Gravitrax瓷砖组织塔

Gravitrax organizer tower
Main features
Accomodates up to 6 x 13 = 78 standard Gravitrax tiles
Compatible with most white parts with rail connecto
Printable on any FDM printer with 20x20cm baseplate
Assembly requires no glue
No supports needed
Printing itructio
Inventory
1x Bottom
1x Top
1x Handle
3x Retainer
6x PillarL
6x PillarR
Itead of arranging 6x PillarL and 6x PillarR on your printing bed, you can alternatively use the file which contai all required pilla arranged in a dee pattern.
Printing advices
Be advised: This is not an easy print !!!
Make sure your printer is well-levelled across the whole printing bed. The pilla are long and contain fine details. When the fit layer sits too tight, you will get an elephant's foot and the clips will be too tight. Otherwise, when the bed distance is too high, the parts will self-detach and/or warp upwards.
This has been tested with PLA only, print with other materials at your own risk. If you try, please share your results.
The pilla have quite thin lines and your slicer might decide to add some gap filling here and there. Because of the size of the pilla, this might add a lot of retractio which might grind your filamend and lead to underextrusion or completely failed prints. If that happe to you, disable filling gaps and thin lines, and play with extrusion widths and check the paths computed by your slicer.
Before printing all 12 pilla in one go, I advise you to make a test print of one pillar fit.
Make sure that you print hot enough and/or reduce layer height if you have the impression that things break along the laye. Printing hot is especially important when you use material that is well-known for not having good layer adhesion (e.g. extrudr NX-2)
However, the most important advice is:
PRINT SLOWLY. Don't rush! You don't want to have any printing artifacts on the pilla. I printed overnight at 20-30mm max.
Assembly itructio
See assembly video here:
Start with the bottom part. Now, sort the pilla into pai of left and right ones. Look for the small arrow on one end of each pillar. The arrow should be at the very bottom and point upwards. The left and right pilla should be ierted into the stand so that their domes touch, assuring the right distance across the whole height of the structure. Depending on how accurate your print was, you might need to use some force until it snaps in.
When all 12 pilla are standing, it's time for the retaine. They eure that the pilla stay in place and give the whole structure its stability. Iert the retaine from above. They have clips that should snap onto the domes of the pilla. Start with the bottom-most retainer, then the middle and then the top-most.
Now snap the U-shaped handle into the top part. Depending on how much infill you used, you need to use some force to squeeze it before it goes in. Make sure that the connection is tight after snapping in the handle. If you are not confident, you might apply some glue. But it should not be necessary if your prints are clean.
Now you can snap the whole top part onto the remaining structure. Align the grooves with the top ends of the pilla and push the whole top-part downwards. It should snap-in and not be easily un-snapped. Again, If you are uure and are afraid of the top part coming loose while carrying all your precious Gravitrax exteio, you can apply some glue. It should not be necessary, though.