After more testing we figured out how small we can make the hinges on the Fidget Cube and still have it print reliably in one piece. (The answer: 1.5mm radius.)
STL file: http://www.geekhaus.com/makerhome/day147_fidgetcube_black.stl
Thingiverse link: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:230139
Settings: MakerWare .2mm/standard in about 90 minutes, with no raft and no supports, one one piece. In the Customizer settings below, 1.5mm is the smallest that I could make hinge_radius before things got unreliable. However, hinge_clearance could safely be reduced if a stiffer model was desired.
Fun fact: The picture below shows what it means to “design to fail”. To make the Customizable Print-In-Place Fidget Cube we went through a lot of iterations of testing, re-testing, and failure.
UPDATE: The Print-In-Place Fidget Cube was Featured on Thingiverse today! Thank you, Thingiverse!
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