Introduction: Mini Bicycle Card

By fay3dlab
About: hello everyone.. my name is fasya and i am a professional 3d modeller working in for a local animation industry in Malaysia.. i started doing 3d printing as a hobby and fell in love with it.. now i do it full …

A few months ago, i sold my Polygon Bend R2 bike due to financial constiction and i wasnt cycling all that much.. Then a few weeks ago i saw the big and small contest page i suddenly for no reason remembered my old bicycle.. As nostalgia memories kick in I began to think what i can make with the bicycle in mind.. and after a few days.. the mini bicycle card came to fruition.. using the same technique i made my mini catapult card i thought i should use it to turn it into a bicycle card..

So the bicycle card should have the same characteristic as my bend R2 since this is a dedication to the good old bike of mine.. although i didnt have time to find a filament that has the same color as my bike..

Difficulty level:

  1. 3D printing - Easy
  2. Assembly - Easy 
  3. Wiring - Nope
  4. Painting - Nope - unnecessary

So let's get started..

Supplies

  1. cutter - to cut the parts and clean it up
  2. superglue - to glue some parts together

And of course a 3d printer - i'm currently 3d printing using BambuLab P1s printer.. you can find them here if you're interested.. these are my affliliate links to buy the printer..

Step 1: Modelling With Tinkercad

modelling the bicycle was fairly easy using tinkercad but splitting the parts to make it flat for the card was a bit of a challenge.. i had to cut and resize some of the bicycle parts to fit it flat.. after several try and miss 3d prints i finally finalize the mini bicycle card..


bicycle card

Step 2: Assembly

I added a video on how to assemble the bicycle.. there is one part that's slightly tricky and needs to be done in the right sequence..

the 2 sides of the tires have opposite grooves on them.. dont use the same groove direction..



You can find the 3d printed stl files here: www.fay3dlab.com

Step 3: Conclusion

I modelled the bicycle in tinkercad to get it as close as the real polygon bend R2 gravel bike.. maybe i should try using a multicolor 3d printer so i can get the parts to color match with the real bicycle..

This is also a good idea gift for your cyclist friends.. im already getting ideas to give a card each to my old cycling buddies..

Have fun assembling your own mini bicycle and happy 3D printing..