Iron Man Arc Reactor
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Published on October 27, 2011
This thing was Featured on October 27, 2011
Description
UPDATE: Added improved Manifolded files (thanks Cryozap!)
A quick, printable arc reactor, similar to the one from the movie Iron Man. This reactor was designed to be quick and easy to print, and includes some home etchable electronics (Eagle Design files also included).
A more detailed post on the build process can be found here: nbitwonder.com/blog/2011/10/27/open_source_3d_printable_arc_reactor
I had very limited time in producing this build, and as such there is considerable room for improvement. A few example improvements are listed below:
1) Polar arc traces and layout for the Eagle circuit board (Nice even circular arcs would be ideal)
2) Holes/spaces for the LED slots in the ArcReactorArms.skp model
3) Snap together construction for the ArcReactorCore and ArcReactorArms models
4) Improved ArcReactorBack design (ability to put a belt through this thing instead of running bolts through a T-shirt would be a big step forward)
5) Printable spindle/spider frame structure for the arms in the arc reactor
A quick, printable arc reactor, similar to the one from the movie Iron Man. This reactor was designed to be quick and easy to print, and includes some home etchable electronics (Eagle Design files also included).
A more detailed post on the build process can be found here: nbitwonder.com/blog/2011/10/27/open_source_3d_printable_arc_reactor
I had very limited time in producing this build, and as such there is considerable room for improvement. A few example improvements are listed below:
1) Polar arc traces and layout for the Eagle circuit board (Nice even circular arcs would be ideal)
2) Holes/spaces for the LED slots in the ArcReactorArms.skp model
3) Snap together construction for the ArcReactorCore and ArcReactorArms models
4) Improved ArcReactorBack design (ability to put a belt through this thing instead of running bolts through a T-shirt would be a big step forward)
5) Printable spindle/spider frame structure for the arms in the arc reactor
Instructions
STL files are provided below; download and print them out. Eagle files are provided for circuit board etching and/or ordering. Glue/bolt/etc. everything together, you know what to do ;-)
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TeamTeamUSA
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October 28, 2011
said:
Awesome! :) Use embedded magnets and a metal plate instead of a belt or bolts to attach to shirt!
One step closer to arc reactor couture! ;)
cyclone
on
October 28, 2011
said:
I vote for the belt-back improvement. I've needed arc reactor powered pants for a while. :)
License
Iron Man Arc Reactor by NBitWonder is licensed under the Attribution - Share Alike - Creative Commons license.
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AAAAAAUUUUGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is cool and all that, but NOTHING IS MANIFOLD!!!!!
I decided to fix that, though. In MeshLab, I inverted the orientation of all the faces. Then, I used Netfabb Cloud to make the objects solid. If you want, I can email the files to you. Otherwise, I'll just make a derivative of this thing and post the fixed files there.
Also, the fixed + now manifold files will render properly on the page after being uploaded.