V4 Fully 3D printable wind turbine | windmill by volt64bolt

volt64bolt

Household>Garden

Print Profile(3)

All

P1P

P1S

X1 Carbon

X1E

Official 0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 10% infill on base, 80% on other parts, + only necessary support

Designer

1.6 h

1 plate

3.7(6)

0.16mm layer, 2 walls, 10% infill

2.2 h

1 plate

4.0(3)

0.16mm layer, 2 walls, 10% infill

2.2 h

1 plate

Boost

182

126

Released

Description

Assembly tips:

DO NOT use a hammer or excessive force. This will cause the parts to shatter.
Instead, apply an even pressure using a vice or a clamp.
If the parts still do not wish to budge, then please the male connector in the freezer, and the female connector in some warm water.
Print in petg, abs or asa, not pla. Pla is too brittle and will snap.

The latest version of my wind turbine. After taking feedback from some others who made the V3 I have improved this design in a few major ways.

I have fixed the blades. The pictures are not fully updated yet however they are now the correct way round.

The first improvement I made was to clean up the tolerances on the ‘bearings’ so that there was slightly less wobble.

The second was to actually balance the turbine since I completely forgot about that in the first version…

And last but not least I have changed the design of the blades to be more realistic and also slightly more efficient, in terms of getting it to spin faster. I also made it able to print them separately to print them vertically for a better surface finish.

There have also been a few minor changes to clean up the whole look.

Comment & Rating (16)

@Hobbs1833

Print Profile

Official 0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 10% infill on base, 80% on other parts, + only necessary support

Difficult to put together.

The designer has replied

@volt64bolt

if they don't snap together easily try placing the male connectors into the freezer and the female connectors into some warm water. however the most important part is to use a vice to apply even pressure, using a hammer will cause it to shatter or crack. The material also matters a lot as petg has a little more flex than pla which allows it to fit together easier. If you have any advice on how I could make it easier to put together I would be glad to hear it!

@RiffRaff

Print Profile

Official 0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 10% infill on base, 80% on other parts, + only necessary support

Nice model. Assembly is rather a task. Printed on X1C w/ PETG

The designer has replied

@volt64bolt

Thank you! what do you think I could do to help make the assembly process go smoother?

@cwtidball

Have to give this one a poor rating. After much effort to snap the main housing to the pillar, I finally got them together with the blow of a hammer. The nose cone however seems even larger for its intended hole and had to resort again to the hammer but that was too much for the pillar so it broke off. I'll keep looking for a different design.

The designer has replied

@volt64bolt

I'm sorry about this. if they don't snap together nicely you need to place the male connectors into the freezer and the female connectors into some warm water. and then the most important part is to use a vice to apply even pressure, using a hammer will cause it to shatter. what material were you using? I printed all of the versions out of petg which has more flex than pla.

@cwtidball

Are the blades to be glued on or are they intended to snap into their housings?

The designer has replied

@volt64bolt

Hi there, they should snugly fit in however in higher wind speeds they can loosen up and fly out. I recommend a dab of cyanoacrylate either before inserting the blades, or after if it's thin enough.