Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
A mesmerizing kinetic sculpture that uses a series of cam and follower mechanisms to produce a beautiful sine wave motion that in turn produces another beautiful sine wave motion of the ball bearings situated on the followers- it's basically waveception.
Prints on all standard 3d printers, requires no additional tools for assembly, and assembles in seconds (snap the parts together and you're ready to go!)
This design includes both an 8 horseshoe and a 16 horseshoe version.
It requires 1/2 inch (12mm) steel balls which can be found here: amzn.to/3ViJuL7
(You will need 16 balls for the 8 horseshoe version and 32 balls for the 16 horseshoe version)
The STL file can be downloaded here: jbvcreative.com/products/horseshoe-waves-stl
Recommended print settings:
Layer Height: 0.2mm
Nozzle: 0.4mm
Infill: 15-18%
Total Print Time: ~30 hours (8 Piece) ~50 hours (16 Piece)
Total Material: ~222g (8 Piece) ~372g
Minimum Bed Size Required:
180x180 (8 Piece) 210x250 (16 Piece)
**All the files have been pre-oriented to save you some set up time! All you need to do is drop the parts into your slicer and hit print!
A mesmerizing kinetic sculpture that uses a series of cam and follower mechanisms to produce a beautiful sine wave motion that in turn produces another beautiful sine wave motion of the ball bearings situated on the followers- it's basically waveception.
Prints on all standard 3d printers, requires no additional tools for assembly, and assembles in seconds (snap the parts together and you're ready to go!)
This design includes both an 8 horseshoe and a 16 horseshoe version.
It requires 1/2 inch (12mm) steel balls which can be found here: amzn.to/3ViJuL7
(You will need 16 balls for the 8 horseshoe version and 32 balls for the 16 horseshoe version)
The STL file can be downloaded here: jbvcreative.com/products/horseshoe-waves-stl
Recommended print settings:
Layer Height: 0.2mm
Nozzle: 0.4mm
Infill: 15-18%
Total Print Time: ~30 hours (8 Piece) ~50 hours (16 Piece)
Total Material: ~222g (8 Piece) ~372g
Minimum Bed Size Required:
180x180 (8 Piece) 210x250 (16 Piece)
**All the files have been pre-oriented to save you some set up time! All you need to do is drop the parts into your slicer and hit print!
