Fidget Spinner Tutorial

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This Thing is a Fidget Spinner tutorial. I'm actually excited about the idea of adding yet another fidget spinner, hoping it may inspire some to take up coding. The SCAD file won't be posted here because I want those interested to code this from scratch instead of copying and pasting. [OpenSCAD - Code a Fidget Tutorial](https://youtu.be/gpeFo8JHxuw) Educationally Speaking, this project has it all: Coding --------- * Loopings * Module calls * Variables Modelling ---------- * Scaling * Transform * Hull * Difference Physics -------- * Friction * Gyroscopic action * Centrifugal forces * RPMs Poetry is an added bonus, with one friend suggesting writing about fidgets. Please comment if you have other ideas. I'm thrilled to explore the educational value of this popular trend. UPDATE: To make a version that uses bearings as weights, make these changes: Change Line 6 to: WEIGHT_SIZE=11; Change Line 6 to: WEIGHT_FACES=25; Added 4 units to radius in line 25, so it reads: translate ([ARM_DISTANCE,0,0]) cylinder( r=CENTER_BEARING_SIZE/2 + 4, h=8, center=true ); Adjusted X scale in line 31 to 1.25 A new version is available for download, perfect for those who don't want to type everything out.