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Pepijn @[email protected] · 2026-09-26 · 14:08 UTC

I'll use this as a thread to document the building of this toy.

Idea: https://mastodon.online/@Pepijn/117257481074439294

Electronics: https://mastodon.online/@Pepijn/117293604254967877

Current phase is creating (in #FreeCAD) the physical box, some internal support structures for the electronics, and the faceplate. As it has to be herd-of-small-children-proof and maintainable (replace batteries, change sounds for further use) it's a fun learning project to figure out the design requirements for that.

/3

#ToddlerScience3000 #parenting

#freecad #toddlerscience3000 #parenting

Pepijn @[email protected] · 2026-09-26 · 14:08 UTC

I'll use this as a thread to document the building of this toy.

Idea: https://mastodon.online/@Pepijn/117257481074439294

Electronics: https://mastodon.online/@Pepijn/117293604254967877

Current phase is creating (in #FreeCAD) the physical box, some internal support structures for the electronics, and the faceplate. As it has to be herd-of-small-children-proof and maintainable (replace batteries, change sounds for further use) it's a fun learning project to figure out the design requirements for that.

/3

#ToddlerScience3000 #parenting

#freecad #toddlerscience3000 #parenting

Pepijn @[email protected] · 2026-09-26 · 14:08 UTC

I'll use this as a thread to document the building of this toy.

Idea: https://mastodon.online/@Pepijn/117257481074439294

Electronics: https://mastodon.online/@Pepijn/117293604254967877

Current phase is creating (in #FreeCAD) the physical box, some internal support structures for the electronics, and the faceplate. As it has to be herd-of-small-children-proof and maintainable (replace batteries, change sounds for further use) it's a fun learning project to figure out the design requirements for that.

/3

#ToddlerScience3000 #parenting

#freecad #toddlerscience3000 #parenting

Pepijn @[email protected] · 2026-09-26 · 14:08 UTC

I'll use this as a thread to document the building of this toy.

Idea: https://mastodon.online/@Pepijn/117257481074439294

Electronics: https://mastodon.online/@Pepijn/117293604254967877

Current phase is creating (in #FreeCAD) the physical box, some internal support structures for the electronics, and the faceplate. As it has to be herd-of-small-children-proof and maintainable (replace batteries, change sounds for further use) it's a fun learning project to figure out the design requirements for that.

/3

#ToddlerScience3000 #parenting

#parenting #toddlerscience3000 #freecad

Pepijn @[email protected] · 2026-09-26 · 14:08 UTC

I'll use this as a thread to document the building of this toy.

Idea: https://mastodon.online/@Pepijn/117257481074439294

Electronics: https://mastodon.online/@Pepijn/117293604254967877

Current phase is creating (in #FreeCAD) the physical box, some internal support structures for the electronics, and the faceplate. As it has to be herd-of-small-children-proof and maintainable (replace batteries, change sounds for further use) it's a fun learning project to figure out the design requirements for that.

/3

#ToddlerScience3000 #parenting

#freecad #toddlerscience3000 #parenting

Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @[email protected] · 2026-09-26 · 13:18 UTC

I've had pinball leg mounted drink holders since early 2000s, although those were pretty crude DIYs back when consumer 3D printing wasn't a thing. My very first take was just a piece of steel bent into a shape on L with holes for the leg bolts and then a ring big enough for a soda bottle welded onto that.

As my collection grew, somewhere in early 2010s the Pingulp was released. Not that it was an unique idea even then, but it was a good product. I own around 30 of those. At that point I had migrated from energy drinks to coffee and got used to having my coffee mug there.

Over the years the product got revised, the version 2.0 no longer fit the mug perfectly and by the 3.0 it was useless to me.

I had made my own variant when learning OpenSCAD back in the days, but saw no point in 3D printing something that was cheap and readily available. Until now.

So here's my version resurrected and redone with #freecad. It's intended to be cheap, customizable via color painting in slicers and easy to print. After some prototypes I think I have a model that works in arcade use as well.

If you need one, here's the model:

https://www.printables.com/model/1841594-pinball-drink-holder-fits-cans-bottles-and-coffee

#pinball #3dprinting

#freecad #pinball #3dprinting

Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @[email protected] · 2026-09-26 · 13:18 UTC

I've had pinball leg mounted drink holders since early 2000s, although those were pretty crude DIYs back when consumer 3D printing wasn't a thing. My very first take was just a piece of steel bent into a shape on L with holes for the leg bolts and then a ring big enough for a soda bottle welded onto that.

As my collection grew, somewhere in early 2010s the Pingulp was released. Not that it was an unique idea even then, but it was a good product. I own around 30 of those. At that point I had migrated from energy drinks to coffee and got used to having my coffee mug there.

Over the years the product got revised, the version 2.0 no longer fit the mug perfectly and by the 3.0 it was useless to me.

I had made my own variant when learning OpenSCAD back in the days, but saw no point in 3D printing something that was cheap and readily available. Until now.

