bartledan

by virtox
Accused of being fake, witchcraft and simply impossible..
This kinetic sculpture is inspired by the unlimited freedom of 3d printing,
it wobbles and turns with a slight movement of the hand.
Now give it a good spin or puff of air and it erupts in erratic and wild behavior.

This is the 5cm / 2" version, see the Gyro the Forms section for other shapes and sizes.
Corner stand available separately, or get the complete set below!

NEW!
Now also available as a pendant/keyfob!
In both Extra small and Small

Instructions
It is composed of four concentric cubes, each one spinning around a different axis.
The model needs some minor assembly:
Each inner cube has two knobs which need to be placed into the corresponding clamps in the parent cube. It's easiest to start with the inner most and continue outward.
And then... spin it away !

Notes
Do not be alarmed if your cube will not run smoothly at first!
Because of minor variations as a result of the printing process,
some need to wear in a little but will loosen up very quickly.
In the example video I am blowing on it to make it move, it's that smooth.

Be a little careful with (the assembly of) the Alumide version as this material is slightly less flexible/robust than the Strong & Flexible materials.

Get a complete set.
A default set consists of an Alumide Gyro the Cube and a White stand, you can change the materials in your cart later. 118x87_36851_89894_1338413385.jpg + 118x87_387662_147353_1338413388.jpg
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by virtox
Dodecahedral sibling of Gyro the Cube.
Same principle, more faces, more rings and more fun ;-)
Made of five nested dodecahedra, each one is limited to rotate about it's own axis.

This is the 6.5cm / 2.5" version, see the Gyro the Forms
Experimental corner stand available here

Instructions
For tighter clearances it is printed with the hinges out of place. So this model needs a little manual assembly. Each element has two "knobs" which need to be "clicked" into the corresponding "clamps" in the parent element.
It's easiest to start with the inner one and then continue outwards.
And then... rotate away !
 
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by Dotsan
A 5mm grided cube 50mm high. It's a great desk toy for helping the creative juices. The material it can be are restricted because of it size, please contact me with any questions?
 
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by purligar
Build from a twelve-sided dodecahedron with TopMod, the pentagons are linked to triangles and back again forming continuous paths. The surfaces are shadowing each other resulting in very nice shadows.

To build a suspended lamp light bulb and socket has to be inserted trough a hole. Adapter ring for E27 bulb socket serves as fitting.

To build a table lamp take use of Starfish lamp stand with adapter ring.

This video shows how to assembly the light source.
 
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by naaaut
 
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by Bathsheba
Two letters fused into a single block – what an eye-catching way to showcase initials! Yes, it's like the cover of Gödel, Escher, Bach. Yours will be 2-3" (5-7cm) tall depending on which letters
Choose from Comic, Typewriter, Block or Script font, as shown in the second picture above.
A smaller size is here.

Do three letters work? Sometimes, find out more here.
 
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