Generic push puppet

Last crawled date: 4 years, 2 months ago

This is a generic humanoid push puppet, for use with a metal spring that measures roughly 10.5mm OD and 30mm long and produces about 5 lbs of force when fully compressed. There are some notes about using this model with other springs, see below.
The head and arms are mounted on flat-bottomed "buttons" that should make it somewhat easier to string and tension the puppet. You can also swap out the head and arm pieces at will.
There is also a space for a plaque which you can customize with your own message.
You will need the following:
1 spring (ideally 10.5mm OD, 30mm long, 5 lbs)
1 spool of polyester sewing thread, or fishing line
and print the following parts:
1 base (use "base_24mm.stl" unless you're experimenting with a stronger spring)
1 pushbutton
2 feet (make sure one is mirrored, unless you want your puppet to have 2 left feet)
2 leg sections
1 torso
2 arms
1 head
3 "button" anchors
1 plaque to decorate the front of the base (optional)