(Mostly) Print in place flapping swift

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Category: People + Creatures

License: royalty_free

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Print in place / flexi-wing swift model that flaps its wings when you push the button.  Model size is approx 180mm wingspan, 100mm length and 30mm tall.  STL file contains the lower body with all the wing parts and flapping mechanism, upper body cap with a captured pass-thru button, and 5 assembly pins.  Pins are knurled for a bit of a friction fit but a bit of glue is recommended to secure the model together.  Recommended to print at 0.15mm layer height or better to prevent parts fusing together.  When removing from the build sheet, pull up each wing from the tip first and then the body from the head, avoid directly prying the small beak on either the body or the top cap when removing from the build sheet.  Pictured model printed in about 5 hours on a Prusa MK3, 0.15 layer height, 0.4mm nozzle.

Update:  Added individual files for the Lower body parts (main body, wings, inner plunger), Upper body parts (body cap, pass-thru plunger), and alignment pins to enable easier 2-color prints and a separate build for the small alignment pins that might need a brim to print.

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muckyu about 5 years ago

is it possible to get the model with a bit more clearance? Right now the different segments are fusing together a bit and when I push the button the whole wing moves as one piece instead of in sequence. (printed at .15 mm)

Alfredo Rodriguez2 almost 6 years ago

Beautiful model! Would it be possible to upload the pins as its own stl file? Id like to print them with a brim, but would rather not print the entire model with a brim.

jhuttula almost 6 years ago

Updated and uploaded. Actually broke the pins out as well as the top portion to make it easier to print the halves in different colors if desired.