Just a nifty little knob I made for our TS808 effects class @hive76. Fits on most standard audio potentiometers.

Hey guys! This is a gcode viewer for makerbot (3D) and 5D gcode written in processing. It's open-source and still a work in progress so if you would like to help out feel free to look at the git: github.com/nmsl1993/ProcessingGcodeViewer. It supports viewing dualextrusion prints colored correctly. Comment with any feature requests you have.

You should probably have a discrete gpu to use this; integrated graphics work but it'll be realllllly slow.

Thanks:
I realized this needed to be done while working at makerbot and listening to Ben Rockhold constantly bragging about pleasant3D (which is OSX-only and closed-source). So I guess he's largely responsible.

Inspirations I had for this:
Pleasant3D pleasantsoftware.com/developer/pleasant3d/
Makerbot's ToolPathViz github.com/makerbot/ToolPathViz

I designed this to help me prove or disprove a thought I have about wind power generation. It is designed to be 101.6mm in diameter and 5.28mm thick. I just want to say the OpenSCAD file is not commented or formatted well (This is my first attempt at building anything with OpenSCAD.)

Second iteration of the Vertical Wind turbine.

There is a new version of this design, that has much promise.
thingiverse.com/thing:15083

In order to get the design greener, the blades have been hollowed out in order save on plastic. Added M8 nut recesses in order to couple the turbine to a M8 threaded rod. The rod serves as a bearing carrier and drive shaft to the generator.

Added STLs

Winner of the Pattywac Makerbot United Challenge for collaborative design: makerbot.com/blog/2011/05/16/pattywac-makerbot-united-challenge-winner/

Thank you team! :-)

Video of the first ticking powered escapement mechanism:
prototribe.net/vidplay/testjig2.html

___________WARNING_________

Several bugs have been fixed since this release, and the current tip-of-the-spear for development is a simplified 2-gear clock with only minutes and seconds.

Current development version to be found on git hub here:
github.com/syvwlch/Printable-Clock-Project

Current version of the 8-Gear Clock (revision D):
thingiverse.com/thing:8284

Current bleeding edge development version of the test jig:
thingiverse.com/thing:8275

Current repository for the latest version of the clockwork library:
thingiverse.com/thing:8155

Thanks to RustedRobot for his continued assistance debugging the clock!
___________WARNING_________

This is both a derivative of the printable clock PoC, and of my escapement library: thingiverse.com/thing:7822 . The involute gear profiles are from the MCAD library.

(EDIT: The clock got a mention by Cory Doctorow on boing boing!
boingboing.net/2011/04/23/model-files-for-a-wo.html )

I cleaned up the code so it would render faster, moved all the gear work into the library, and created a laidOutToPrint() module to facilitate creating the STLs of the individual parts. I included an optional print volume visualizer, so you can check every part doesn't exceed the printer's capabilities.

The assembled() module is still fully animate-able, and I've added colors to help see if everything meshes properly.

The clock itself now has clip-on hands, front & back frames, and most importantly, I switched to a different set of gear ratios (3.2, 3, 2.5 & 2.5) which allows for bigger shafts by keeping the ratios small.

Assuming an 80x80x80mm printing volume, you now have a bit more than 12mm (almost half an inch!) available for the overall diameter of the shaft, the two sleeves that slide over it and the necessary clearances.

I think this configuration is close to final, except for the escapement, which will need fine-tuning... but without re-printing the rest of the clock.

Little windup animal walkers!
Created as gifts for my little cousins.

Current animals:
Cat
Penguin
Bird
Bunny - Added 12/18/2011
Lion - Added 12/20/2011

Check back as I add more animals!

A simple piece of Acrylic with bolt holes to secure an Arduino and space to attach a 400 point breadboard beside it.

(it seems silly but they're really helpful)

(shameless plug)
We like to describe ourselves as a plucky little design house. We focus on producing delightfully fun, open source products.

Don't have access to a laser cutter and in the UK? We've opened up our web shop.

http://www.oomlout.co.uk

(we also sell other lovely Arduino bits and bobs)

Official Write-Up at protoparadigm.com/2011/12/abs-glue-weld-cast-texture-and-more/

Here's something that should make plastic life a lot easier. Fuse parts, smooth, shine and texture prints, even cast ABS at room temperature.

