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That is nice tsaltzman! Sometimes stumble onto creating something useful!:)Greg

Hi Rwmc60,Thank you very much, and congratulations on your collection!Greg

Thank you very much BerenV, I truly appreciate it!Greg

Hi RonL,I do not see why it couldn't since it uses WIFI to communicate with either a router or other WIFI device.Greg

Thank you Nikolaos, that is very kind of you!Greg

Hi nodoctor,Thank you!The helmet starts as a solid. The slices are created using a vertical array of 1mm thick planes spaced 5mm apart. The pins and slots on the slices are created and arrayed in a similar fashion.Hope that helps!Greg

Thank you so very much Penolopy, I'm glad you enjoyed it!Greg

Hi Steve,My first version, Darth 2.0, was not. But YouTube followers of mine pointed out the Franz Kafka design and yes, this version was indeed inspired by his!Thank you very much!Greg

Thank you Gusgonnnet, I'm glad you enjoyed it!Greg

Hi docrock891,I've made a few hand cranked designs, but the grandkids simply love to push buttons to my more recent models have been motor driven.Best wishes with Fusion, I like it a lot!Greg

Thank you very much, so do I and the grandkids!Greg

Hi seabirdh!You are so very welcome, and it's great to hear from you again!Greg

Again, wonderful work bibblebuilders, amazing!Greg

Hi Iamorak,Yes, prior to sending the file out as an STL, simply turn off one body, then repeat for the remaining body.Greg

Beautiful work bibblebuilders, congratulations !Greg

Thank you Beduristak, I'm glad you enjoyed it!Greg

Very nice, congratulations!Greg

Very nice, congratulations!Greg

It will rotate in either clockwise or counter-clockwise directions.

Hi 48VDCAGS,That looks wonderful, congratulations!Greg

Beautiful, well done!Greg

Hi KixMan,Thank you very much, and congratulations on your successful 3D print!The spring is used to provide tension so that the rotary gear carriage will rotate when the control pin moves to its new position. Without the spring, the carriage may stall.I believe the o-ring is the correct size, however, since it is simply used to create just enough friction to keep the snake chain from rapid descent, any reasonably close sized o-ring should work.Congratulations again and I am excited to see your finished automaton!Greg

Hi DominqueB33,I'm glad you found them, and, well, I was lucky to find the replacement I "borrowed" from my wife...:)Many best wishes!Greg

Very nice!Greg

Very nicely done, congratulations!Greg

Hi imodel,I'm truly sorry, but I did not design this model for publishing the .F3D file.Greg

Hi DominiqueB33!Those parts look great!Search for this: 5Pack Sphere Silicone Molds,Ausplua Silicon Dome mold semi sphere Baking Mould for Making Candy, Chocolate,Cake,Jelly,Variety Sizes（Brick Red)Greg

Thank you so very much NirL, I'm glad you enjoy my tinkering!Greg

Thank you so very much Slushpuppy154, I'm so glad you succeeded in this project!Greg

Beautiful work Slushpuppy154, congratulations! Glad it helped you!Greg

Hi Amit_Jain,You are very welcome, thank you very much!The balloon I inflated in the video took just short of 35 seconds. The cam diameter can be enlarged at the expense of current draw to decrease the time required.Thanks again!Greg

Thank you so very much jeanniel1, I'm glad you enjoyed it!Greg

Hi mubashar461,I'm truly sorry but I did not design this model and the previous for publication.Greg

Beautiful work alexanderts001, congratulations !Greg

Congratulations learnhart11, beautiful work!This model is indeed quite a challenge to 3D print and assemble, and your results are amazing!Greg

Very nice, thank you!Greg

I'm truly glad I found this, great explanation!Greg

I was searching for Brian Brocken as he has copied a design of mine without attribution. I'm attempting to locate all of his violations and flag them. One of which is his windup car design here:Which is an almost identical version of my design here:He does tend to copy the designs of others.

Hi ColdKeyboard,I'm truly sorry but I did not design this model and the previous for publication.Greg

Hi CJRandazzo,That is spectacular, congratulations on a wonderful build!Greg

Thank you very much NirL, it is very kind of you to take the time to comment!Greg

Hi cy6,I am truly sorry for that omission, and have uploaded the part.Many thanks for your assistance, as I state in the introduction, I am very forgetful at times and truly appreciate your help!Greg

Very sorry, that file is not required.Greg

Thank you very much!Either will work fine, AA will last longer. I've built 5 of these and have used both plus one operates from a 3VDC wall charger.Greg

Hi Bob!Yes, I do at times design mechanisms for multiple uses, and there is more coming with this one, somewhat modified though.And yes, they did!Greg

Hi Bob,If you have any plans and would like to share them, I'll see what I can do to help.Greg

Nice work, congratulations!Greg

Thank you!At times I do share Fusion files, but I did not design this model for publishing the files.Truly sorry,Greg

Hi Bob!Well, I really do not wish to disappoint, but I 3D print with Ultimaker 3D Printers, and believe it or not, each filament roll they sell comes with a built in NFC chip that tells the printer what type of filament (e.g. PLA, TPU, CP, etc.) and color the roll is, and the printer does the rest.These printers also have heated build plates that provide a glass smooth finish.And finally, these printers have multi-point bed leveling that executes prior to each print.In other words, I took the lazy way out...I leave my spools out and have no issues. But the room the printers and filament are located is temperature and humidity controlled.I'll try to help as much as possible, what is your NeoPixel project?Greg

