Buckyball Pencil Holder

Name: Buckyball Pencil Holder (3D printed)
Brand: Hark Tech
Price: 6.90 GBP
Availability: InStock

Small parts from £4 printed to order · UK postage from £2.95, free over £40 · usually dispatched within 2 working days
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Free community design ♥ 3,460 likes ↓ 35,936 downloads

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PLA from £4 plus UK postage from £2.95. We prepare your model, print it across our calibrated production fleet and quality-check it before it is usually dispatched within 2 working days.

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We didn’t design this model. It’s a community file from its original creator, and now and then a file has a fault that only shows up when we print it, such as walls that are too thin or parts that don’t join properly. If that happens we’ll let you know and try to fix the file, which can add a day or two. If we can’t get a good print from it, we’ll refund you in full.

Good to know before you order

TPU has a £11.50 print-order minimum. ABS, ASA, PC, Nylon and PETG-CF have a £46 minimum; PA-CF has a £69 minimum. Delivery is shown separately in your cart.

Need a few parts? Add them to one cart. One order minimum and one postage charge cover the cart: £6.90 for standard materials, £11.50 with TPU, £46 with ABS, ASA, PC, Nylon or PETG-CF, or £69 with PA-CF.

Please check the model files include everything you need before ordering. We print the files as published by the creator, so you receive the parts in the model, not necessarily a finished assembly shown in any photos. These are community designs by their original creators; we manufacture and post them but cannot guarantee fitment for your specific appliance or use case - check the original design page for compatibility.

About this print

A desk organiser shaped around the geometry of a buckyball molecule, distorted and inverted to create a hollow container for pencils and pens. A variant nests a smaller buckyball inside the outer structure and is split into two parts for easier assembly. The design is generated with OpenSCAD. PLA is well suited to this desk accessory, as it prints cleanly in a range of colours and holds its shape on a desk without any special material properties needed.

From the original design page

Original maker's notes

By pmoews on Thingiverse · CC-BY

Here is a pencil holder based on a single 180 atom Buckyball which has been distorted and turned inside out. A 180 atom Buckyball containing a smaller 180 atom Buckyball is included. To make printing easier the dual Buckyball is done in two parts which are glued together. OpenSCAD code is included.

Formatting may have been simplified. These are the independent maker's instructions and fitment claims; Hark Tech has not independently verified them.

Printing Buckyball Pencil Holder

For Buckyball Pencil Holder we would normally reach for PLA — it is the easy, economical default and suits the majority of models. 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

Downloads at source	35,936
Likes at source	3,460
Original model	View on Thingiverse
Designer	pmoews
Licence	CC-BY

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