{"product_id":"quadruple-portal-illusion-desk-toy-by-ada-cohen","title":"Quadruple Portal Illusion Desk Toy by Ada Cohen","description":"\u003cp\u003eEach print profile has the screws with brims and max wall thickness to improve the success rate of the print. The screws also have inner supports that need to be pulled out before they can be attached to the gears. Some print profiles have outer brims on the smaller components in case they come off too easily. I do not recommend printing with inner brims, as they can be quite difficult to remove from the smaller components and can increase the friction, but I added it to one print profile in case you really can't get them to stick to your plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a bit complicated to assemble, but basically you attach the gears and caps to the screws, and then sandwich everything between the two large frame pieces. For detailed assembly instructions, go to: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.printables.com\/model\/427933-quadruple-portal-desk-toy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.printables.com\/model\/427933-quadruple-portal-desk-toy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA video of the resulting product is below!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"media\"\u003e\u003coembed url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2nzyNR5qMm8\"\u003e\u003c\/oembed\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn case there is an issue with a link to the assembly instructions, they state the following:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSnap the \u003cstrong\u003egear\u003c\/strong\u003e pieces onto the bases of the screws. The pegs are differently sized, so each \u003cstrong\u003escrew\u003c\/strong\u003e will only snap onto one gear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApply some grease to the grooves on \u003cstrong\u003egears\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well as the gears' teeth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlace the \u003cstrong\u003ebase\u003c\/strong\u003e down on your work surface and place the gear sides of the screws into the cavity. Don't worry about lining the gears up yet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThread the \u003cstrong\u003enut \u003c\/strong\u003eover the \u003cstrong\u003eouter screw\u003c\/strong\u003e. The nut should automatically slide down to the bottom. If it doesn't, check to make sure you don't have any globs inside the thread. If it's just tight, reprint it with -0.2 mm XY compensation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScrew the \u003cstrong\u003ecaps\u003c\/strong\u003e onto the \u003cstrong\u003escrews\u003c\/strong\u003e. You should be able to do this \u003cstrong\u003egently\u003c\/strong\u003e. If they are too tight, reprint them with -0.1 mm XY compensation (incrementing as necessary). These do \u003cstrong\u003enot\u003c\/strong\u003e need to be tight, and the screws are fragile. At this point, the screws\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eshould be standing up, and \u003cstrong\u003ecaps 1-3\u003c\/strong\u003e should be inside the \u003cstrong\u003eouter cap\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrease the grooves on the \u003cstrong\u003ecaps\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlace the \u003cstrong\u003etop\u003c\/strong\u003e onto the \u003cstrong\u003ebase, \u003c\/strong\u003ecarefully lining up so that the arms go into their sockets, and so that the \u003cstrong\u003ecaps\u003c\/strong\u003e go into the cavity. Do \u003cstrong\u003enot\u003c\/strong\u003e push all the way down. Just get to the point that the caps clear the rim of the cavity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNow you need to move the screws around so that the grooves on the \u003cstrong\u003ecaps\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003egears\u003c\/strong\u003e line up with the rims on the \u003cstrong\u003ebase\u003c\/strong\u003e. Refer to the cover photo and\/or the “Quadruple Portal Toy.assembled” 3mf file. To see which goes where.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePush the \u003cstrong\u003etop\u003c\/strong\u003e down some more until it makes contact with the \u003cstrong\u003ecaps\u003c\/strong\u003e. Carefully flip the whole piece over, so that the top is on the work surface. Now you're going to move the screws around some more until their grooves snap into place with the rims on the top. Make sure that they stay lined up with the rims on the base as well.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePush the \u003cstrong\u003etop\u003c\/strong\u003e down just a bit more, then rest your hand on it to keep it in place, and make sure that everything works properly when you move the nut up and down. If it seems very tight and doesn't want to turn, first make sure that the gears and caps are aligned, and then try backing the top off a little bit. Small adjustments here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDid you just absolutely \u003ci\u003ehate\u003c\/i\u003e steps 7-10? I'm so sorry. We're going to do them again, now that we know everything is working. Carefully flip the toy back over and remove the \u003cstrong\u003etop\u003c\/strong\u003e from the \u003cstrong\u003ebase\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApply a small amount of CA glue to the the \u003cstrong\u003esides\u003c\/strong\u003e of each arm, near the tips. Don't bother putting glue \u003ci\u003eon\u003c\/i\u003e the tips of the arms, since those may not actually need to make contact with the sockets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepeat steps 7-10, adjusting until you can move the nut smoothly, but so that the screws don't dislodge. (This is why we don't use CA accelerator; we need some time to tune this).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllow the CA glue to set.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesign by Jacob!!! on MakerWorld (license: BY-SA).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mymadmanlab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67367977713968,"sku":null,"price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/0809\/5280\/files\/0_89b7ffc9-238d-48e4-9801-6b45dfbeabeb.png?v=1784018661","url":"https:\/\/mymadmanlab.com\/products\/quadruple-portal-illusion-desk-toy-by-ada-cohen","provider":"Mymadmanlab.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}