HardwareProjects - GE Turbine Model
January 2016
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Available from Thingiverse, this print was a mechanical parts test.
While this model required a significant amount of time (and sanding), the turbine is able to freely spin on the two
bearings attached to the frame.
With the poor printing tolerances in my inexpensive 3D printer, each gear needed sanding for proper alignment.
Each gear nicely aligned with each other once sanding was complete.
The slicer software would generate extreme vibration about halfway through the print, as it attempted to trace out thin vanes of the main fan.
The solution was to send the model into 3D Builder and reduce the model quality such that the 3d printer wouldn't attempt to print at a quality greater than it could possibly achieve.
The solution was to send the model into 3D Builder and reduce the model quality such that the 3d printer wouldn't attempt to print at a quality greater than it could possibly achieve.
