Gyro the Dodo
When Shapeways introduced Alumide for the first time a few months back, I finalized “Gyro the Dodo”, an Ode to “Gyro the Cube” and its fans 
With a more facetted and yet organic look I had hoped to create something a little sci-fu. (not a typo)
Unfortunately the Alumide proved to be too brittle for that specific design, and I had no time to redesign it before the Alumide trial period was over.
So to test the mechanics, I instead printed it in the White Strong & Flexible material :
One day soon, I hope to dye or paint it in some cool colors. (Anyone know a good place to buy pearl/bi-color paint in spray cans ?)
You can buy the model here in white, black, blue, terra or limestone colored strong & flexible
As for the Alumide.. It was re-introduced recently, a bit more expensive, but I will probably redesign the Dodo to be compatible (read : Larger !)
Thanks for reading !
Can you tell me what clearances you used for this?
Thanks!
Well, there is no “in situ” clearance for the hinges as the hinges have to pop into place after printing.
I don’t have the exact data at hand, but I think the clearance is 0.2 mm
As I usually shrink all contacting surfaces by 0.1mm
And the distance between the separate rings is around 2mm I think.
Ah, just watched the video more carefully now
I thought they were all free rotating rings but they’re just attached at a couple of points on what you call hinges I see