Thank you very much, I’m glad you enjoyed it!The motor is 6VDC, I run them at 3VDC to reduce gear noise. Greg

Hi wjf213,An excellent concept, and another sleepless night for me!:)I'll be thinking about this!Greg

Hi jott_1,I use the "personal" version of Autodesk Fusion 360 and I do not see an option for exporting a "DWF" file.I designed the heart using Autodesk Fusion 360 in the surface mode. I began by creating a sketch for the right heart lobe, then a second sketch for the heart face, and finally a third sketch for the right lobe to face curve. I then used the surface sweep mode to create the right lobe front face, mirrored the right lobe to the left, then the right and left lobes from front to back, and finally stitched them together and created a solid.Hope this helps!Greg

Thank you so very much azavrin, I really appreciate it, and you are welcome!Greg

Hi slevy2!Yes, I did start a Darth version, but don't tell anyone! :)1) I most likely will create a hand operated version, but the mechanism is quite balanced and fragile so I'll perform a few tests to check for viability.2) My designs are to inspire and not make money, but thank you for the suggestion!3) I should create a video of my shop where I've collected hundreds if not thousands of parts over the years.Thank you so very much for your kind words, and I will keep it up as long as I am allowed!Greg

Nice, thank you!Greg

Hi Bob!Thank you so very much for your kind words, I truly appreciate them!When you say "set up your 3D printer", does that mean out of the box, or prior to a print?Thank you again, and Happy Valentines Day!Greg

Wonderful work Vicenteroca, congratulations!Greg

Hi DigitalDavid,Thank you so very much for your kind words!Yes, most slicers will convert the dual extrusion .3mf file to a single extrusion .stl file, but if yours does not, just let me know and I will upload a single extrusion head for you.Many thanks again!Greg

Hi NirL,Thank you so much for your kind words, I truly appreciate them!And you are very welcome!Greg

Thank you!Greg

Thank you Nikolaos, I am truly grateful!Greg

Hi Kdemon,Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoy those videos!There are numerous sources for gear train design examples on Instructables and the web. For a basic gear, Autodesk Fusion 360 has a spur gear "add-in" that is what I use for most of my gear designs.The 3D printed gears I mostly lubricate with lite machine oil, mainly around the axles.Hope this helps!Greg

Hi Kdemon,Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!The snakes chin is 75mm above the base when fully retracted and 175mm above the base when fully extended thus the snake head rises 100mm out of a base height of 60mm.Hope this helps!Greg

Hi DouglasB93,Yes, it is.Greg

Hi Lennerton,I believe most of the difficulty you are having visualizing this model is "stroboscopic effect" as can be seen in old western movies where the wagon wheels appear to be spinning in reverse. Had I significantly slowed down the model operating speed, this effect would have been eliminated. Sorry about that..."Gear, Descend (.75m 32t).stl" is driven by the gear carriage when the snake is descending. During this time, "Gear, Ascend (.75m 32t).stl" is being driven by the descend gear and is simply idling (e.g. doing nothing but spinning). "Gear, Ascend (.75m 32t).stl" is driven by the gear carriage when the snake is ascending. During this time "Gear, Descend (.75m 32t).stl" is being driven by the ascend gear. Since an additio…

Hi Lennerton,I believe most of the difficulty you are having visualizing this model is "stroboscopic effect" as can be seen in old western movies where the wagon wheels appear to be spinning in reverse. Had I significantly slowed down the model operating speed, this effect would have been eliminated. Sorry about that..."Gear, Descend (.75m 32t).stl" is driven by the gear carriage when the snake is descending. During this time, "Gear, Ascend (.75m 32t).stl" is being driven by the descend gear and is simply idling (e.g. doing nothing but spinning). "Gear, Ascend (.75m 32t).stl" is driven by the gear carriage when the snake is ascending. During this time "Gear, Descend (.75m 32t).stl" is being driven by the ascend gear. Since an additional gear is now added to the gear train, the output reverses its rotational direction."Gear, Descend (.75m 32t).stl", "Axle, Gear, Descend.stl" and "Gear (.75m 16t) And Axle.stl" were designed to be rigid when tightened and thus they all rotate in unison.Hope this helps!Greg

Thank you Aarav, I truly appreciated it!Greg

Congratulations number874, very nicely done!Greg

That is awesome, congratulations!Greg

Beautiful work alexanderts001, congratulations!Greg

Hi NirL,Thank you so very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!Most of the simulation is done in my head, but as I age, I find myself depending more and more on Autodesk Fusion 360! I did simulate the switching mechanism in Fusion to test for clearances.Thanks again!Greg

Thank you alexanderts001, I'm glad you enjoyed it!And congratulations on your completed model, it is gorgeous!Greg

Hi codebeat,Thank you very much!I have not played so I do not know, however, if you search the Internet for "How To Play Pegs and Jokers" you will find out how.Greg

Hi ojkroken,Yes, I believe there is an option to display temperature in both Fahrenheit and celsius.Greg

Nice work quandtj, congratulations!

Hi DrRZG,Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!There should be no reason that the model could not be printed in resin, however, depending on the paint, painting the gears may cause them to jam.Thanks again!Greg