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Whirlygig Garden ornament

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  • 3mm-spacer.stl
  • 5mm-spacer.stl
  • CCW-blade-curve.stl
  • CW-blade-curve.stl
  • Fin.stl
  • base.stl
  • hub.stl
  • nose.stl

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Publication date 2023-05-03 at 00:26
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Published to Thingiverse on: 2020-09-10 at 22:34
Design number 1199853

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3D model description

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uheygw-8A0Y

BOM:
3D printed parts
3x 606-2RS Bearings 17x6x6
6mm Carbon Fiber Rod

Assembly:
Cut a length of 6mm rod long enough to thread the body assembly on to
Press fit the bearings in to the blades and hub.
Thread the body components on to the rod in the following order, Nose > 5mm Spacer > CCW Blades* > Hub** > 5mm Spacer > CW blades* > 3mm Spacer > Fin

Concave curve of the blades facing towards the nose.
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Integrated spacer towards nose.

Cut a length of rod to the height you want your whirly gig and insert it in to the bearing on the bottom of the hub, you can then mount the whirlygig on to the base plate which can be screwed down or directly inserted in to a drilled 6mm hole.

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