[WiP] Mr. Meekseeks Box Door Stop - Popup - Customizable

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Still a work in progress. I am printing the pieces out and making sure it works. The pinion gear did successfully print in place, just need to wait on all the other parts. I am also making the renders now, but wanted to get this up ASAP. I just saw this contest yesterday and this is one difficult door stop to design… The design does allow for customizations. The side panels are meant to be glued on, and the pop-up can be changes out as well. Design When this box is pressed against a door and the wedge is pushed forward a rack and pinion system pop-ups Mr. Meekseeks to help with his can do attitude. I designed this to be a reusable movement and concept that can be re-themed to other popular box memes, such as Kirkland brand Mr. Meekseeks boxes, companion cubes and cake, or Joker jack in a boxes. I put this together in 24 hours and did not go through many iterations other than getting it to work. A future iteration could employ a bigger gear to create a longer stroke. Right now the gear limits the stroke to 40mm, meaning the item popping up is smaller than I would like. Printing Meshes All files have be arranged in the orientation for printing, no supports are required for any item. Material Choice I have not tested different materials but have no reason to believe any rigid material type would have a problem. Flexible materials such as TPU would not work. The axle, gear, rod and pin are designed to be printed in place. Decor The current decor with Rick and Morty themed. The side panels are layered, so you can easily do filament changes. The Mr. Meekseeks' pop-up can be easily outlined with just a sharpie, if you get the background color correct. Otherwise you may need to pull out your arts and crafts to make it work. Last resort can always be breaking out the old printer. Assembly Movement Although the movement is printed in place, you may need to apply some force to free the parts. I recommend first attempting to use an exacto knife or scrapper to attempt to separate. Remember to use safe practices when using sharp items. Always have the direction of the cut going away from you. If you are unable to break parts lose with a exacto knife or scrapper, use a chisel and hammer to work the pieces apart with care. Popup The popup needs to be pressed into the slide. You can use super glue to secure it if unable to get a friction fit. Slide The slide is designed to be bolted onto the “pin” of the movement. The use of brass thread inserts are always best to use if you have them. You can also thread directly into the plastic if you do not have inserts to use. Box Assembly The slide goes into the two cylinders, the movement assembly goes into the right channel and the rail goes into the left channel. The wedge is placed in between the rails and movement. All pieces should be slide into place together. Super glue can be used to secure the complete assembly if it doesn't friction fit. If the rail assembly and movement assembly does not sit flush at the bottom, you may have them in the wrong channel. Try swapping sides. Box Decor This comes with 4 panels that are decorative to match the theme. The “Full” Panel needs to be printed twice. These panels have no integrated attachment mechanisms. You can use super glue, but I'd recommend using 2 sided tape. If you use 2 sided tape, you can replace the decor without reprinting the entire assembly. I'm hoping additional themes come out for this.

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