How a model gets made
Drawn by Adrien, 3D printed in wood-filled PLA, delivered as parts with its screws: you assemble it by hand, without glue.
Printed layer by layer, in small batches
The parts come off filament 3D printers: the nozzle lays down material in thin layers, only where the part needs it. With no mould involved, a gear tooth, a shaft or a cam comes out exactly as it was drawn.
Each model is printed in small batches, and a new batch starts when one sells out. In stock, your kit ships within 1 to 2 business days. If it has sold out, its page tells you when the next batch is due.
Off the printer, the parts are detached, cleaned and bagged by assembly step. They fit together with about a tenth of a millimetre of clearance and are held by the micro screws and metal ball bearings in the box.
PLA with 30% wood fibre
PLA holds its dimensions accurately when printed. The wood fibre gives it a matt finish, a visible grain and a feel close to wood.
The fibres are natural, so the colour shifts a little from batch to batch: your kit may come out slightly lighter or darker than the photo.
PLA softens at around 50 to 60 °C. Keep your model away from radiators, car dashboards in summer and south-facing windows.
Material sheet
- Composition
- PLA + 30% wood fibre
- Assembly clearance
- about 0.1 mm
- Heat
- softens at around 50 to 60 °C
The material
- Parts per kit
- 28 to 280
- Build time
- 1 hr to 14 hrs
- Hardware included
- micro screws, metal ball bearings
- Glue, batteries, motor
- none
The kit
Drawn, then prototyped until it turns
Adrien draws each mechanism in parametric CAD. He works out the gear ratios and sets the clearances so the whole thing turns without a tight spot.
Before a batch, he prints, builds and corrects each model, often more than a dozen times. He checks that the parts hold and the motion stays even, and that the build stays enjoyable from start to finish.
Choose your mechanism
In stock, it ships within 1 to 2 business days. To start, the Alpha series has 28 to 64 parts and takes 1 hr to 2 hrs 30 min to build.