Kalimba = 7x spinner + empty can #UPCYCLINGFIVERR

#UPCYCLINGFIVERR

I'm proud to present a super original item combining 2 types of single use trash :

• a classic size tuna can

• seven wooden coffee stirrers (fortunately plastic ones are no longer allowed to be sold)

That's a nice score of 8 recycled wastes per instrument made!!!

It's super simple to make:

Collect the can and the 7 coffee stirrers, I also got my hands on some bamboo stirrers that look stronger to me and should produce a more powerful and consistent sound

Print the 3 pieces (it takes less than 2 hours)

Assemble the whole as on the screenshots (you need 2 M4 screws of 25 mm length or more + 2 M4 nuts), without tightening too much at the beginning to be able to choose the notes you want to play (do it by ear, with 2-3 notes, you can find beginnings of known melodies or of your invention, it's super fun!)

Then you can tighten the screws, adjusting the length of the spindles back and forth to fine tune the tuning.

Glue the wave table on the top turn of the can, me, I used the glue gun, I will be able to unstick the 2 parts quite easily if I want.

For my own use, I'm thinking of making several with different tunings and different colors of plastic to recognize which KALIMBA is designed for which piece of music:

lullaby, ethnic music, vintage computer game music ...

TRACK DEMO by clicking on the link below :

https://soundcloud.com/ianfabstudio/kalimba-tr

I think it's cool to share with friends, kids, even and especially for non-musicians; it makes you a very cheap little musical instrument, which is rarely the case.

Have fun, and vote for me if my hijacking made you travel ;-)

Your encouragements will help me to continue the adventure and develop this idea (larger metal boxes, other strips ...)

Nozzle diameter: from 0.35 mm to 0.5 mm (This seems to me to fit most FDM machines currently on the market)

Layer height: 0.2 mm or 0.1 mm (not higher!: the top part is quite accurate)

Wall Thickness : 0.7 mm or 1 mm (depending on the nozzle diameter, the ideal being a wall of 2 passes of the print head for a good resistance)

Filling rate: 33

Top and Bottom Thickness : 0.6 mm

Brim: No, heating plate recommended: little risk of the part coming off.

Support : No

Super rendering when printed with FrancoFil super filaments: colors according to the chosen musical scale (Bright colors for major scale, darker for a minor mode)