Fantastical Heart Gears
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About this print
A decorative interlocking gear mechanism shaped as a heart, with multiple rotating sections that assemble via a snap-fit. The design is intended as a gift or display piece, particularly for Valentine's Day, and the individual sections can be printed separately and combined. PLA is well suited to decorative snap-fit assemblies, offering good dimensional accuracy and a wide range of colours suitable for gifting.
From the original design page
Original maker's notes
By joefe on Thingiverse · CC-BY-SA
A fantastic explosion of hearts in Emmett's heart gears!
I really liked Emmett's heart gears, but I wanted to do something more with them. While combing through thingiverse, I got inspiration from roman_hegglin's voronoi heart. So, I set upon modifying each of the 2-3 pieces to make them heart-tastic. I hollowed out each piece and placed an arrangement of heart cutouts in each one giving them an extraordinary look.
You can print all of them to make a full fantastical heart or take one or two pieces to mix in with Emmett's Original!
Props to Emmett on his amazing designs!
It is quite solid and meshes well. And it looks Great!!
Here is a video of it doing a full rotation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxiOcXK4axI
I tried to turn it around to show all sides during the video :)
Update: The fins that Emmett adds to the bottom of the holes (he describes this in his "Parametric Snap Pins" description) caused artifacts in my files that put a chunk at the bottom of each hole. I was able to remove these with my needle nose pliers, but thought that is not a great way to share a print, so I have gone into tinkercad and fixed the artifact in each of the pieces.
The fixed files have been uploaded and work great!
Happy printing!
Formatting may have been simplified. These are the independent maker's instructions and fitment claims; Hark Tech has not independently verified them.
Printing Fantastical Heart Gears
For Fantastical Heart Gears we would normally reach for PETG — it is tougher and more heat-resistant than PLA, ideal for parts that take load or live somewhere warm. We set the layer height, wall count, infill and supports to suit the model and how you will use it, and those choices are already priced into your instant quote. Want a specific colour or material? Tell us and we will match it where we can.
Model details
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| Original model | View on Thingiverse |
| Designer | joefe |
| Licence | CC-BY-SA |
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