I made this double-digit counter for keeping track of my life when playing commander, but it can of course be used for other purposes.
The counter consists of two wheels with the digits 0-9. Each wheel is paired with a spring that locks the chosen digit in the viewing window to prevent accidental rotation.
Please share your makes, I am very curious to see what all you creative people on here can do with my model!
I printed everything in PLA with a layer height of 0.15mm in the orientations given in the .stl-files, no support needed.
I strongly recommend that at least the wheels are printed with a colour change to make it easier to see the digits, and I found that enabling ironing for the wheels ended up making them look a lot better.
The faceplate is quite complex, so ensure that your first layer calibration is good. I have also included a plain version of the faceplate as well as a .step-file for the entire model if you do not want the honeycomb pattern.
Before final assembly I recommend doing a dry fit as shown in the third photo to make sure the springs and wheels fit and the wheels can rotate. You should not need to apply any pressure to fit the wheels and springs on the pins, use a 5mm drill to expand the holes if needed.
Once everything fits properly you can just press on the faceplate and it will attach to the baseplate with a snap fit. You should see a slight gap between the faceplate and baseplate which will help if you need to disassemble the model for any reason.
The author marked this model as their own original creation.