3d Printing Energy Devices
Started by Nasa Nate · · 9 posts · last reply 7 March 2012
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I just wanted to get the ball rolling, the concept of 3D printing parts for energy devices, such as air core, coil bobbins, for magnet motors, and the donut shaped guide for rodin coils, among many many other things. We would be able to design in CAD programs
host designs on Thingiverse - Digital Designs for Physical Objects
print them from Customize and create 3D printed products. Welcome to the Future of Stuff.
or print them at home, with affordabel 3d home printers printrbot - Home
... and go from there. . . .
(note the home printers can only print 2 kinds of plastic at this point. one of them being ABS or LEGO plastic) Shapeways can print silver
and more affordably print a plastic aluminum conductive called alumide. hopefully in the future conductive plastic, say mixed with graphite powder can be printed and used, to make more of the device 
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#2 ·
go check out getting a printrbot soon
some energy parts are already up on thingiverse ready to be printed on a desktop printer, or shapeways.com printing service.
hereres the latest
Cambered vertical axis wind turbine - Mk3 by qharley - Thingiverse
Stanley Meyer VIC Coil Bobbins by firepinto - Thingiverse
Water Wheel by JakeV - Thingiverse
Helix Windturbine V 1.00 by mfountouklis - Thingiverse
Electric Motor by mattmoses - Thingiverse
Electric Motor 2 by mattmoses - Thingiverse
Experimental generator by migpics - Thingiverse
Water wheel with venetian blind slats by Benjamin - Thingiverse
Printable Alternator by Gene_Hacker - Thingiverse -
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I really believe this is the future of home manufacturing, especially when printing metal or other exotic alloys can be done on a desktop printer. Btw read this new article today of yet another VERY affordable (350$) 3d printer in the make:
MakiBox A6 aims to bring affordable 3D printing to the desktop -
#4 ·
way cool! i am personally going to hold out o the printrbot ,myself.
....youve got to admit its getting better.....
...a little better, all the time....
chek out a great info rescource on 3d printing 3ders.org - 3D printing and 3D printers news, trends and resources.
once we can print conductives its a whole new ballgame -
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what shapes would be helpful for your energy projects? i belive the build area limit is 12 x 12 x 12 in -
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This sounds like a pretty great tool for making rotors. You could print them out already balanced and centered, and even have fitted slots for magnet placement. Take all of the guess work and measuring/cutting out of rotor building.
I showed some of those links to my wife, and even she wants to get one, so looks like it's time to save some pennies and plan out exactly which one to get
There are loads of possibilities with something like that, and if you could print with conductive plastics, that opens things up even more! -
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i know right?!?! if you can recycle plastic with a filabot (beta) and add in graphite powder you can made conductive shapes i was thinking about that magnetic rotor as well. Have a look at this generator post http://www.zeitgeist.si/sites/defaul...enerator_0.pdf
, some parts can be made for that... like an air bobbin. so looking at these printers... the printrbot that can print 12 x 12 x 12in is going to be the one i want. especially because its upgradable in the future, once you get longer rods.
the printbot store isnt open yet, but is supposd to be opening later this month . . .
i was looking to see if ufopolitics's project or turion''s 3 battery charge project could use any shapes... or anyone else for that matter
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here is some electrical test data froom a material called alumide, which shapeways.com provides as a printing materialAttached Files -
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here is some food for thuoght it isnt 3d yet but here is the beginning of printing with solder RepRap Solder Extruder - YouTube
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