Components.
I acquired the next components:
• One 16mm diameter ball bearing.
• One M8 by 1.25 threaded rod.
• One M8 by 1.25 nut.
• Two F688ZZ flanged bearings (5mm thick, 16mm outdoors diameter, 8mm inside diameter).
I 3D printed the next components utilizing Robust PLA at .15mm layer peak, 20% infill and no helps:
• One “Arm.stl”.
• Three “Axle (M8 by 1.25 by 4.4).stl”.
• One “Axle (M8 by 1.25 by 28).stl”.
• Pne “Axle Gear Crown.stl”.
• One “Axle Gear Worm Screw.stl”.
• Two “Axle, Shoulder Pivot.stl”.
• Two “Axle, Wing Pivot.stl”.
• One “Base.stl”.
• One “Bearing Mount.stl”.
• One “Physique Left.stl”.
• One “Physique Proper.stl”.
• Two “Bolt (M8 by 1.25 by 12).stl”.
• Two “Bolt (M8 by 1.25 by 22mm).stl”.
• One “Bolt, Gear, Crown.stl”.
• Two “Connecting Rod.stl”.
• One “Drill Information.stl”.
• One “Flower.stl”.
• One “Gear and Yoke (1.5m 12t).stl”.
• One “Gear Face (1.5m 48t).stl”.
• One “Gear Mount.stl”.
• One “Gear Worm Screw.stl”.
• One “Gear Worm.stl”.
• Two “Gear, Crown (1.5m 12t)).stl”.
• One “Hummingbird Mount Arm.stl”.
• One “Hummingbird Mount Base.stl”.
• Two “Journal, Cross.stl”.
• One “Mount.stl”.
• One “Propeller.stl”.
• Two “Shoulder Pivot.stl”.
• One “Stem.stl”.
• Two “Wheel.stl”.
• Two “Wing Bolt.stl”.
• One “Wing Left.stl”.
• Two “Wing Pivot.stl”.
• One “Wing Proper.stl”.
• Two “Yoke Arm Information.stl”.
• One “Yoke Arm.stl”.
• 4 “Yoke.stl”.
This can be a excessive precision 3D print and meeting mannequin utilizing at instances very small precision components in very tight areas. Previous to meeting, take a look at match and trim, file, sand, polish, and so on. all components as essential for easy motion of shifting surfaces, and tight match for non shifting surfaces. Relying on you printer, your printer settings and the colours you selected, roughly trimming, submitting, sanding and/or sprucing could also be required. Rigorously file all edges that contacted the construct plate to make completely sure that every one construct plate “ooze” is eliminated and that every one edges are easy. I used small jewelers recordsdata and loads of persistence to carry out this step.
The mannequin additionally makes use of threaded meeting thus an M8 by 1.25 faucet and die will help with thread cleansing if essential.
Assemble the Base.
To assemble the bottom, I carried out the next steps:
• Pressed the 2 bearings into the bearing towers in “Base.stl”.
• Positioned “Gear Worm Screw.stl” between the worm screw towers within the base meeting then secured in place with “Axle Gear Worm Screw.stl”.
• Slid “Propeller.stl” by means of the 2 bearings then threaded it into the worm gear screw.
• Positioned “Gear Worm.stl” onto the bottom meeting, then secured in place with “Gear Face (1.5m 48t).stl”.
• At this level, I spun the propeller to make sure the mechanism operated with ease.
• Linked “Gear and Yoke (1.4m 12t).stl” to at least one “Yoke.stl” utilizing one “Journal, Cross.stl” guaranteeing the meeting pivoted with ease.
• Secured the gear and yoke meeting to “Gear Mount.stl” utilizing one “Axle (M8 by 1.25 by 4.4).stl”.
• Slid each “Yoke Arm Information.stl” onto “Yoke.stl”, one on every finish.
• Positioned the yoke meeting onto the bottom meeting then secured the yoke meeting and equipment mount meeting to the bottom meeting utilizing two “Bolt (My by 1.25 by 12).stl”.
• At this level, I spun the propeller to make sure the mechanism operated with ease.
