Pin Art Fidget v2 - Stackable and 50% FASTER
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Description
Made this small (2"x2") pin-art fidget toy because I wanted thinner, longer pins than the pin art toys available and wanted it to print in 2 separate plates for easy color change/contrast without wasting a lot of print time and filament. It took a lot of testing to get this to work but the end result feels and sounds so satisfying when you play around with it.
Version 2 was requested to be modular/stackable by @WardenCrafty so I made an interlocking tapered dovetail to stack them together. I also took the opportunity to optimize the print settings to reduce the print time by half from the original.
About the print itself:
- Print the first plate with the base first
- Print plate 3 with the pins
- Printer will automatically pause at Layer 84
- Carefully slide the base onto the pins until the tips of the pins protrude slightly




- Resume the print
- Some hand peeling will be required to remove the brim on the bottom (I know that it is annoying but adhesion was important for this one)
- If any pins are not moving well they should get smoother by exercising back and forth. (If there are bumps on a pin near where the print was resumed you can use a blade to shave off the bump and then exercise)
*Note: Cleaning the plate with dish soap and water before the print can help adhesion if you have any issues.
For putting the parts together note that they only will slide together in a certain direction because of the taper of the slot. If you look at the orientation that they are printed the sides with the 2 male dovetails on the left and top, the bases that are on the right side or bottom side will enter from the above down towards the table. You may find that this is easier to do before the pins are installed.

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