modular Vase Mode Rod, and this is the first one I'm ready to share! It's a star that spins inside a moon, and draws inspiration from the magical girl genre. This could be a wizard's staff, or a magical girl's weapon, or whatever you imagine it to be. It requires a 17cm diameter build plate area, and can be either a short rod or a medium to long staff.

Important note about the rod: This is compatible with my Modular Vase Mode Rod design, which is designed to be printed with a 0.8mm or similarly large nozzle. I also want to make a rod that can be printed with a standard nozzle and PLA, but that's not ready quite yet. (This could also potentially be remixed to be compatible with, say, PVC pipe or the like. I'm also including the file negativeboolean_topperconnector.stl, which you can use to subtract the space that the ‘buckle’ on the main topper piece clicks into, from a custom object.)

The main spinner piece attaches to the base piece in a combo of friction and snap fit, and the base and decorative bottom piece (optional) screw into the bigger end of the Modular Vase Mode Rod.

You will want to print one or more Modular Vase Mode Rods, and one big-to-big converter rod. (Unless you want a super short rod, in which case you only need the big-to-big converter.)

How to Print:

Main Star-Moon Spinner Piece:

• PLA
• 0.8mm nozzle with 0.4mm layer height OR standard 0.4mm nozzle with 0.2mm layer height
  • It's 1cm tall, so for fit, you want to make sure your layer height is something that divides evenly into 1cm
  • I recommend the larger nozzle if you have it—this is designed and tested for printing with a 0.8mm nozzle, and it's much faster that way.
• Infill: 15-20%, make sure to use a pattern you like if you're printing in translucent filament
• 17cm of bed space
• If you want the spinner to have two colors, you can pause and change filament color after the first few layers, or somewhere in the middle.
• No supports

Base and bottom piece:

• PLA or PETG
• 0.8mm nozzle with 0.4mm layer height OR standard 0.4mm nozzle with 0.2mm layer height
• Infill: 15-20% triangles, to get a nice asterisk shape up through the rod.
• Instead of printing the bottom piece, you can print one of your rods with bottom layers instead.
• No supports

This is an original design that attaches to the Modular Vase Mode Rod or Solid Mod Rod.