• Hooked up “Arm.stl” to the yoke arm utilizing one “Axle (M8 by 1.25 by 4.4).stl”.
• Hooked up the arm meeting heart level to the bottom meeting arm tower utilizing one “Axle (M8 by 1.25 by 4.4).stl”.
• Assembled a common joint meeting utilizing two “Yoke.stl” and one “Journal, Cross.stl” then threaded “Axle (M8 by 1.25 by 28).stl” into one of many yokes..
• Threaded the free finish of the axle into the yoke threads gear and yoke meeting.
Assemble the Hummingbird.
To assemble the hummingbird, I carried out the next steps.
• Glued “Hummingbird Mount Arm.stl” into the mount arm cavity in “Hummingbird Mount Base.stl” such that it was flush with the highest of the cavity.
• Inserted “Bolt Gear Crown.stl” into one “Gear, Crown (1.5m 12t).stl”, then slid the meeting into the mount base meeting.
• Glued “Physique, Left.stl” into the left cavity of the mount base meeting such that it was perpendicular to the mount base meeting and flush with the underside of the mount base meeting.
• Slid the remaining “Gear, Crown (1.5m 12t).stl” onto “Axle Gear Crown.stl”, slid the meeting into the axle gap within the left physique, and secured in place with one “Wheel.stl”.
• Slid the free finish of the axle meeting into the axle gap in “Physique, Proper.stl” then glued the correct physique to the mount base meeting such that it was perpendicular to the mount base meeting, flush with the underside of the mount base meeting, and parallel to physique left.
• Threaded the remaining “Wheel.stl” onto the free finish of the axle meeting, adjusted the wheels such that the join rod balls aligned, then secured the wheels utilizing small dots of glue.
• Snapped one “Connecting Rod.stl” onto the connecting rod ball of 1 “Shoulder Pivot.stl”.
• Secured the shoulder pivot meeting to at least one “Wing Pivot.stl” utilizing one “Axle, Wing Pivot.stl”.
• Snapped the free finish of the connecting rod to the left wheel ball.
• Secured the shoulder pivot meeting to the mount base meeting left wing pivot gap utilizing one “Axle, Wing Pivot.stl”.
• Secured “Wing Left.stl” to the left shoulder pivot meeting utilizing one “Wing Bolt.stl”.
• Repeated the earlier 5 steps for the correct wing meeting.
At this level, I spun the propeller to make sure the mechanism operated with ease.
Ultimate Meeting.
For ultimate meeting I carried out the next steps:
• Threaded 80mm size of thread rod into “Bearing Mount.stl”
• Threaded the nut onto the threaded rod tightly in opposition to the bearing mount to safe the threaded rod into place.
• Positioned the ball bearing into the bearing mount cup.
• Hooked up the hummingbird meeting to the arm of the bottom meeting utilizing “Axle (M8 by 1.25 by 4.4).stl”.
• Threaded the free common joint to the hummingbird meeting gear crown bolt.
• Pressed “Stem.stl” into “Mount.stl” such that the curved finish of the stem is closest to the mount column, and the flat finish of the stem is centered over the outlet furthest from the mount column.
• Pressed “Flower.stl” onto the free finish of the stem.
• Positioned the mount and stem meeting over the worm gear screw aspect of the bottom meeting, then secured it to the bottom meeting utilizing two “Bolt (M8 by 1.25 by 22mm).stl”.
With meeting full, I positioned the bearing mount meeting right into a vice, slid the hummingbird meeting onto the bearing mount meeting, then directed a fan onto the mannequin for testing. Once I was happy with the sleek motion of all elements of the mannequin, I used small dots of glue to carry the threaded elements within the desired positions.
And that’s how I 3D printed and assembled “Whirligig, Hummingbird”.
I hope you loved it!
Mounting Pole.
The half “Drill Information.stl” is what I used to drill a centered gap within the mounting poles for my whirligigs. I’ve connected a video of how I designed and used the drill information to create the centered holes.
I used a 6 foot part of 1 5/16″ diameter poplar pole. I like to recommend portray the pole to protect it in unhealthy climate.
