About the Model: 

A Flower Box, which is very modular and customizable. I used 3d printed threads to assemble the box, and because of this, you can swap the box with your own design, as long as the threads match!

The flower box uses a screw gear mechanism with a 45deg twist to convert rotational motion in one axis to another. The holder holds the driven gears; the tolerances for this are low, as if the driven gears wobble, it won't work. The holder screws into the sleeve so you can customize the midsection of the box and hold it better. 

The Driving gear slides into the middle with a thread poking out at the end. You can screw in the base, the part that rotates here. After you screw it in, the stem (locking piece) is inserted to prevent the base from being unscrewed, and also serves as a display piece, which in my case is a ring holder, but you can easily change it to something else, like a finger flipping someone off ;) 

Assembly: 

1. Assemble the gears and the petals 

2. Insert them into the slots 

3. Lock them in place with the slider so they don't come off 

4. Screw on the sleeve

5. Push the petals as far as they go (need to be in the same position to align)

6. Slide in the driving gear, try not to make the petals move so they stay aligned.

7. Screw in the base

8. Insert the hexagon locking piece.

My Print settings: 

• Gears:

  •  I made the gears for my design so you can print the petals and gears separately. I later used glue to fix them together. The gears I printed normally on the flat side, and the petals I put them on their edge, and used tree supports for the overhangs 

• Holder and sleeve: 

  • The sleeve’s thread has an offset cause my printer kept messing it up, and the holder used tree supports for the shaft

• Driving gear: 

  • The gear flat on the ground, and the thread is facing up 

• Base/ Slider Attachment: 

  • Because the bottom is not a flat surface, I couldn't print it in its normal orientation, so I printed it at a 45deg angle. The print quality is not the best at the place where it touches the ground, but it is good everywhere else. I used tree supports for this