
Snap Fan
No screws, no glue, just slide-together blades built for scorching beach days and festival cheer squads.
Eight trapezoid blades, one continuous sliding hinge, and not a single screw. This snap fit folding hand fan locks together purely through interlocking pegs and slots, so each blade clicks onto the next until you have a full, sweeping fan you can flick open with one hand.
Every blade alternates between a slot at the top and a slot at the bottom, and a small round peg on each one slides into the next blade's track. That sliding joint is what lets the whole fan pivot open in a smooth arc, then fold flat again with a satisfying snap.
Close it up and the circular slot openings line up to form one clean hole straight through the stack, so you can thread a carabiner and clip the fan to your bag, belt loop or keys. No pouch to lose, no fan melting away in a hot car.
Mix and match blade colours to build your own flag, team colours or a favourite combo, like the Lime and Fire Engine Red pairing shown here. Printed in PETG Basic for the extra heat and knock resistance a beach bag demands, and ready to ship in one to two days.
Product Highlights
- Snaps together with zero screws or glue
- Sliding peg and slot hinge mechanism
- Folds flat, clips on with a carabiner
- Mix and match your blade colours
- Printed in durable, heat resistant PETG Basic
- Ready to ship in one to two days
Source & Attribution
- Original Designer
- Creaserra
- View original
- Open source page
Official Hive 3D Printing Commercial Licence Holder (Hive ID #FEC97JMW71)