Update: Newer version with encoder schematics: thingiverse.com/thing:15081

This panels enable you to set parameters from the firmware (e.g. max-speeds, accelerations and such, and store the settings in eeprom).
You can choose file from the sd card, and print them.
Also, you can home, monitor temperature, and do other fancy stuff.

It requires my fork of the Marlin/reprap firmware:
github.com/bkubicek/Marlin
In the configuration, you have to enable ULTIPANEL

For true autonomous printing, you have to connect a 12V fan output to Vin pin on the Ultimaker PCB, so the arduino is powered by the 12V created from the 19V supply. Direct connection is not recommended, 12V is safer.


The design is rather bad, and a new panel is in nearly finished right now.
The large PCB are makes in unreasonable to produce.
Its a proof of concept mainly.

There are two single-sided PCBs, one carrying the LCD, the other the interactive parts.
The are videos of the whole thing in action:

Initially the menu used all available keys
youtube.com/watch?v=B9uFdrKghi0

Now marlin features a new menu system, that Joris helped design. Its only uses the encoder to turn, and one click button, that in the production version will an encoder-push-button.
youtu.be/4pL8Y0NA92c

My first post! Hello everyone, I designed this CNC Spindle for education purposes and it serves as a model of a working spindle and moving draw-bar used to release and grab tools in CNC machining. The design is for educational purposes and does NOT directly reflect actual Spindle design.

The bearings are loaded with roughly 40 "3/16" delrin balls and work wonderfully. The inner shaft houses the R8 collet which has 1/4-20 bolt threaded into the R8 collet where the spring applies an upward force clamping the tool in place.

These parts were printed at school on a very expensive machine and have the highest detail possible which is why my STL files are large. It took 23 hours to print the parts.

If you want to finish this project, there are some extra holes to be drilled and threaded if mounting a motor etc.

360 degree 3D laser scanner.

Still a work in progress, but I wanted to post what I have so far.

The latest version can be found at github.com/tbuser/spinscan_turntable

I'm also working on software at github.com/tbuser/spinscan

Checkout the spinscan tag to see examples of scanned stuff: thingiverse.com/tag:spinscan

After seeing an LED helicopter (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVCxJNZLElU) I wanted to build my own. Instead of using their concept, I wanted a Maple seed design. The leaf should fly 30-40 Feet High and Spin Back to earth. This is my 4 revision and should work.

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Background information about the last 3 designs:

LED Leaf V1- Smaller Area with a 5mm tall leading edge & .5mm Thick wing.
Launched well, but did not spin. Weight distribution issues.


LED Leaf V2- Same size a V4. Wing thickness .5mm leading edge 3.5mm tall.
Same problems as V1, Launched well but did not spin.

LED Leaf V3- Same size a V4. Wing thickness .25mm (1 layer) leading edge 3.5mm tall. Would spin but plastic on the wing did not stay together.

LED Leaf V3.5- Took the LED Leaf V3 and Traced the profile in paper. Removed the .25mm wing (leaving the leading edge) and super glued the paper to the plastic. LED LEAF V3.5 launched well and spun every time. 1/2 the time the LED leaf would only launch 15 feet. I think this is due to the paper wing not being supported on the tail end. When launched the tail end would cause the LED leaf to become unstable in flight. Thus making it turn and start to spin.

LED LEAF V4-
Thinner Blades with a Glue on wing

Led Leaf V5- Lightest Version yet. Best Model to print! Still can Use LED Leaf V4 PDF for the Wing.

(Large print! Not designed for Makerbot's Yet, just Repraps)

This is a small ball caster to be used on robots or other things that need to roll.

The openscad file is set up to easily tweak values for commonly changed parameters:

Ball Diameter
Airgap - How much play between the ball and the wall
Ball protrusion - How much the ball should stick out of the housing.
Total Height.
Base thickness.
Mounting screw radius.
Spread between the mounting screws.

I've started playing with a parameter to switch between two different mounting types. This isn't done yet which is why the part is marked as a work-in-progress.

Ears will create a part as shown in the picture. Meant to be mounted with two external screws.

Center Screw would have a counter sunk screw in the center of the main cylinder. The caster could then be screwed in before the ball is snapped into place.

My reprap isn't particularly well tuned but the ball spins freely.

I'm incorporating this design directly into scout. thingiverse.com/thing:13042

A swift holds a skein of yarn while it is being wound into a ball, so you don't have to fight it all the way.

