Windmill - 6 Blades by cooasty

Last crawled date: 2 years, 12 months ago

Very nice 6 blade hub design by doominabox1.
Hub features reduced size with low friction races 3mm long at each end. I used a #39 drill bit on the center hole. Blade holes can to be cleaned up with 13/64" drill bit.
Base Mount: Clean center hole with #35 bit for wire pivot or other
suitable material. I dropped a small piece of metal (finish nail head) into the bottom
of the center hole for reduced friction. I used a bead between the mount_pipeV3 and the printed frame.
Several tail sections are provide, however any object 2.5mm thick may be used.
Wire:
Wire clothes hanger (2.4mm) or a piece of 3/32 brass welding rod (2.5mm) 110mm long will work just fine.
Frame:
I used PLA @ 220 degrees. First 30 minuets @ 100% speed. Balance of time printed @ 72%. Faster speed makes the stem hole smaller where slower speed will make it larger when printing one frame.
Allow stem to cool completely before working it. Your results may vary.. Clean wire holes with a #42 index bit and press 110mm long wire rods into position.
Holes in the tail section are for pinning the tail section with 1.75 mm filament. Clean with index drill bit #49. v-notch is center line.
Fit up necessary. There are a lot of variables, so you will need to work with the components. I use a drill press for accurate holes.
Lubricant & Balancing of components will make it move smoothly. Placing the blades smooth side to the wind will be more efficient.
Sources:http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:950635 klapotetzhttp://www.thingiverse.com/thing:892900 roosterhttp://www.thingiverse.com/thing:924438 windmillhttp://www.thingiverse.com/thing:988088 catzhttp://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1472192 yin & yang catshttp://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1182776 Targaryen tailhttp://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1158830 Lion tailhttp://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1179734 Wolf tail
4.25.16: added tails, printable frame, re-sized blade ends for easier fit-up.
5.7.16: added noseCone.stl & tail_yin & yang cats.stl. Print mirror of cats for a great look and glue together.
5.15.16: added Targaryen tail $ spacer bead
5.20.16: added Lion tail.
5.22.16: added Wolf tail & 10mm spacer bead.
5.26.16: added frame v3 & v4
6.17.16: there may be issues with PLA becoming soft in high heat conditions
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