Fidget Garden

I decided to expand on my carrot garden to make a full fidget garden - and this is what I came up with:)  I have included my small collapsible/expanding carrot and added a rotating radish (spinning top), a bouncy broccoli, a corn on the cob fidget (with rotating rows of corn) and two different dirt beds + planter boxes (long or square) options.  

*UPDATE: I just added STL files for an all corn (long) bed of dirt, an all broccoli (long) bed of dirt and an all radish (long) bed of dirt.  These will all fit into the 'Long Planter Box'.

Here are the instructions for each:

Small Carrot

3D PRINTING SETTINGS

Layer Height 0.2mm

PLA works great

15% Infill 

Note: I recommend printing carrots on a smooth print plate (can use glue stick/hair spray to help with first layer adhesion if necessary). 

Rotating Radish

3D PRINTING SETTINGS

Layer Height 0.2mm

PLA works great

Infill (this is important!): 

Print the Radish Top and Peg with 15% infill

Print the Radish Bottom with 60-70% infill (this is important because it lowers the center of gravity and helps it spin better:)

Note: I recommend printing these pieces on a smooth print plate so the bottom of each piece is real smooth and fit together nicely.

To assemble: insert the peg into the hole of the Radish Top and then the Radish Bottom connecting the two pieces together.  You may also use superglue if necessary to secure the peg in place or the two halves of the radish together (see photo).

Bouncy Broccoli

3D PRINTING SETTINGS

Layer Height 0.2mm

PLA works great

15% Infill 

Notes:  I turned on the fuzzy skin texture for the broccoli head to give it more texture. (See photos for how to do this in PrusaSlicer, Cura and Bambu Studio)

Assembly: Insert the top of the stem (spiral portion) into the base of the broccoli head. You can secure with a little superglue if needed:)

Corn on the Cob Fidget

3D PRINTING SETTINGS:

Layer Height 0.2mm

PLA works great

15% Infill

Note: I recommend using a brim on the ‘rod’ piece and using a smooth print plate for all the pieces.

To assemble: I placed a number on each corn section. Place the rod into the hole of Corn Row #7 then slide on corn row #6, then corn row #5, etc. If needed you can a drop of superglue onto each end of the rod before placing it into the hole of row #7 and row #1 to secure it better (see photo).

Dirt Beds & Planter Boxes

3D PRINTING SETTINGS:

Layer Height 0.2mm

PLA works great

15% Infill

These were a lot of fun to make and I hope you enjoy making them…also, just FYI the vegetables (and accidental fruits) that didn't make the cut for this fidget garden but were considered included: zucchini, squash, cucumber, green onion, potato, mushroom, pear and avocado 😂

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Have fun printing and fidgeting:)