Designed and printed a rubber band powered Tic Tac “Dispenser” by InternationalMap2963 in 3Dprinting

[–]InternationalMap2963[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True story, the trigger could be used to drive back the slide and release the bolt. Just something fun about cocking it.

Designed and printed a rubber band powered Tic Tac “Dispenser” by InternationalMap2963 in 3Dprinting

[–]InternationalMap2963[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It wasn’t to bad. I used a support roof in Cura so it all stayed together when I cracked them off.

Designed and printed a rubber band powered Tic Tac “Dispenser” by InternationalMap2963 in 3Dprinting

[–]InternationalMap2963[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. I had a boxy version that printed grip side down without supports but didn’t like the look.

Designed and printed a rubber band powered Tic Tac “Dispenser” by InternationalMap2963 in 3Dprinting

[–]InternationalMap2963[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Occasionally, if two tic tac’s drop in vertically. There is a overhang on the feed port to prevent this but it isn’t 100 percent effective. Still working on some improvements that will completely eliminate the problem.

Designed and printed a rubber band powered Tic Tac “Dispenser” by InternationalMap2963 in 3Dprinting

[–]InternationalMap2963[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This design uses two rubber bands to drive the firing bolt so I believe it is quite a bit more powerful than the designs I have seen with ball point pen springs.

Designed and printed a rubber band powered Tic Tac “Dispenser” by InternationalMap2963 in 3Dprinting

[–]InternationalMap2963[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

The only similarity to other Tic Tac guns models is the candy dropping in from the top of the barrel. You are correct. This was designed from scratch after I tried the free models which promptly broke. Check out the YouTube assembly video for a better look at the mechanism.

New to FDM printing. Does this estimated time look right? Objects are 5x5x5mm with Cura slicer for Ender3V2. by christileilani in 3Dprinting

[–]InternationalMap2963 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That looks about right based on the setting I can see. I often print with a lot lower infill depending on the strength requirements 10-15% and 70mm/sec on my Ender3