Three-Tier Zen Garden
Three raked discs on one pin, 143, 109 and 73 mm, each one turning independently. Spin the tiers against each other and the rake pattern moves through itself. It is a desk object you fidget with rather than one you look at, and it is quiet, which a desk toy rarely is.
$25.00CAD
Print This One →Fixed price back within a day · A person reads itKen calls it a three tier zen garden that swivels, and that is exactly what it is. The base insert and connector are on the drive if you want it fixed rather than free.
The Facts
- Material
- PLA
- Process
- FDM
- Weight
- 70 g
- Print Time
- 7 h
- Colours
- Sand, Grey, Black, White, Terracotta
Specifications
- Tiers
- Three: 143.6, 109.1 and 73.2 mm
- Assembled
- 143.6 mm across, 47 mm tall
- Turns
- Each tier independently, on one centre pin
- Parts
- Three discs, one pin, no hardware
The Material
Why it is printed in PLA.
PLA is the everyday material: crisp detail, a clean finish and good dimensional accuracy. It is the right choice indoors and the wrong one in a hot car or in direct sun, where it softens and eventually sags.
Choosing the material by price rather than by where the part has to live is the single most common reason a printed part fails in service. It is named on every listing and in every quote for that reason, and if a different material suits your use better we will say so before you pay for the wrong one.
How It Is Made
Printed to order, in New Brunswick.
Nothing here sits on a shelf. Each one is printed when it is ordered, which is why the colour, the size and the material are all still open questions at the point you ask rather than fixed by whatever a warehouse happens to hold.
This one is roughly 7 hours on the machine, so it is usually an overnight job at 70 g of material. There is no tooling cost and no minimum quantity, so a single piece is a normal order. The design is ours, drawn in-house.
Questions
Straight answers.
Can I get the Three-Tier Zen Garden in a different colour?
The colours listed are the ones we hold: Sand, Grey, Black, White, Terracotta. If you want something else, ask. We can usually source a filament for a specific colour, and on a made-to-order part there is no reason not to.
Can you change the size or modify it?
Yes, and that is normal here rather than a special request. Everything is made to order from parametric geometry, so a dimension change is a number, not a redesign. Tell us what has to fit and send a measurement.
How long does it take?
Printing is roughly 7 hours on the machine, so it is usually an overnight job. Add the queue and shipping: most orders leave within two to three business days of you approving the price, and expedited shipping is available when the date is not negotiable.
Do you make things that are not in the shop?
That is most of the work. Broken, discontinued, or never made in the first place. Send a photo of the part or the gap it fills and one rough measurement, and you get a fixed price back within a day, read and answered by a person.
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