Solenoid Steamengine

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Update: New Complete Version with Speed Control Regulation https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3554470 Thanks to cabbageheart for this amazing work! I thought if we're going to have an electric steam engine, it should also be scale-driven. https://youtu.be/rjiHUrkSXPs Components Installed: Ball Bearings: 2x 22x8x7 (Fidget Spinner Ball Bearings) Magnets: 2x 6x15x6 Microswitch: 20x11,6x5 Copper Wire Wrap: 0.3mm diameter (fully wrap the coil space) On/Off Switch Optional Stepdown: XD-45 MH + 200K Potentiometer The Coil Winding Fits Well to Operation on a 18650 LiIo 3.7V If you want to make it fancier, use a step-down controller and operate the machine with two 18650 LiIo (Attention only use protected cells) My coil draws 0.6A at 3.7V so the machine runs fast. (Avoid overheating the coil). There are some adjustments to be made to the "ignition timing", but that makes the machine so interesting. My parts are only for conversion to solenoid drive, the remaining parts can be found here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1350988 Parts to Print: Coil Ring = Spulenring Magnet Ring 4 to 6mm Adapter = Magnetring_4auf6 Cam Part for 8mm Crankshaft = Steuerscheibe Cam Part Ring = Steuerscheibenring Crankshaft (2x) = Kurbelwelle Microswitch Nut = Microtastermutter Cylinder Base Ring (optional before demounting) = Zylinderfuss Cylinder/ Coil Holder = Zylinder Cylinder Top = Zylinderkopf Crank Ball-Bearing Block = Kugellagerbock Coil Wrap Tool for Coil Holder / Akku Drill = Wickelhilfe Valve Control Housing for Microswitch = Microtasterventilhaus Cladding Part = Zylinderhülse Potentiometer Knop Top = Potiknopfoberseite Potentiometer Knop Base = Potiknopfunterseite Flywheel for 8mm Ball Bearing Crankshaft = Schwungrad_8mm