Hey! This thing is still a Work in Progress.
Files, instructions, and other stuff might change!
Printable Brain Gear
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Published on December 8, 2011
Description
All the big 3D Printer suppliers always show off braingears printed as single items. This is to show that even our humble hobby printers are capable of printing a brain gear - all be it in seperate parts for assembly later.
Instructions
You might need to scale the parts up by 200%. You could even try and scale this thing up as high as your printer will allow you to.
You'll need to orient the parts so the flat sections sit on the base/build plate of the printer - that's how they were designed.
Print all the parts needed, then assemble. Glue all the links together at ounce before sliding them in - don't try to glue each link individually.
You'll need to orient the parts so the flat sections sit on the base/build plate of the printer - that's how they were designed.
Print all the parts needed, then assemble. Glue all the links together at ounce before sliding them in - don't try to glue each link individually.
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I love it! Especially with the BFB logo! You don't see many of them around here.
I've started to print this on my 3DTouch in solid green PLA :)
I may need some help with the assembly once its all done. Do you mean glue all 3 groups of 4 links together and then slide them into the gears?
Great. Let us know how it goes, pics are compulsory.
You will need to assemble the entire model complete. Youll notice it works fine but will fall apart. Use a slow setting epoxy and put a dab on each end of each link, then slide them all together and hold in place till the epoxy dries. Be carefull not to get glue on the gears themselves