excavator

This is an excavator that I designed and I am really proud of how it came out. I printed it in pink PLA filament on a Taz 6 3d printer. I used pink so that it would pop out when people see it. When you print it I recommend a yellowish color that actually represents a real excavator. All of the pieces are different and should fit together due to the 0.2 millimeter tolerance. The pieces also rotate very well. The pins should fit tight in the arms and bucket, but might need a little bit of sanding. The reason that I made this was because my friend has a little son who is obsessed with excavators and I made this for him, and he really liked it! This is a fun little protected that turned out great.

How to make
1. First you should print the body piece on its side and with supports. You will have to sand or file the rough areas that the supports leave after you take them off.
2. Now you can print both large arm and the small arms with supports. You can also print the large pin and the