I've been wanting for some time to make a airplane weather vane, and finally found the time to do so!

I present to you callsign BL-AMS! A Bambu lab airplane weather vane design. A fully functional Weather vane, with wind driven spinning propeller. You can choose if you just want the plane as a toy, or make the complete vane. The vane will need some vind streangt to orient correctly. Cuold also be used to scare off animals from eating from you garden, but i have not tried this. Se it in function on my tiktok morten3dp (link in bio).

Print time is faster than profile says, as some files are doble for your pick. Print and assembly instructions as followed. To avoid to much sanding, the tolerance is a little higher, so that different printer accuracy won't make so many assembly issues. This means the model will need some glue for assembly.

No bearing version is not fully tested, but it's ongoing. I recommend the bearing version for less friction and free spinning.

What you need

• Filament in you desired colors
• Glue. I used gorilla super glue. Just make sure to choose a glue that gives you some time before drying, as to assemble instructions.
• One 608ZZ bearing (for bearing version only) (drop a comment for other bearing sizes)

Print instructions

Airplane:

Print the following plates for the full airplane:

• Plate 1: - Prop + rear airfoil
• Plate 2 or 4: Wing red dots or Wing bambu lab logo
• Plate 3: Plane body

Weather vane add on:

• Plate 4: NSWE directional markers.
• Plate 6 or 7: Conrod 608ZZ bearing or conrod no bearing (including vane stabilizer)
• Plate 8: End piece+ekstra rod

For this part you will have to choose between palte 6 or 7, depending if you have a bearing or not. (drop a comment for other bearing sizes).

Plate 8 contains an extra 100 mm rod if you want he rod for the vane to be longer. It also contains four different end pieces. Choose the one that fits you, or drop a comment for another end piece.

• Pin end 10 mm / 13 mm long.
• Pin end 7 mm / 13 mm long.
• Hole end 10 mm diameter / 20 mm deep.
• Hole end 15 mm diameter 25 mm deep.
• Pointy end.

Assembly

Please read carefully each bullet point before assembly.

Airplane:

1. Add a line of glue all around the inside of one of the plane body parts (plate 3), and glue it to the other one. Before the glue dryes, add the rear airfoil in the rear slot on the body, and the wing to the wing slot. Rear Arifoil ony fits in the correct orientation.
   1. Its important to do this before the glue dryes, as the tolerance is a bit tight. It also ensures the two bodyparts are alligned.
   2. Make sure no glue spills on the outside (estetics)
2. If you dont want the wing to be replaceable, add some glue on the top of the square line in the wing center.
3. Insert the prop holder into the propeller. Add some glue on the tip of the prop holder end. Insert the end into the hole on the planes nose. Make sure the propeller spins free! If its not free spinning, pull the Make sure no glue gets on the propeller not to glue it stuck.

Your plane is now assembled. Follow the next instructions for the vane.

Weather vane add on:

1. For the bearing version add some glue on the inside walls of the “connector to plane” part, and insert the bearing. Make sure not to insert it all the way in, but just so the entire bearing is inside the slot. Make sure it spins freely, and that you dont glue the bearing together.
2. Add some glue in the pin of the “connector to plane” part (plate 6 or 7), and insert it in the hole on the underside of the airplane.
3. Glue the vane stabilizer (plate 6 or 7) to the "connector to plane part. Make sure the stabilizer is in line with the airplane body pointing out from the rear side, with tha plate upwards.
4. 1. For the bearing version, insert the “rod 200 mm for bearing” into the bearing hole.
   2. For non bearing the connector should just be placed on top of the rod (not yet tested).
5. Assemble and glue the N, W, S and E parts to the "NWSE rod connector" in the right compass direction (all on plate %). (N up, S down W left and E right)
6. Glue the NWSE connector to the desired place on the rod.
7. Add aditional 100 mm rods if desired, end then the end piece.
   1. Make sure to test the end piece to the place you are to have the vane.
      1. Both additional rod and end piece should connect without glue. This way its easier to add more rod or change end fart /epairs. Add glue for stronger connection.

Credits for propeller to Landru at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:30284.