Plinko Candy Dispenser #3DThursday #3DPrinting
Shared by rickthing123 on Thingiverse:
I probably went overboard with this one, but I wanted a candy dispenser that was a little bigger than the ones I found in my searches here. It’s designed for medium sized jelly beans, though other candies or gumballs will probably work. It is a significant print time with all the various parts.
Minor cleanup of the parts, and then superglue to put it all together. I cut a clear sheet of plastic for the front (found one that was about 1mm thickness from an old picture frame). There’s a groove in all the pieces for this to slide into. One minor problem is that the plastic tends to flex outwards and can result in releasing more than one jelly bean at a time.
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Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!
Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!
The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of engineering, interactive art, and design with your 3D printer! If you’ve made a cool project that combines 3D printing and electronics, be sure to let us know, and we’ll feature it here!
