bUbble shOOtter

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Summary Thanks to Ferreti's excellent 3d scanner design, I've successfully adapted a bubble maker using two high-performance stepper motors with six pallets each to create bubbles, along with one powerful USB fan for smooth air flow. Hints The best way to prepare the liquid composition is by mixing together six parts of water, two parts of dish soap, and one part of sugar or glycerine. To avoid creating bubbles during this process, slowly mix all the components together. Given that the bubble solution will occupy a volume of approximately 160 ml, I've used 125 ml of water, 25 ml of dish soap, and one teaspoon of sugar to create the perfect mixture. As the bubble support may not fit perfectly into the stepper motor, I had to use a lighter to gently warm up the head of the piece in my case. Instructions To get started with this project, download only the required parts from the following links: 1. http://www.thingiverse.com/download:1128764 2. http://www.thingiverse.com/download:1128769 3. http://www.thingiverse.com/download:1128770 4. http://www.thingiverse.com/download:1128771 5. http://www.thingiverse.com/download:1128776 Next, download the following parts from this link: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:280318 And then, download the following components: 1. http://www.thingiverse.com/download:505597 2. x 2 http://www.thingiverse.com/download:505607 In addition to these parts, you'll need two stepper motors like the 28BYJ-48, along with a ULN2003 Driver Board for Arduino and one Arduino Uno or Nano board. Also, make sure to use a cooler fan or a USB fan to provide the necessary air flow. After printing all the parts and assembling them together, download the Accellstepper library from https://github.com/adafruit/AccelStepper. Along with the provided .ino file, burn it onto your Arduino board. For more information on how to install the Arduino board and compile the firmware, please refer to http://www.arduino.cc. To power this project, I used some solar USB battery chargers that provide 5 volts, which is perfect for both Arduino and stepper motors.