Modular Toy Robot

prusaprinters

<p>I printed the robot at 150% scale to make it sized for my 2 year old son, but this was a lot of filament. &nbsp;However, all attached models are sized to match the the Modular Toy Robot Arm that I remixed this from.</p><p>Print and Assembly Recommendations:</p><ul><li>All parts with gears must be printed laying all the gears flat.<ul><li>Gears may fuse a little, but will break free with a bit of force. &nbsp;If need be, a razor blade can be used to break apart layer gaps for print in place pieces.<ul><li>I needed a razor for test prints at 100% scaling, I did not for any printed at 150%</li></ul></li><li>Robot Body gears had to be printed separately from the the robot body cube and glued. &nbsp;I glued 5 of them with superglue and 1 of them with hot glue. &nbsp;This is to ensure I can remove one of the gears to retrieve anything that falls inside if needed.</li><li>Since supports are needed to print the robot cube body the best gear to hot glue is the one on the bottom, the supports will leave a rough surface that the glue will adhere to better.</li></ul></li><li>Joiners are not glued<ul><li>Print the joiners with ‘Fuzzy Skin’. It will give them better friction against the parts and hold them together better so they don't have to be glued.</li><li>Any female joint that prints with the joint at 90° to the joint may need to have the layer lines sanded so there isn't too much friction and the joiners get stuck.</li></ul></li><li>Print the Hips upside down</li><li>Swirls Plates have alternatives<ul><li>There is both a ‘single swirl plate’ and ‘swirl plates’ with the latter containing 3 plates so you can print them in one print.</li></ul></li><li>The following pieces need supports (all others do not, just rotate them).<ul><li>Body Cube - It was either supports or make it solid and use alot more plastic</li><li>Hips - same as Body Cube</li><li>Swirlbase - minimal supports if you print it face down</li><li>foot_R and foot_L - a gap had to be added to ensure that a razor blade could fit and help free the gears after printing (if needed). Put supports on the gap, nowhere else.</li></ul></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If there is any confusion about assembly, just add a comment and I'll update the instructions to clarify.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you like what I am doing, just send a friendly comment. Knowing people find my stuff useful and/or fun is enough, I do not require coffee or donations.&nbsp;</p>