SnapBox Trials
Fit · tolerance · finish
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Submitted01 / Why it exists
I was the help desk.
How it started
Different friends kept coming to me with 3D-printing questions. None of them knew each other. I was the only common factor.
The idea
Put everyone in the same room. Learning together is more fun, more helpful, and you get to hang out with people who share the same obsession.
Why it works
Most failed prints die alone. In a group, one person's failure teaches everyone.
Before
Every question routed through me. Nobody talked to each other.
After
Everyone learns from everyone. Now 5 engineers, 100% virtual.
02 / How a Season runs
A hobby with a quality system.
- 01
Drop
Challenge released: shared model, locked constraints, scoring rubric.
- 02
Build
One month to print, fail, tune, and reprint.
- 03
Submit
Photos, slicer settings, and the .3mf file. Receipts required.
- 04
Evaluate
Blind peer ranking. No self-voting. 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 points.
- 05
Debrief
Debrief meeting. Lessons logged, results archived.
03 / Season 1
Season 1: Quality
Each Season isolates one skill. Every Challenge is a pilot: run it, score it, refine it for the next group.
StockSubmittedDragon Trial
Overhangs · cooling · seams · moving joints
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SubmittedSculptor's Trial
Exposed surfaces · 0.12 mm layers · no supports
0 Submissions
The challenge won this round. Back to the drawing board.
04 / Season 2 · Rise of the Reapers
Season 2: Improvement
BaselineModifyOptimizeCompete
Everyone starts from the same base print. Best measured improvement wins, not the prettiest part. Locked inputs keep it fair; open variables are where you win.
Candy Crypt
Gravity-fed candy dispenser
- Scored on
- 20-trial single-dispense score
- Open to change
- Wheel, chute, hopper, walls, slicer
Graveyard Grand Prix
Gravity vehicle on a standard ramp
- Scored on
- Elapsed time or distance
- Open to change
- Chassis, aero, friction, alignment
The Last Bridge
Bridge a fixed span between fixed mounts
- Scored on
- Failure load ÷ grams of filament
- Open to change
- Truss, beams, infill, walls, orientation
Reaper Launch Systems
Launcher for a fixed glider and rubber band
- Scored on
- Distance + accuracy bonus
- Open to change
- Angle, rail, cradle, release, friction
05 / What's next
Printing the next layer.
The first layer
Every good print lives or dies on the first layer. Right now that's 5 engineers, fully virtual, admin done by hand, and two pilot seasons proving the format before anything scales.
Laid downNext upQueued
Build Better.
Build Together.
06Supporter / subscription model
05In-person monthly meetups
04Broader membership
03Published Challenge archive
02Website + member portalPRINTING…
01Today: 5 engineers · 100% virtual · pilot seasons
06 / Join
Register interest.
The Pilot Season is being set up. Tell us what you print and what you want to get better at.
Open the interest formOr write to hello@brimreaperssociety.com.
Pilot Season details
- Price
- TBA
- Cohort size
- TBA
- Start date
- TBA
- Challenge 1
- TBA