Print in Place Valentine's Day Gift Box of Print in Place Chocolate Fidget Toys

February 16, 2023
Description
UPDATE: 3mf fixed. Sorry for the not working box :((
Do you have someone you love who rolls their eyes at 3D printing? Then give them this! It's a fully* print-in-place heart-shaped gift box with 5 print-in-place chocolate-themed fidget toys.
*(you may need to separate some parts with a blade, and also my mk3s is not large enough to include the lid for the box to be fully print-in-place. But close enough! If I can ever afford the XXL then I will revise this!)
Also, I have never done print-in-place before so please be nice :3
Printing
You only need to print two files (a third if you want text on the lid).
- The Box with all of the toys
- The Lid
(optional - print 0.10-0.20mm of text first on your build plate, then print the lid over it)
NOTICE: the box+lid can print at 0.30mm, but in the 3mfs I adjusted the chocolate toys to 0.20mm
The Rundown
Yes, all of these are based on chocolates that exist, as well as existing fidget toys. I could have been lazy (and I almost was) and said just put your own fidget toys on the build plate, BUT I needed the practice making print-in-place things. So here are the 5 I chose:
- Heart Gears - Inspired by the famous print-in-place gear bearings.
2. Chocolate Cubes (1x1x2) - Trivial puzzle cube. Has the icing lines on one side. Based on the chocolate logs at places like Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
3. Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup with Thread - You may need to initially separate the thread at the base, but eventually the thread should fall with simple shaking of the print.
4. Articulated Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry - Very good dessert.
5. Oyster - This is a real dessert, I think godiva makes this. One of my favorites.
Final Thoughts
Happy Valentine's Day! <333333
P.S. The reason for the different color toys is that I had working first prototypes. I did not want to spend more time/filament printing them again. The exception is the oyster which printed just fine with the box. I paused the box and shoved the rest of the toys in the print just for show when I removed the box to demonstrate how it should work.