Read More: 3D Printable Articulated Flexi Toy Models The number of users who actually printed them out is enormous, they created a significant collection of pictures on Louise’s design profiles. A Tudor Rose Box and a Scarab Beetle Box, both with the secret locks. We would definitely recommend to have a look at particular models created by Louise Driggers aka Loubie on Thingiverse, even though we have not printed them, yet. They can be themed for Halloween, Valentine or Christmas to surprise your guests or be a nice present for someone. 8 Sun 7 Steps Rectangle Natural Wood - Japanese Puzzle Box. Such makes are not only great to play with but they can also serve a purpose of keeping something hidden, like mini Easter eggs or jewelry. Chess Box (Schachbox) - Secret Wooden Puzzle Box By Constantin. We have put together a short video about puzzle boxes where we show all the models mentioned above in action. This model consists of three pieces that are easy to print and to assemble.
Only when we’ve put it together we saw that it was not obvious where it opens. When we started printing Flowalistik’s American Football we never knew that it actually could be considered as a secret box. 3D Printed American Football by Agustin Flowalistik We printed eight hearts of different sizes and we managed to open six of them. As the designer mentioned, it may need a bit of fiddling and breaking some fused plastic apart. The filament may melt and stick, making it hard to open. Please watch out for the nozzle temperature and bed leveling. It worked in a bigger object as well as on the original size. Bridging worked nicely when printed on Prusa i3 MK2. It is especially interesting because the whole heart can be printed as one item and without any supports. This heart is also a nice little 3D printed puzzle box. It can look like a box, a ball or even an animal. Puzzle boxes are great for customization as they can be of any shape. In our case the box got a bit tight at one end but we managed to loosen it. Some mismatch can occur that may cause a jam. We scaled this model to 200% from the original STL file and we learned that scaling might not be a good thing to do with puzzles. It might be tricky to open for little children and may be a good place to keep the candies.
A-mazing box designed by wizard23 is one of the oldest designs posted on Thingiverse (thing #1481).