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Kinetic Sculpture V1

by Amit_Jain

Hi All,
I got inspired by David C Roy's kinetic sculptures and wanted to make it for myself
Though he does not share any details/plans/blueprints of the sculptures, here are many who have tried to decipher the
art....
After studying youtube and a few other people's work, I decided to make mine with skills and materials that were easily
available
My Design
Lightweight
DC Motor
3d Printed gears

This is my version one, please share your comments and advice to improve this further
Update: Latest design is available on https://www.instructables.com/Kinetic-Sculpture-Flower/

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Step 1: What Do We Need?

3d Printer
STL les - click here
Foam Board or Sun Board - 5mm
Superglue
70rpm DC motor
5V mobile charger
Gluestick

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 box cutter
4mm wooden dowel or iron rods

Step 2: Spiral Design

To create the spiral design, I used freecad

I recommend watching few tutorials on youtube if you are a beginner like me
Initially created a sketch as above and then with padding, and added 11 more to create a spiral
The initial dimensions were 80mm for handheld dget spinner
I scaled the same design to 30mm by scaling a clone

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Step 3: Spiral Wheel

Export the spiral wheel to SVG and print it

Stick it on the foam sheet and then cut it out using box cutter
Paint the spiral wheel with acrylic paint
We will need to make holes at the center later

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Step 4: Gearbox Design

Requirements
The 2 spiral wheels need to be rotated in opposite directions
The gears have to be on the backside similar to a clock
RPM for the wheels should be between 5 to 15, so that the patterns made are visible

Based on the dc geared motor I found at 5V gave me 70RPM

I used freecad to design the gears
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 70Teeth M1mm
20Teeth M1mm
10Teeth M1mm

I got 10rpm as output

Step 5: Gearbox

3d print the stl les

I am using 4mm wooden dowels as axels
Fix the 20T rst then the back 70T and then the front 70T
10T gear will be tted on the motor

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Step 6: Backplate

I used Freecad to design this

secure and hold the dc motor
holes for wall mounting

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Step 7: Backplate Assembly

3d print the stl le

Connect motor with two-wire and the dc plug as shown
In my rst design, the motor's alignment was o by 1mm, so had to drill hole to adjust the alignment
Fit the motor as shown
Superglue the gearbox on the back plate
Fit the gear 10T
Test and adjust alignment

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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ-JVa99tLo

Step 8: Final Assembly

Fit the wheels on the gearbox using super glue

Wall mount it
Switch on and adore

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA8Ode8OBjI

The diagram of the spiral geometry (attached with questions in yellow) is unreadable. The red
type is lost in the shaded background. Could you perhaps post a clearer image of this? Also
would definitely help to know the centers of the circles. For the outer arcs it appears to be the
midpoint of the x-axis, but the center of the smaller arcs is not clear at all. Thanks!

You do not have to worry, I have attached the files in the link. I am just showing steps I followed
to make it
I have added better SVG to the files for CNC

also "In my first design, the motor's alignment was off by 1mm, so had to drill hole to adjust the
alignment" has this been adapted in the STL files?
I have fixed it in the stl fIle, These motor are very common , search for "DC BO Motor"

hello could you please tell me the exact name of the model for the motor please?

22x29x69 this is the motor that I managed to order but I'm not sure if this is the right one. I
believe it needs to be the exact same as the one you've used to fit the stl gearbox file

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