Mechanical Butterfly 3D Printer Model

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License: CC BY
File formats: stl,STL
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Size:4.8MB

The file 'Mechanical Butterfly 3D Printer Model' is (stl,STL) file type, size is 4.8MB.

Summary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1M5C_0I45c

Everything fits together fairly easily, as in the diagram, but welding/gluing the butterfly stand to the crankshaft box's lid.
The only tricky part is the flexible "shaft" on the crank, connecting the crankshaft to the rack.
I recommend using a thin jewellery chain as it slides easily on the crankshaft and the length does not slip.

You may also have to snip the corner pieces if they point too far up/down.

You can put a pin through the wings, but I secured them with glue.

I glued on red cellophane with metallic gold spray paint spattered on top for the left wing membrane.

This version is scaled 80% from the original, so the filament for the feelers and proboscis will need some stretching with a heat gun/hair dyer

back-lid-cogs.stl 1.8MB
back-lid.stl 7.5KB
box.stl 11.8KB
butterfly-body-v2.stl 463.9KB
butterfly-head.stl 361.1KB
butterfly-left-wing.stl 1.1MB
butterfly-right-wing.stl 3.9MB
butterfly-stand.stl 1.7MB
Corner-piece.stl 1.6MB
crankshaft.stl 43.9KB
front-cogs.stl 3.4MB
front-lid.stl 3.0KB
gearbox-lid.stl 359.3KB
gearbox.stl 20.5KB
Pinion.STL 145.0KB
rack.stl 55.6KB
shaft-holder.stl 33.3KB
Tail.STL 388.2KB