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Interchangeable display frame

A practical standing 10 × 15 cm frame with navy profiles, teal guides and gold welds. The open top channel lets you change a photo or drawing without detaching the supports.

Age
8–12 years
Length
approx. 3.5 h
Level
Medium
Where you teach
Home
Purpose
Creative
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How to run this session

Stages and timing
  1. Outline the bottom profile
  2. Make the bottom profile rigid
  3. Assemble the four profiles
  4. Spacers and an open entry
  5. Make the retaining strips flat
  6. Close the backs of the guides
  7. Two triangular supports
  8. Stand and permanently join the supports
  9. Brace the rear base
  10. Insert the first print
  11. Change the display and check stability

What gets built

Create a standing frame in which a photo or drawing can be changed easily.

Success criteria
  • Both prints slide out undamaged and the frame stays stable during 3 exchanges. This is a test for the user to perform, not a reported result from an earlier physical trial.
  • The finished size is approximately 18 × 13 × 8 cm, and the supports stay attached while changing the display.

What you need
Filament
PLA
Colours
colour shown in the illustration, colour shown in the illustration, colour shown in the illustration
Also
3D pen with power supply: 1 set., Transparent mat suitable for PLA temperatures: 1 piece, working area at least 185 × 240 mm., 30 cm ruler: 1 piece., Tweezers: 1 pair., Scissors: 1 pair for cold filament threads., 100 × 150 mm prints: 2 pieces, up to 0.3 mm thick., A4 paper for templates: 6 sheets to print each of the 6 different templates once., Stable box: 1 piece, approximately 15 × 10 × 10 cm, to temporarily support the frame.

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