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Fan-freaking-tastic by Zippitybamba
by Thingiverse
Last crawled date: 4 years, 1 month ago
I recently found myself on an un-air-conditioned streetcar in 35C weather, and knew the solution involved melting some plastic. Voila.
https://youtu.be/WxunA_LgXp8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=181IDoGvFy4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS9lyGbMXlM
It's all parametric. Download and print the examples here, or generate your own fans using the included OpenSCAD file. Don't be intimidated by OpenSCAD-- it will take you less than 5 minutes to figure out how it works!
Add texture to your fan with holes (using a 3rd party application -- the exampled pictured was done in Tinkercad). Edit your own designs here: https://www.tinkercad.com/things/iQzRPhlH5KY
For an even better look, change the filament color after 0.6mm. The blades will be one color and the arms another.
Make sure you have a Bottom, Mid, and Top file for the same fan. The suffixes tell the fan's dimensions:
r = mm length of fan arm
b = % of fan arm that will have blade
a = angle (arc) of each fan blade
c = count of blades
s = position of slot-notch that holds blades to each other, as percent of fan arm radius.
https://youtu.be/WxunA_LgXp8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=181IDoGvFy4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS9lyGbMXlM
It's all parametric. Download and print the examples here, or generate your own fans using the included OpenSCAD file. Don't be intimidated by OpenSCAD-- it will take you less than 5 minutes to figure out how it works!
Add texture to your fan with holes (using a 3rd party application -- the exampled pictured was done in Tinkercad). Edit your own designs here: https://www.tinkercad.com/things/iQzRPhlH5KY
For an even better look, change the filament color after 0.6mm. The blades will be one color and the arms another.
Make sure you have a Bottom, Mid, and Top file for the same fan. The suffixes tell the fan's dimensions:
r = mm length of fan arm
b = % of fan arm that will have blade
a = angle (arc) of each fan blade
c = count of blades
s = position of slot-notch that holds blades to each other, as percent of fan arm radius.