Toroidal Flying Propeller (Pull Copter) & Spinning Top (No Supports, No Assembly Required) by uhltimate

uhltimate

Toys & Games>Outdoor Toys

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X1 Carbon

P1S

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X1E

0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

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1.7 h

1 plate

4.8(59)

0.2mm layer, 3 walls, 15% infill,no brim

1.1 h

1 plate

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Description

V2 Flying Toroidal Propeller

Pull the rod, and the propeller takes off, offering a seamless and exciting aerial experience. Simple, efficient, and designed for enthusiasts who crave controlled flight. Elevate your adventures with the Flying Toroidal Propeller!

— a playful toy for kids. With a propeller, base, and simple pulling rod, it brings excitement to young aviators.

Pull the rod, and the propeller takes flight, offering a fun and straightforward aerial experience.

Designed with simplicity and safety in mind. Elevate your adventures with the Flying Toroidal Propeller!

Info: The toroidal design works better than expected. Use it outdoors; it's pretty strong and flies quite high.

V2 - 26.12.2023

After receiving feedback from numerous children aged 5 to 10 years old, a few modifications were made:

The holder was made slightly taller.
The propeller was strengthened (eliminating the weak point)
The pulling rod was lengthened (by five teeth)

Comment & Rating (75)

@visualdensity

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

Easy and fast to print, yet fully functional. Can't ask for more. Thank you for sharing this!

The designer has replied

@uhltimate

Thank you, that colors are amazing.

@user_2821334797

Replying to @uhltimate :

Yeah! What filament is that? I am printing just in white and black ABS right now! Might need to get a more fun filament for toys for nephew!

@user_2821334797

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

Printed out 4 sets of these at 100% scale in Bambu ABS. Got my 0.2mm nozzle unclogged and printed a 50% scale at 0.1mm layer height. They all work and seem decently durable in ABS.

@user_2821334797

After printing a few at 50% with the 0.2 nozzle I noticed some quality issues on the propellers. It seems that they actually get thinner towards the outside of the circle. This causes there to be some weird patterns with infill. You can see that there is a wall on each side and gap infill except for this small section (check attached photo). Would be awesome if they didn't thin out if possible so that they can be scaled down. The small ones are really great for indoors. Seems like 60% has gap infill or real infill between the two walls all the way along. Will try that next and update. Cheers

@Rainbow69

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

Printed perfectly and worked straight off the printer. Thank you for sharing!

@PinkPanther

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

perfect print! my Son and my Niece are loving it! printed this one 3 times by now.

@B_lab

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

Grazie per aver condiviso, ne stamperò parecchi per i bambini dell’asilo PETG traslucido A1 Mini (ho accorciato l’asta)

@helipus

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

Perfect print. Great toy. Love it!

@branislav.polda

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0.2mm layer, 3 walls, 15% infill,no brim

the propeller probably need more adhesion

@anthonyjabbour1

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

@Stibiac

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

both broke when falling onto hard surface (street)

The designer has replied

@uhltimate

yeah you are right, the gear broke off ? I will upload a new model today, sorry.

@user_2821334797

What material did you use @Stibiac? Latest as of today in ABS seem really durable. Would be good to post pictures of failures so designer can improve based on where they break.

@fuzzythefatcat

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

printed well but not the best at flying

The designer has replied

@uhltimate

Hi, i have to admit its a bit tricky. But if you practise a little, then it can fly over 30m high. Unfortunately i still wasn’t able to make a Video about this because its hard to film.