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Easy Strandbeest

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This wind-driven version of Theo Jansen's Strandbeest is considerably simpler than most of the designs posted, using only 4 basic parts for the body of the beest. The first simplification is that the leg units print-in-place, pre-assembled. The second is that the crankshaft prints as a single, monolithic unit. Add 2 end pieces and connection rods on the side and you have yourself a Strandbeest! This version is actually wind driven. In the animations shown, it is driven with a table fan on its LOW setting (I'm guessing maybe a 15mph breeze?). You have your option of chasing it around with a fan as it walks across your desk, or you can set it in the provided stand as a piece of kinetic art. PrintingPrinting is fairly straightforward. I recommend PLA for its stiffness and yield strength. The only areas that needs supports are the overhanging shafts on the crankshaft part. The other thing I changed from the standard settings is to slow down the print speed of the small perimeters s
Category
Sculptures
Source
MakerWorld
Published
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What you need to print this: Beginner Low confidence
Why?
print-in-place design
Print-in-place
Supports 1/3
Assembly 0/3
Settings 1/3
Bed size 0/3
Post-process 0/3
Printer
FDM / FFF
File format
STL
Material
PLA
Software
Cura, PrusaSlicer, or similar
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