QSN 3D Printed Ornament, Math Art Torture Test

Made fresh for this season, not stored since last year.

12k downloads in the maker community

$282.72

Color: Gray

Printed in the USA when you order.

1.You order it
2.We print it fresh
3.It ships to you

Complex geometry challenges your printer so you learn its true limits and get better results.
Stunning quasicrystal design based on golden ratio math, giving your shelf real conversation starter art.
Print once, tweak forever. Join the community sharing methods and pushing 3D printing further.
Ornament-sized piece prints in hours, not days, so you can experiment with new settings right away.

You get a 3D printed ornament that looks like nothing else on the shelf. This is the QSN (Quasicrystalline Spin Network), a math art piece built on the golden ratio and quantum physics principles. It hangs as functional art.

The design uses aperiodic tiling and spin network geometry so that your printer works hard and you learn exactly what it can do. The creator spent three months tuning settings to nail the print. Your first one may surprise you. Each print teaches you something new about your machine's real strengths and weak spots.

This is a community challenge from RWGresearch in the USA. Print it, share your method, tweak the supports, try new filaments. Others want to know what worked for you. Watch the included video to understand the geometry before you start.