If you're a hardcore knitter, you buy your yarn from hippy communes in faraway places, or you spin it yourself[1]. This gives you yarn in skeins - long loops that are good for dyeing, but non-trivial to knit with. To get it into a ball, you need someone or something to hold it and prevent tangles, while you do the winding by hand or with a ball winder. That's where the swift comes in: it holds a skein of yarn, and rotates gently on demand, allowing to you to unwind/rewind yarn as needed without requiring a large family to assist you.

The canonical example of a swift is the umbrella swift. Wikipedia has a picture: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_%28textiles%29 . We[2] wanted something similarly light, yet sturdy enough for the wildest of knitting parties.

The arms of the swift expand to the diameter required for the skein when you press the top disk downwards, at least 1.8m for the parts given here. It is mounted on a rod around which it can rotate freely, but with enough dampening to not over-wind. It just feeds you yarn on demand.

A video of the assembled swift: youtu.be/Rj0PEjT_9D4


[1] Disclaimer: we are not knitters, this is merely an observation.
[2] I'm not the only one, rspanton was also involved in this project thingiverse.com/user:902

Updated Design
Change Log - 12-04-2011
-Updated Spindle Base Design to Make Pockets Faceted for Easier Printing
-Updated Masters to Include New Spindle Base
-Added Counterbalance Hardware
-Removed WIP, Design Complete!

Change Log - 11-25-2011
-Yarn Guide Added
-Ball Winder Base Drawing Added
-Spindle Updated to Remove Mtl
-Spindle Base Updated to Remove Rounds & Add Support
-Carriage Updated to Remove Mtl & Add Spacer
-Spindle Updated to Add Support
-Updated all STL Files
-Added Creo (Pro/E) Native CAD Files
-Added Exploded Assembly Views
-Updated Parts/Fastener List

This printable wool winder creates center-pull balls from raw hanks of yarn, it must be used in combination with a yarn swift, I will work on a printable swift in the future.

I designed this winder for my mother who was having troubles with her current ball winder, a new equivalent winder was priced around $50. I felt like I could design and make a better winder for only a few $ in purchased parts (most I had around) and plastic. Plus I know how it works so if it breaks I can fix it.

The winders function is pretty simple but really fun to watch. The motion of the winder can be explained as such. The hand crank, when turned causes the center carriage mechanism to rotate around a stationary cone. The motion of the carriage in combination with the stationary cone causes the winding spindle to rotate about its axis. The winding spindle completes one rotation for every nine rotations of the hand crank. The dual spinning motion of the carriage and the spindle is what causes the yarn to take the form of a cylinder.

Video of the winder in action. youtu.be/iS2732Mlz7k

To build the winder you will need a few non-printable parts.

Qty 4 - 624ZZ Ball Bearings
Qty 2 - 606ZZ Ball Bearings
Qty 2 - 608ZZ Ball Bearings
Qty 1 - Compression Spring, McMaster-Carr P/N 9435K93
Qty 1 - O-Ring Size -237, McMaster-Carr P/N: 9396K226
Qty 1 - O-Ring Size -254, McMaster-Carr P/N: 9396K245
Qty 1 - 1/4" PTFE Tubing, McMaster-Carr P/N: 5239K12
Qty 3 - M3 x 30mm SHCS
Qty 3 - M3 Hex Nut
Qty 1 - M4 x 40mm SHCS
Qty 1 - M4 x 30mm BHCS
Qty 2 - M4 x 16mm SHCS
Qty 3 - M4 Flat Washer
Qty 2 - M4 NyLoc Hex Nut
Qty 2 - M5 x 25mm SHCS
Qty 2 - M5 Hex Nut
Qty 1 - M6 x 40mm SHCS
Qty 1 - M6 Flat Washer
Qty 2 - M6 Hex Nut
Qty 1 - M8 Hex Nut
Qty 1 - M8 Threaded Rod (65mm Long)
Qty 2 - M10 Hex Nut
Qty 2 - M5 Acorn Nut
Qty 2 - M5 x 35mm FHCS
Qty 4 - 1/2" Tall Rubber Bumpers

This is a derivative of my 2 Liter bottle to 1/4 NPT adapter with reasonably sturdy little fins. The adapter is designed to let you quickly turn an ordinary house hold pop (soda) bottle into a projectile by adding water and air pressure. the 1/4 NPT quick disconnect gives you a simple and easy way to add air pressure and also works as a launch mechanism when you release the collar.

These caps fit on the Onedrop CODE1 yoyo with RSM Side Effects installed. They allow you to grab the rims or center of the caps to perform cool yoyo tricks!

