Planetary Gear Fidget Spinner by plusalphaDesigns 3d model
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Planetary Gear Fidget Spinner by plusalphaDesigns

Planetary Gear Fidget Spinner by plusalphaDesigns

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Last crawled date: 3 years, 1 month ago
Another fidget spinner using gears, this time using planetary gears!
CORRECTION (JAN 6 2018):
The planet gears are fixed so that the hole diameter is 13mm instead of 11mm.
Things to Print
1x EndCap_Top.stl
1x OuterGearFrame.stl (or OuterGearFrame_countersunk.stl if using countersunk bolts)
1x OuterGear.stl
1x CenterGear.stl
3x PlanetGear.stl
1x GearFrame.stl
1x EndCap_Bot.stl
Things to Purchase
2x 626 bearing (ID = 6mm, OD = 19mm, T =6mm)
3x 695 bearing (ID = 5mm, OD = 13mm, T =4mm)
1x M3x25 Countersunk Bolt
3x M3x10 Truss bolt
3x M3x8 Pan Bolt (or M3x10 Countersunk bolt if making Countersunk version)
7x M3 Nut
Follow the video instructions to build this spinner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEvVeLOcFUI.
Note:
The 3 planet gears used in this model is compatible with the gears used in the 9 gear fidget spinner. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2502901
Tip:
The bearings spin better if degreased. The bearings used for this spinner was thoroughly degreased using ethanol, but other degreasing agents (e.g. IPA, acetone, etc) may also be used.

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