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PLA Spring Toy REDO
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Very fun to play with, easy to print, minimal cleaning.
Fun to wind up, and fun to watch spin. The 3rd idler gear spins so fast and so easily, its own momentum could unwind the spring in the opposite direction, depending on how you balance the light and heavy gears.
Basically it's a printed spring, a pawl inside a drive gear for winding up, and 3 idler gears that prolong the action.
The original files had some issues (some were "inside out" and didn't work with some slicers). I redid th
Fun to wind up, and fun to watch spin. The 3rd idler gear spins so fast and so easily, its own momentum could unwind the spring in the opposite direction, depending on how you balance the light and heavy gears.
Basically it's a printed spring, a pawl inside a drive gear for winding up, and 3 idler gears that prolong the action.
The original files had some issues (some were "inside out" and didn't work with some slicers). I redid th
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