Compliant Springs and Mechanisms

So, it has been a few weeks since my last post here, and during this period, I have spent a lot of time learning to design compliant components so that I can better implement them into designs going forward. Compliant compoenents are an area that our 3d printers excel at and create so many opportunities for designing new and innovative things.

My release this week, the c9kinetic Projector (a toy gun) was a super challenging design that worked out really well. I know it is not for everyone, but hopefully everyone can appreciate the design successes and look forward to those design elements being used in future functional designs.

The other design that I released a week or so ago was the snap-in access panel, which is dependent on a large spring system. And, honestly, it was my first real aha moment. When I finally got that working, I really felt like I understood what is possible with compliant spring designs. I suspect there is lots more to learn, but the possibilities of even these design elements are endless.

Moving on now to gears, I am going to start a new approach to gear designs so that I can design and build more complex machines. I have lots of designs in the works, and I am excited about a few of the things I hope to be able to bring to Thangs.

Of course, I have some smaller and simpler projects on the go as well, so stay tuned. And, thank you for following LogicalPlanet—I truly appreciate your support! If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to reach out anytime.