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Moon Rover

rover1_display_large.jpg Moon Rover
rover.jpg Moon Rover
rover3_display_large.jpg Moon Rover
rover2_display_large.jpg Moon Rover
wheel.jpg Moon Rover
wheelpeg.jpg Moon Rover
track.jpg Moon Rover
track.stl Moon Rover
wheel.stl Moon Rover
rover.stl Moon Rover
wheelpeg.stl Moon Rover
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  • rover.stl
  • track.stl
  • wheel.stl
  • wheelpeg.stl

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Publication date 2022-10-29 at 04:03
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Published to Thingiverse on: 2012-01-06 at 12:13
Design number 903789
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3D model description

This moon rover is pretty simple; the real point is the treads. The idea of turning my Stretchy Bracelet into tank tracks is thanks to BenRockhold. Turns out it works really well: if you push this around on a slightly grippy surface like carpet, the tracks roll easily.

In fact, the track keys into the wheels so well, this could probably be used as a timing belt or chain.

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Print the parts list (use multiply on the wheels and wheelpegs). For the tracks, turn off fill entirely so it just prints the perimeter. The rover body wants to warp (the slices are strain reliefs, but they only help so much). Mine worked fine even though the body was warped, but this might be a good application for PLA. On the other hand, I'm not sure how well the tracks will function without the pliability of ABS.

The OpenSCAD file is parameterized so you can play around with different track dimensions. Ten points to anyone who posts a derivative with a cooler-looking rover body.

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