STL Files: https://quirkycubes.com/public/Illegal Slice Cube STL.zip
Sticker Template: https://quirkycubes.com/public/Illegal Slice Cube Stickers.zip
Hardware required:
- 4x M3 Springs (~10mm uncompressed)
- 4x M3 Washers
- 4x M3 x 8 Screws (socket or button head)
- 4x M3 x 16 Screws (socket or button head)
- 4x M2 x 8 Button Head Screws
- Lubricant
- Super glue (optional)
The Illegal Slice Cube is easy to print and doesn’t require any special hardware.
Bambu P1S print settings:
- 0.16 mm layers
- Support raft
- Half speed
- Auto snug supports at 25-30°
- Manual strong tree supports on core - just the overhangs
- 3 wall loops (for vapor smoothing)
- Polymaker ABS (Bambu brand ABS does not vapor-smooth)
- Bambu Support for ABS
Assembly
The core is made up of multiple parts that must be assembled in a specific order.
Updated 2025-03-16
STL Files (v2): https://quirkycubes.com/public/QuaternionCube_STL_v2.zip
Sticker Template (SVG, Silhouette Studio): https://quirkycubes.com/public/QuaternionCube_Stickers_v2.zip
Hardware required:
- 5x M3 Springs (~10mm uncompressed)
- 5x M3 Washers (6.9mm dia)
- 5x M3 x 20mm Screws (button or socket)
- 12x M2 x 8 Button Head Screws
- 8x M1.6 x 16 Socket Head Screws
- 7/64" drill bit
I printed my copy out of ABS and vapor-smoothed it to post process it. I don’t see any reason that it wouldn’t work in PLA, but you will need to sand the edge hooks a little to get smooth motion. Here are the settings I use on a Bambu P1S:
I bought a spool of Protopasta iron-filled PLA to test in a project where I need to fit a flyback transformer into a confined space. The prototype will likely be 3D-printed in PLA plastic and contain some moving parts wrapped in magnetic wire for power transfer.
For optimal performance, flyback transformers are generally wound around a ferrite core, which has high magnetic properties but low conductivity to reduce eddy currents.
