Gravity Falls vanes

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<p>Originally published here: <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4808727">Gravity Falls vanes by tato_713 - Thingiverse</a>. For the more detailed models <a href="https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/home/gravity-falls-vanes">clic here.</a></p><p>This is, as accurate as I can do it, the vane that appears in the <i>Gravity Falls</i> intro, and through the whole series as well. A big wooden question mark decorated with the letters "W H A T" in the place of the Cardinals. In the last 3 episodes, or the mini tv-movie, the vane was replaced by one shaped like the character Bill Cipher, bearing the letters "B I L L" instead. I added also a cheaper vane based on a monochromatic shape of Bill pointing to one side.</p><p>The models here are the free and flat version of these vanes, for the more detailed, carved with a false relief of wood, <a href="https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/home/gravity-falls-vanes">clic the here to go to the Cults page, where you can buy that model.</a></p><figure class="table" style="width:550px;"><table><tbody><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.printables.com/media/prints/246593/rich_content/20a637e9-2f43-49cb-9079-4185114ccdd8/freevspaid.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%2217f49751-b8ff-45f8-8bbb-f3ca26fc9936%22%2C%22w%22%3A1074%2C%22h%22%3A1000%7D"></figure></td></tr><tr><td>Differences between the models here and the paid model on Cults</td></tr></tbody></table></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Of the models I designed here, none of them is meant to work as a proper vane, just to spin randomly with some wind.</p><p>Currently, I cannot afford to make any of the big models, so that I used a print-screen of a rendered model for the thumbnail image. If anyone want to print any of these I will be happy to share the results.</p><p>The axis assembly is the same for any of the three versions. These are the common parts:</p><ul><li><strong>Base</strong>: "base.stl" or "base_2.stl" alternatively, but not both. This is used to to attach to the roof where you want to place it, and hold the smooth rod bar up.&nbsp;</li><li><strong>A steel smooth chromed 8mm rod</strong>: this is a required part you need to have/buy. It's a standard rod for CNC or 3D printing like this one. You can use it in various lengths, but I think the minimum should be 30cm. The rod works as an axis, and the chromed surface has minimal friction with the upper parts. I scrapped out one from an old printer.&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Bushing</strong>: This part supports the vane over the rod, standing in the minimal contact points with it, smoothing the movement as much as possible without bearings. Every bushing length I did with a<i>"_i_7cm"</i> version; which stands for "internal 7cm". That means that its hole for the rod is 7cm deep, making the vane taller, but a little less stable.</li></ul><h4>WHAT vane</h4><p>The "vane_1" models. This is the vane standing the whole serie on the top of the smallest roof of the Mystery Shack. I divided the model in parts that enters in a standard 20x20cm bed printer. You can print each part in halves or in one piece as long as the previous needed parts:</p><ul><li>vane_1_p1_h1.stl</li><li>vane_1_p1_h2.stl</li><li>vane_1_p2_h1.stl</li><li>vane_1_p2_h2.stl</li><li>vane_1_p3_h1.stl</li><li>vane_1_p3_h2.stl</li><li>vane_1_p4_h1.stl</li><li>vane_1_p4_h2.stl</li><li>letters_base.stl</li><li>letters_bar.stl (can be replaced by a 5mm threaded rod)</li><li>W.stl</li><li>H.stl</li><li>A.stl</li><li>T.stl</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class="table" style="width:550px;"><table><tbody><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.printables.com/media/prints/246593/rich_content/686e12c0-9e77-43ca-81d1-1e5c1fa4d893/vane1_assemble.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%2266c308a1-fd3e-4910-aca4-7d93b9c66588%22%2C%22w%22%3A1026%2C%22h%22%3A1089%7D"></figure></td></tr><tr><td>Parts assemble diagram.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure><h4>&nbsp;</h4><h4>BILL vane</h4><p>The "bill_2" models. The standard WHAT vane is replaced by this one in the final episodes (<i>Weirdmageddon</i>). I divided the model in parts that fit within a standard 20x20cm bed as well.</p><ul><li>bill_2_p1.stl</li><li>bill_2_p2.stl</li><li>bill_2_p3.stl</li><li>bill_2_p4.stl</li><li>bill_2_p5.stl</li><li>bill_2_p6.stl</li><li>letters_base.stl</li><li>letters_bar.stl (can be replaced by a 5mm threaded rod)</li><li>B.stl</li><li>I.stl</li><li>L1.stl</li><li>L2.stl</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class="table" style="width:550px;"><table><tbody><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.printables.com/media/prints/246593/rich_content/0bf0aeaf-63e1-4e36-bb42-60ac33d90fb1/vane2_assemble.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22c1ff889f-54e0-4812-baf9-1fa6a38968b7%22%2C%22w%22%3A1019%2C%22h%22%3A1094%7D"></figure></td></tr><tr><td>Parts assemble diagram.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure><h4>&nbsp;</h4><h4>Flat Bill vane</h4><p>The "bill_1" models. This model does not represent a vane from the cartoon. This was the first I designed, and the only one printed and installed yet. It is also the cheapest, because it's just a 3mm sheet. I divided the model in parts that enters in a standard 20x20cm bed printer. I also uploaded the dxf file for CNC milling or laser cut, in the paid version.</p><ul><li>bill_1_p1.stl</li><li>bill_1_p2.stl</li><li>bill_1_p3.stl</li><li>letters_base.stl</li><li>letters_bar.stl (can be replaced by a 5mm threaded rod)</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class="table" style="width:550px;"><table><tbody><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.printables.com/media/prints/246593/rich_content/0ab4bed1-3944-4110-aeb2-7e6af413615a/vane3_assemble.png#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22a38efb16-508a-4aca-9f4d-9bfb17fadc55%22%2C%22w%22%3A937%2C%22h%22%3A1063%7D"></figure></td></tr><tr><td>Parts assemble diagram.</td></tr><tr><td><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://media.printables.com/media/prints/246593/rich_content/ca1f0c79-ae2d-4431-a437-8e6ef0605447/bill.gif#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22e0badd1c-f750-4f55-be22-cc977c47f169%22%2C%22w%22%3A361%2C%22h%22%3A271%7D"></figure></td></tr><tr><td>Mounted vane.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>