New Year Whistle
Description
Created by: Chris
Instructions
For best results, we recommend the following settings.
Note: use ABS for the whistle and fan, and PLA or ABS for the lid.
Whistle
Infill: 10%
Layer Height: 200-250 microns (0.20-0.25 mm)
Shells: 0
Fan
Infill: 0%
Layer Height: 200 microns (0.20 mm)
Shells: 0
Lid
Infill: 10%
Layer Height: 200-250 microns (0.20-0.25 mm)
Shells: 0
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Built the lot out of ABS all with default settings and worked great
Printed all the parts but the post the fan goes on is either too thick or i need to adjust the resolution, i couldnt get the fan to spin. very good design though. i will try again after i fix some things.
I printed it with pure hope. But it didn't give any noise , except my breath...:)
0 shells? I assume that doesn't mean what I think it does, perimeters...?
Prints well in ABS with PLA raft. Total print time at 1,5 speed in High res (0,125mm) is 4:29u. Body parts fit like a gloove. Printed on a two-head BFB 3D Touch, fill density 50%. The turbine shaft is slightly loose. Reducing the tolerance with some tape improved the revving so a tighter axle-fit might make it an even better whistle. There's a nice sirene effect using lungs so a 1,5 bar air-pressure is effective enough at least with this print. A 50% copy still works well but does not produce a whistle-sound untill a little refourbishment is done. A PLA print might be more precise and effective. Unfortunelately the Makerbot logo catches the eye immediately and grinding is not an option!;-)
I very much liked this print, Chris.
Mine sounds exactly like thecrazy's. The parts fit well together and the fan rotates freely, but the rattle is all I get. Like Mythbusters, I had go to extremes so I hooked it up to my air compressor at the lowest stable pressure I could get (50psi and about 6cfm). I could get a whir that sounded more like a dentist drill. At 70 psi, the whole thing split apart.
I dont know about you guys but this thing doesnt whistle so much as it rattles. Quite deceiving actualy. Dont know if its cause I printed it all out of PLA but i dont see why it would make a huge difference. The fan is quite loose inside though.
The sound description is "dead nuts" on. Sounds like a dentists drill with a wobbly bit drilling into teeth. Very unpleasant :D
The "WHISTLE FAN" - its getting flagged as non-manifold - there are tiny holes on the bottom layer where the blades come together.
Not a big deal for printing but when I tried to plate them together in OpenScad it complained.
License

makerware 2.0, makerbot replicator 2, "anything" i try to print at 0 shells just beeps that its done before i even start. i have to add at least 1 for it to print. I assume we mean 0 "extra" shells? (or maybe everyone knows this and im just dumb?)