Ball & Socket Fidget/Focus Toy

prusaprinters

<p>Hey guys!<br>So here is my design of a fidget/focus toy. It is <strong>SUPER </strong>satisfying to play with and I use it all the time when watching TV and studying to keep me off my phone and from other distractions.</p><p>I know it looks extremely simple but I put a lot of work into getting the tolerances<strong> </strong><i><strong>juuuuust</strong></i> right and finally got it pretty much perfect on the 7th version. However, depending on your printers accuracy, sometimes the 'pawns' may print slightly loose or slightly tight. But I've found most print just right. <i>Huh, that rhymed.</i></p><p>Its <strong>crazy cheap</strong> and fast to print, with each pawn only taking around 5 minutes to print and costs only $0.01!! That's <strong>ONE CENT</strong> for those of you playing at home! <strong>WHAT?!</strong></p><p>After using it for a while I decided to design even more connectors. You don't need to use all of them but if you enjoy LEGO you might want to give them a try. ;)</p><p>The main file "Ball &amp; Socket Fidget Solid Core" doesn't need supports, but I would use standard supports for the other files as some of them have pretty big overhangs. For this reason, I have said to use supports in the print settings.</p><p>I included an empty core version of the main file which will not put <strong>ANY </strong>infill in the pawns head if you are wanting to save even more filament/money/time, but I recommend using the solid core file for better durability. Once again depending on your printer, sometimes the necks print a little weak and snap, but most are good.</p><p>See it in action here!&nbsp;</p><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtF66zAn8m4"></oembed></figure><p><strong>Please comment and post your makes and let me know what you think!</strong></p><p>If you love this thing so much that you can't possibly stop yourself from reaching for your wallet...donations are super appreciated! (But never expected) <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=Z25NVFD9YGKWY">https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=Z25NVFD9YGKWY</a></p>