A coffee table, dimensions 81.5 x 56 x 37 cm. (lxwxh), made from 24 puzzle-like pieces and 4 legs (each 2 pieces), all different and fitting tightly together to create a self-supporting sturdy construction. No screws, no glue was used to made this construction possible. The idea for this design is based on pieces of a Jigsaw puzzle and aimed at printing this inside the volume 20x20x20 cm. so it can be printed with a regular desktop 3D-printer. I'm in the process of making more photos and adding these to this entry.
I designed this Coffee Table completly by myself, I was inspired by a few pieces of a puzzle. You can find my prototype here also.As I slowly stumbled into 3D-printing I disliked the clumsy way support is printed (either with extra (PLA) material you break away or PLA you can wash away and I decided to make something completly self-supporting and here it is!
In the overview picture (Coffee-Table-layout.PNG) you will see all the pieces of the blade as seen from above. The numbers in the layout correspond to the order of how to mount everything. Assembling should be done piece by piece in the correct order because reversing the order might bring you in stereographic problems. Taking things apart is possible, but not desirable because when done too much it could weaken the construction.
At a few points I used a smal hammer will a small piece of wood to fasten some of the connections by hammering the small circles in. Be carefull to support the blade because otherwise you can seriously damage it. For the most parts it will just click in when pressing it manually.
I am anxious to know if this is worth the effort of doing. If presented in a shop, would you buy a table like this it? And if so, what would you pay for it?