Multicolor Pin Art Fidget - small (2"x2") - No AMS

Made this small (2"x2") Rainbow/Multicolor pin-art fidget toy because I wanted thinner, longer pins than the pin art toys available and wanted it to print in 2 separate plates for easy color change/contrast without wasting a lot of print time and filament. It took a lot of testing to get this to work but the end result feels  and sounds so satisfying when you play around with it.

 

About the print itself:

1. Print the first plate with the base first
2. Print the second plate with the base lifter
3. Choose one of the plates with the pins and choose a color (row of 3 goes in the middle but others can be moved around). It might be easier to start from one of the sides
4. Printer will automatically pause at Layer 117
5. Carefully slide the lifter and base onto the pins until the base sits inside of the recess of the lifter and everything is seated down
6. Resume the print
7. Some hand peeling will be required to remove the brim on the bottom (I know that it is annoying but adhesion was important  for this one)
8. If any pins are not moving well they should get smoother by exercising back and forth. (If there are bumps on a pin near where the print was resumed you can use a blade to shave off the bump and then exercise)
9. Repeat step 3-8 until you fill the whole square.

*Note: Cleaning the plate with dish soap and water before the print can help adhesion if you have any issues.

**Note 2: if you damage any pins you can cut off that row/rows and reprint with the same process

 

I also have a single color pin version here ( https://makerworld.com/en/models/1027225#profileId-1017819 ).  I'm planning to make larger multicolor versions soon but let me know if there is something specific that you want to see.

 

 

 

 

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