Air Balloon Motor For LEGO 3D Printer Model

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License: CC BY-NC
File formats: stl,f3d,step
Download type: zip
Size:39.0MB

The file 'Air Balloon Motor For LEGO 3D Printer Model' is (stl,f3d,step) file type, size is 39.0MB.

Summary

Demo and assembly guide: https://youtu.be/5G4Wwa94_aM
Exploded view in 3d viewer: https://skfb.ly/6QL8R

Extra parts needed:

  • Nitrile glove
  • Air balloon

Takes 4m of filament to print (about 5h at 20mm/s on my snail of a printer).
Will print a bit prettier with supports (80deg. overhang, touching buildplate) and ironing.
Parts with names starting with "X_" are optional.

  • You can insert one balloon into another to get thicker walls. Meant for 2-walled balloon. Idles well with one (with a flywheel), but will hardly pull any vehicle.
  • You can use metal M5 washer instead of printed one
  • Found that PLA isn't the best material for the design: isn't very slippery, and "fluid" (the clips stop pushing the parts together with time)

Troubleshooting:

  • Try using 2-walled balloon (one inserted into another)
  • Hissing sound - air leaks heavily from balloon connection. Roll up the balloon lip to make it thicker.
  • Can be turned freely by hand, but struggling when working - the inner valve may have too much friction against the frame (sanding the valve and the frame and some lubrication, maybe graphite, may help for a while).
  • Jams on a certain cylinder - this glove finger may need a bit more slack.
  • Can't be turned freely by hand - washer sits too tight on the crankshaft, or the hole for the LEGO shaft printed a bit too small.
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A_PARTS_ARRANGED_1.stl 6.1MB
A_PARTS_ARRANGED_2.stl 27.6MB
Balloon_Key.stl 1.7MB
Crank_Lego.stl 139.5KB
Crank_Piston_x3.stl 244.5KB
Crank_Shaft.stl 386.3KB
Crank_Washer_M5.stl 64.5KB
Cylinder_Back_Lid_x3.stl 1.1MB
Cylinder_Front_Lid_x3.stl 321.2KB
Cylinder_Ring_x3.stl 121.1KB
LEGO_Radial_Engine.f3d 25.8MB
LEGO_Radial_Engine.step 3.0MB
Piston_Washer_x6.stl 77.6KB
Plate_Lego.stl 1.0MB
Plate_Valve.stl 409.5KB
Valve_Clip_x3.stl 82.7KB
Valve_Inner.stl 247.7KB
Valve_Lid_45.stl 1.4MB
X_6mm_Pipe_End.stl 825.3KB
X_Crank_Shaft_Lego_T.stl 115.1KB
X_Crank_Shaft_Lego_X.stl 82.5KB
X_Crank_Washer_M5_Tight.stl 63.8KB
X_Helper_Cylinder_Clip_x2.stl 560.4KB
X_Key_Bigger.stl 2.0MB
X_M3_Nut_Flywheel.stl 320.6KB
X_Valve_Lid_6mm_Pipe.stl 1.3MB
X_Valve_Lid_6mm_Pipe_Intake.stl 533.8KB
X_Valve_Lid_Vert.stl 1.4MB