Firing Tube Print Complete
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Firing Tube
Here’s the model of the firing tube. The large tube is the right diameter for a Ping-Pong ball. The holes in the sides are where the pitching wheels will go. The bit off the side is where the motor mounting will attach.
This is printing right now, and it says it’ll take about an hour and a half to finish. I tend to have bad luck with prints like this. They always seem to peel away from the baseplate or split at one of the layers. It if doesn’t work, I’ll try using PLA, which is less like to do that. Unfortunately, PLA is more likely to gum up my printer…
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Better Fit
The second attempt at the slider turned out better.Â
The second revision of the motor holder didn’t work out so well, though. I messed up the measurement, so the holes didn’t align. Have to try that one again.
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Slider, Round 1
The motor fits fine, but it’ll slide right out if I don’t secure it using the screw holes. So I’ll need to stick them in the model.
The slide rail, however… The slider is way too loose. I’ll need to shrink the hole just a bit.
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Hot Off The Presses!
I don’t know how far apart the wheels will need to be. So instead of printing out something with exact (and incorrect) measurements, why not make something adjustable? This will let the motors slide, then get locked into place when I find the right spacing.
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Perfect Fit
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Time To Get The Printer Involved
The cardboard tube didn’t cut it. So why not just make a tube to my specifications? What else did I buy a 3D printer for?
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Time to kick it up a notch.
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Testing out the motors.
One clockwise, one counter.
Plus a ping-pong ball.
The motor ended up getting flung further than the ping-pong ball.
Hmmm. Needs work.
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Motor Assembly Ready
Got the wheels off with a soldering tip and a lot of force. Stuck the motors in the box, then promptly put the wheels right back on…
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