Perseverance, Motorized

cults3d

I've gotten quite a few requests for the motorized version of the hand cranked Perseverance thing (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:348489), so here it is, Perseverance, Motorized. It makes a one-of-a-kind bookend, and I get plenty of questions as to where I bought it. I've also printed one using glow-in-the-dark filament for the torso, head, arms, legs, etc., and it looks great in the dark. The original has been running non-stop for over 3 months; it's quiet and a real attention getter. The video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbmPax3fRTc&feature=gp-n-y&google_comment_id=z12yglrqmqzdhbwy104cepe4dtfstlyohrk0k&noredirect=1. The printing differences between Perseverance and Perseverance, Motorized are the use of "Base Motorized.stl" instead of "Base.stl", the addition of "Gear Motor.stl", and the removal of "Axle Gear Idler Wheel.stl" and "Knob.stl", which are replaced by printing an additional "Axle Gear Idler End.stl". You'll also need a motor, coaxial power jack, and power supply. There are quite a number of parts, but all are easy to print. So if your Perseverance is there, print on and build Perseverance, Motorized! UPDATE: I've updated "Base Motorized.stl" with the correct tenon. I designed it using my own software and Sketchup 8, and printed it in PLA on a Makerbot Replicator 2 using Makerware 2.3.3.42.