All3DP Unwrapped 2024: Heat-Powered Rotating Christmas Tree

Ah, the holidays. A time for family, and about as much relaxation as you can manage while the kids are out of school and fueled on a daily dose of seasonal chocolate from their advent calendars.

Your 3D printer can help (somewhat), with quick prints that provide a daily dose of fun. 3D printed advent gifts, if you will.

All month until December 25th we’re bringing you All3DP Unwrapped: daily highlights of quick and easy toys that you can 3D print over the holiday season. We’re sure to dig up something fun for you, whether it’s a daily advent toy, gifts for the holiday celebrated by your family, or just a micro project for yourself. Check it out!

Heat-Powered Rotating Christmas Tree by N33 Designs

Inspired by “traditional German candle-powered Weihnachts pyramide“, you’ll use your radiator (or another heat source, so long as it’s far enough away from open flames) to make this tree spin. There are also holes on the platform, to which you can attach miniature 3D printed models of your choice.

The print as a whole is as intricate as Christmas decorations come, with a fuzzy-skinned tree, a rotating platform, propeller-like blades, and a star to top things off. Although it’s designed for Bambu Lab printers – specifically the A1 Mini – you can scale this one up should you want to go bigger, although take note: the lighter the weight of the end result, the better the spinning action you’ll get.

Who made it? N33 Designs

Where to download? MakerWorld

Check back tomorrow for our next 3D printable advent toy, and bookmark the full list to keep it simple!