Demo: youtu.be/ObEwVCMpts8

Autodesk Inventor file included.

Make your creations scurry around with these handy little windup walkers, store.makerbot.com/makerbot-windup-walkers.html

One day Bre walked into the Workshop and declared "everything on Thingiverse should be able to walk". And now it can!

With the Windup Walker 5 pack you will have your ideas scurrying off into the sunset before you can say sarsaparilla.

To help get you started we've created charming walking derivatives of R. Maker and his friend the TARDIS.

See them in action: youtu.be/O5dVQayw9Nc

R. Maker is a derivative of: thingiverse.com/thing:11654

TARDIS is a derivative of: thingiverse.com/thing:13109

Introducing: The MakerBot Dynamo!

Ever wish you could convert some of that youthful energy into something a bit more useful? Well using the MakerBot Dynamo kit, store.makerbot.com/makerbot-dynamo.html now you can!

The MakerBot Dynamo is worlds first opens-source, human powered, energy creation device!

Just crank the handle to create real, honest, hardworking electricity.

How do you know its working? Well there's an LED that lights up or course! See your effort in action as it's converted from motion to electricity to light!

And if a LED not exciting enough for you, just think of all the other wonderful things you can power, one hand crank at a time.

See Video of the Dynamo in action: youtu.be/8Brkd5BL_gU

These are the missing eggcup holders for these things:

SphereBot thingiverse.com/thing:7656
Completely Printable Eggbot thingiverse.com/thing:7988

This is a test sheet of T-nuts.

Some are of the original type posted by kludgineer and some have been elongated for greater support when attaching things to the frame.

The main difference that should help with MendelMAX assembly is a dual t-Nut spaced at 20mm, most things on the frame are spaced for this to assist.

For use with 3 1/2 inch floppy Stepper motor.
Convert the steppermotor to an Actuator.
The SCAD definition is somewhat parametric....

First: Some history.

I found this cheap wifi pan-tilt camera on ebay. It's a Foscam knockoff, and I bought it for about AUD$60 delivered. I strapped it to the top of a cheap RC car chassis, compiled an application for the camera, wrote it into the ROM, banged out some python, stuck on an arduino and had a bit of fun:

youtube.com/watch?v=UcSHahwmB0A
youtube.com/watch?v=1wuCoz7Y2VY
youtube.com/watch?v=Qv-Fi1xO2k0
youtube.com/watch?v=6vcNZrvgPe0
youtube.com/watch?v=ovcEQWTNXWE
youtube.com/watch?v=nKPFiUtFl9E

The car was fun, but unusable over high-latency links due to its high speed and fairly unpredictable trajectory. It also had a terrible turning circle.

I've just finished designing a printable tank chassis for the camera. I re-jigged the control system to be wholly contained within the browser, using poorly-documented cleverness to send data straight to the camera's serial port. The result is a remote-controlled tank that can point a camera around independently of the body, that works anywhere there's wifi reception and behaves well enough to control over a 500ms internet connection:

youtube.com/watch?v=Z53KcBvMl48
youtube.com/watch?v=U-rNHdH7mmU

I have successfully driven it through medium-length grass, over, under and around my house. It's a bit top-heavy at present, I need to move the battery lower to lower the centre of gravity. I predict about half an hour of usage from a 2200mAh 3 cell lipo battery, but I can't say for sure since I've never flattened one.

This is a prototype animatronic tail, OpenScan designed 3D printed on a 3D printer and controlled by Arduino.

This is a small test:
youtube.com/watch?v=d1k9p1P4s8I

I attached in a text document the code that use to control the servo with arduino.

Uses the number of vertebrae that want, i use 10 plus the final. I put a rubber cord in the side holes to keep the tail as, in the other holes, i put a normal string attached to the wheel. And so that the rope does not slip from the wheel put some small aluminum rings.

I hope you like ;)

The latest version of the Ultimaker lasercut drawings.
Material description is included in the file.

Get the new version here!
thingiverse.com/thing:15083

I am currently in the middle of my Repstrap build, and my brother-in-law asked me why I am investing so much energy to get this done, if I can redirect my efforts into some way to obtain renewable energy (in order to get away from the high electricity bills)

This is my answer to him!

Thanks again to buzz for his Parametric NACA airfoil code.
This project is dependent on the Parametric NACA4 Library I posted earlier.