He-Ideas building set
He-Ideas building set
3D
Published 2019-11-04T19:55:21+00:00
Hi
I made this set of building blocks to all the 3D-printer owners that like to experiment and play with exiting new ways to put things together.
When I was a child, I loved to play with the Danish ‘Tekno’ engineering toy (similar to the English/French ‘Meccano’ toy). I could build fantastic cranes, tractors and other exiting mechanical stuff. I was also able to experiment with my own ideas without any help from the instruction manuals.
Later I used the BILOfix toy (also Danish), because I then could build bigger things. I suppose that I thought that ‘bigger is better’ at that time.
Many, many years later I got my own 3D-printer (a BIBO FDM-printer) and started to think if I could use the new fantastic possibilities to make my own building kit. I had some new ideas about how to connect the building blocks in a strong, stable and still flexible way. Another criteria was to be able to use standard plastic pipes and filament to make it easy to build big and yet cheap constructions.
After quite a lot of sketching, I modelled the building blocks in SolidWorks and printed them successively.
Many attempts and tests later, I have fulfilled most of my wishes and am proud to present the He-Ideas building set. I have played and experimented a lot with it and still find new ways to combine the many blocks.
Happy download and fun :-)
Bjorn Heide
He-Ideas webpage: https://he-ideas.weebly.com/
The video links below shows how to assemble some of the modules from the 'He-Ideas' mechanical building set
Rail connection: https://youtu.be/7HLH2nV6qs0
Cross Rails: https://youtu.be/1z6bP520HCQ
Curved Rails piled: https://youtu.be/ZWbkpFNVpgQ
Gear Rack on Rails: https://youtu.be/pMvurfqU8MA
Rack Pinion: https://youtu.be/2E5VtxSTr1k
Rail Crossing: https://youtu.be/Gt6piKcCsgw
Rail ring: https://youtu.be/tyE-RPxEnpQ
Rails Cross Connector Waggons: https://youtu.be/KcY3Fp884q0
Ring Wheel in Curved Rail: https://youtu.be/vknshpT9lYo
S curved Rail: https//youtu.be/QXipLmKV3_E
Rack Pinion slides: https://youtu.be/eoHCoHSvHPk
Snake Pipes: https://youtu.be/TGI4OLhi_m8
Round Rail with train: https://youtu.be/1ivSoGJUkmE
Beams: https://youtu.be/S_pED3P6-Uk
Rail Beams: https://youtu.be/60Wwtve3190
Straight Rails in Cascade: https://youtu.be/Y2u4Zynax1Q
Waggon on Curved Rail: https://youtu.be/ZtqTbhCispg
Curved Rails stacked: https://youtu.be/ByzgzIFSFJ8
Quick presentation: https://youtu.be/O33cPunil5g
-Filament locking: https://youtu.be/i1mT8FXC1nA
-PS joining: https://youtu.be/Bj6Zl-TYFB0
-CL SW joined (Clevis-swivel):https://youtu.be/956azBJUC4U
-BA-PS joining: https://youtu.be/4N00sXDwFNY
-BA S R joined: https://youtu.be/uwi8-AmH33g
-Wheels on Ball: https://youtu.be/y-QkdhcJEYs
-Wheels on shafts and bases: https://youtu.be/SE-CMSasueE
-Bevelled Gear wheels: https://youtu.be/T7_F9tMv9tM
-Frame made of Pipes: https://youtu.be/uyUaKJKaxDs ( https://youtu.be/xYvYTeqUciM )
-Joining and locking of Bases: https://youtu.be/bG0nR8k8Xik
I have printed all the blocks in PLA with as little support as possible but with brims in most cases. Most blocks are printed with a layer-height of 0.2mm and an infill percentage of 30%.
I have tried to make it as easy as possible to post process the blocks. Most of the small holes are ‘after’-drilled with a 3mm bore. Sharp edges are removed and supported surfaces are cleaned with a rasp or file.
The clearance or gap between connectors etc. are made so tight that the result should be satisfying on most 3D printers.
| Date published | 04/11/2019 |
One of my fantasy builds :-)