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3D printable locking disc puzzle, recreation of the out of print/out of patent puzzle

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locking-disc-puzzle

3D printable locking disc puzzle, recreation of the out of print/out of patent puzzle

The expired patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US3637215A/en

More on this puzzle/family of puzzles from Jaap's Puzzle Page: https://www.jaapsch.net/puzzles/spinout.htm

And from Gabriel Fernandes' Puzzle Collection Page: http://mypuzzlecollection.blogspot.com/2012/09/spin-out.html

Degrees of freedom: you can edit the geometry of the pieces as well as the thickness of the handle

  • To update the base shape of the pieces, locate Regular Piece with Handle > Boolean001 > Regular piece without handle > Pad of piece > Pieces Sketch
  • To update the handle thickness, locate Regular piece with handle > Boolean001 > Handle for regular piece > Pad for handle > Sketch for handle

Sketches you need shown in the tree view:

Tree view

To export, switch to the Mesh Workbench from the FreeCAD workbench menu, select the body to export ("Regular piece with handle" or "Flat piece with handle"), then go to Meshes > Create mesh from shape

Regular piece (original puzzle has six)

Regular piece

Flat piece (original puzzle has one)

Flat piece

Extreme geometry version, sharp

Extreme geometry (sharp)

Extreme geometry version, blunt

Extreme geometry (blunt)