Impossible dovetail with rotate and slide mechanism

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Impossible dovetail with rotate and slide mechanism

Post by dasrevo »

When I saw the impossible dovetail I was psyched and had an idea to create this puzzle with a twist (literally ;-)), so I here present you guys my rotate and slide dovetail puzzle.
You can only slide it open when it is rotates in the correct orientation.

For interested people, I can create a youtube video of how I created this part in Fusion 360.

Now the first version is not very good, I made a mistake when creating tolerances (my first week of Fusion 360 experience ;-)), but it is also my first 3D printed piece ever and my first puzzle ever, so I am proud of it :-)

Here is the piece in action:

https://youtu.be/f9-GSzA9OWU
Last edited by dasrevo on Thu May 06, 2021 10:06 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Want me to pass this along to your old discord friends? :)
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That's a cool idea
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chris_linnick wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 1:55 pm Want me to pass this along to your old discord friends? :)
Haha sure, thank you for that! 😀🙏👍
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CptBlood wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 1:57 pm That's a cool idea
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Would you share the file?
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Nice one! Well done.
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03SVTCobra wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 8:13 pm Would you share the file?
Of course, not a problem, but the current design is a bit of a failure, so I am planning on improving it, so then I can share it.
It has some very sharp edges and that I also want to make better. Maybe if I just create a tutorial how to create it in Fusion 360, it is better, because you and others get to understand how to design such a thing.
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Aldan wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 9:53 pm Nice one! Well done.
Thanks, glad you like it 😀
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Created another version that also needs to be rotated first and then slide it. I love the curvedness more and it is a single dovetail which I like more.
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