So here's my version resurrected and redone with #freecad. It's intended to be cheap, customizable via color painting in slicers and easy to print. After some prototypes I think I have a model that works in arcade use as well.

If you need one, here's the model:

https://www.printables.com/model/1841594-pinball-drink-holder-fits-cans-bottles-and-coffee

#pinball #3dprinting

#freecad #pinball #3dprinting

Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @[email protected] · 2026-09-26 · 13:18 UTC

I've had pinball leg mounted drink holders since early 2000s, although those were pretty crude DIYs back when consumer 3D printing wasn't a thing. My very first take was just a piece of steel bent into a shape on L with holes for the leg bolts and then a ring big enough for a soda bottle welded onto that.

As my collection grew, somewhere in early 2010s the Pingulp was released. Not that it was an unique idea even then, but it was a good product. I own around 30 of those. At that point I had migrated from energy drinks to coffee and got used to having my coffee mug there.

Over the years the product got revised, the version 2.0 no longer fit the mug perfectly and by the 3.0 it was useless to me.

I had made my own variant when learning OpenSCAD back in the days, but saw no point in 3D printing something that was cheap and readily available. Until now.

So here's my version resurrected and redone with #freecad. It's intended to be cheap, customizable via color painting in slicers and easy to print. After some prototypes I think I have a model that works in arcade use as well.

If you need one, here's the model:

https://www.printables.com/model/1841594-pinball-drink-holder-fits-cans-bottles-and-coffee

#pinball #3dprinting

#freecad #pinball #3dprinting

Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @[email protected] · 2026-09-26 · 13:18 UTC

I've had pinball leg mounted drink holders since early 2000s, although those were pretty crude DIYs back when consumer 3D printing wasn't a thing. My very first take was just a piece of steel bent into a shape on L with holes for the leg bolts and then a ring big enough for a soda bottle welded onto that.

As my collection grew, somewhere in early 2010s the Pingulp was released. Not that it was an unique idea even then, but it was a good product. I own around 30 of those. At that point I had migrated from energy drinks to coffee and got used to having my coffee mug there.

Over the years the product got revised, the version 2.0 no longer fit the mug perfectly and by the 3.0 it was useless to me.

I had made my own variant when learning OpenSCAD back in the days, but saw no point in 3D printing something that was cheap and readily available. Until now.

So here's my version resurrected and redone with #freecad. It's intended to be cheap, customizable via color painting in slicers and easy to print. After some prototypes I think I have a model that works in arcade use as well.

If you need one, here's the model:

https://www.printables.com/model/1841594-pinball-drink-holder-fits-cans-bottles-and-coffee

#pinball #3dprinting

#3dprinting #pinball #freecad

Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @[email protected] · 2026-09-26 · 13:18 UTC

I've had pinball leg mounted drink holders since early 2000s, although those were pretty crude DIYs back when consumer 3D printing wasn't a thing. My very first take was just a piece of steel bent into a shape on L with holes for the leg bolts and then a ring big enough for a soda bottle welded onto that.

As my collection grew, somewhere in early 2010s the Pingulp was released. Not that it was an unique idea even then, but it was a good product. I own around 30 of those. At that point I had migrated from energy drinks to coffee and got used to having my coffee mug there.

Over the years the product got revised, the version 2.0 no longer fit the mug perfectly and by the 3.0 it was useless to me.

I had made my own variant when learning OpenSCAD back in the days, but saw no point in 3D printing something that was cheap and readily available. Until now.

So here's my version resurrected and redone with #freecad. It's intended to be cheap, customizable via color painting in slicers and easy to print. After some prototypes I think I have a model that works in arcade use as well.

If you need one, here's the model:

https://www.printables.com/model/1841594-pinball-drink-holder-fits-cans-bottles-and-coffee

#pinball #3dprinting

#freecad #pinball #3dprinting

Colin 🐈🌱 @[email protected] · 2026-09-26 · 11:11 UTC

Yesterday, I've made a replacement handle for the spout of our rainwater tank which broke off. It has a snug fit and worked first try. It's made from ASA which should withstand the UV exposure with no issue. :3

#FreeCAD #Prusa #3DPrinting

#freecad #prusa #3dprinting

Colin 🐈🌱 @[email protected] · 2026-09-26 · 11:11 UTC

Yesterday, I've made a replacement handle for the spout of our rainwater tank which broke off. It has a snug fit and worked first try. It's made from ASA which should withstand the UV exposure with no issue. :3

#FreeCAD #Prusa #3DPrinting

#freecad #prusa #3dprinting

Colin 🐈🌱 @[email protected] · 2026-09-26 · 11:11 UTC

Yesterday, I've made a replacement handle for the spout of our rainwater tank which broke off. It has a snug fit and worked first try. It's made from ASA which should withstand the UV exposure with no issue. :3

#FreeCAD #Prusa #3DPrinting

#freecad #prusa #3dprinting