Hey! This thing is still a Work in Progress.
Files, instructions, and other stuff might change!
DailyEarring#92:Wind power (rotates & printed in one go)
8
Likes
425
Downloads
382
Views
Published on December 10, 2011
Description
-> Daily Earring prologue: thingiverse.com/thing:7120
Next time someone keeps talking and talking, you can just smile at him and pretend he's helping you produce wind power. Yey!
Next time someone keeps talking and talking, you can just smile at him and pretend he's helping you produce wind power. Yey!
Instructions
Orientation
Printing it without breaking it is a bit difficult, at least if you want to have it rotate.
Easiest is to print the medium version laying on it's rotor.
I did print the small one as well but the axis-stop broke off, so I glued it with a drop of instant-glue.
Printing them standing does produce a nicer texture, but even though the printed plastic runs along the length of the axis, it broke easier and was fused (other then expected as usualy the Z/height axis provides more detail).
Settings
On the PP3DP UP+, use .2mm, fine, 5mm raft density, 30° support angle, and spacing settings are somewhat arround 15mm^2 and 12 lines. Could probably be fine tuned a little.
Cleaning
Peel carefully, Gently loosen the rotor with a screwdriver or knife, twist back and forth, but if you notice the axis turns as well, it's still fused and could break off if you twist to harsh.
The ring
I turned the ring as my fiancée usualy puts the earrings onto the rings she allways wears, so if you want to put it on a silver earring hook, you might want to rotate it by 90°.
Fine tuning
I made the rotor a bit over-proportional to ensure it prints well at the little scale. It could still be modified without risking breaking it (if the thickness is mentained)
Printing it without breaking it is a bit difficult, at least if you want to have it rotate.
Easiest is to print the medium version laying on it's rotor.
I did print the small one as well but the axis-stop broke off, so I glued it with a drop of instant-glue.
Printing them standing does produce a nicer texture, but even though the printed plastic runs along the length of the axis, it broke easier and was fused (other then expected as usualy the Z/height axis provides more detail).
Settings
On the PP3DP UP+, use .2mm, fine, 5mm raft density, 30° support angle, and spacing settings are somewhat arround 15mm^2 and 12 lines. Could probably be fine tuned a little.
Cleaning
Peel carefully, Gently loosen the rotor with a screwdriver or knife, twist back and forth, but if you notice the axis turns as well, it's still fused and could break off if you twist to harsh.
The ring
I turned the ring as my fiancée usualy puts the earrings onto the rings she allways wears, so if you want to put it on a silver earring hook, you might want to rotate it by 90°.
Fine tuning
I made the rotor a bit over-proportional to ensure it prints well at the little scale. It could still be modified without risking breaking it (if the thickness is mentained)
You must be logged in to post a comment.
License
DailyEarring#92:Wind power (rotates & printed in one go) by Schorhr is licensed under the Attribution - Non-Commercial - Share Alike license.
More from Schorhr
I am always impressed with how small you can print. :)
It amazes me as well every time :-)
It's allways at the edge of failure, but it is fun to take the machine to it's limit.
The PP3DP UP+ is a magnificent machine, but I am looking forward what I can make with the Printrbot... especially the possibility to play with different extruder parts and layer settings seems to be promising; I just saw a few pics of prints with different experimental makerbot nozzles, and it looks like the reprap based machines will soon match or beat the quality, even if one is not a mechanical genius...