Cam Toy Caterpillar - Manual OR USB Powered

Features:

• Bambu Lab ‘Maker Kit’ style build with 44 parts to assemble
• Compatible with the USB motor from several maker kits (Available in Bambu Labs online store)
• Fun for all ages
• 99% press-fit assembly with only 1 part requiring glue
• Teaches kids basic mechanical principles
• Multi-colour with no AMS (excluding the head)
• Pre sliced, pre supported and Pre Painted Print Profile included
• Assemble in under 15 minutes

Assembly:

I have made a short assembly guide video. Print all the parts and then simply follow the guide:

Tips:

• Use a very small amount of glue when assembling the crank shaft. It is very easy to use too much and cause the excess to fowl the splines. It's just needed to keep the splines aligned.
• Filing the push rods isn't necessary but recommended. It makes for a much smoother motion.
• You can add some lubrication around the cams to further decrease friction.
• Plate 1 is set up to ‘Print by object’ - This is the most time efficient way of printing the coloured parts together on 1 plate.
• You can of course print all parts in a single colour but the only thing that actually adds time, is the multi colour head. You could add this to a separate plate and print just the head in 1 colour to save an extra few hours print time.
• The profile is set up for 4 colours using an AMS - You can reduce this to 3 colours by painting the rings around the eyes a different colour than white (Red,Yellow,Green)
• CLEAN YOUR BED BEFORE PRINTING - It has many small parts that may be susceptible to failure if there are any fingerprints or dirt on your build plate. Poor bed adhesion is user error 99% of the time.

I hope you enjoy printing and building this model! - I had a lot of fun designing it! :)

Please rate and review the print profile if you like the Caterpillar, It helps more people see my designs :)

If you have an issues with the print, please get in touch before leaving a negative comment. I have thoroughly tested this design and am confident that it works as intended.