id: "mIXA2UBI2weRIer7DMW0" total_views: 1 moderation: "draft" comments: [] _deleted: true creatorCountry: "be" _createdBy: "fromwastetowind" previousSlugs: - "3d-print-a-500w-windturbine-from-recycled-pet" _id: "mIXA2UBI2weRIer7DMW0" description: "This tutorial will teach you how to print the parts for a basic windturbine. \nA how-to for a more advanced windturbine with follow soon." _modified: "2024-01-23T13:30:33.263Z" fileLink: "" cover_image: size: 341861 updated: "2022-05-28T12:50:28.413Z" contentType: "image/png" timeCreated: "2022-05-28T12:50:28.413Z" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/mIXA2UBI2weRIer7DMW0/284410269_538285404469005_5504249321824877867_n-1810ab2b8cb.png" name: "284410269_538285404469005_5504249321824877867_n-1810ab2b8cb.png" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2FmIXA2UBI2weRIer7DMW0%2F284410269_538285404469005_5504249321824877867_n-1810ab2b8cb.png?alt=media&token=7d4b79f8-038b-4fd9-8c70-19a5d3aacef3" type: "image/png" tags: [] time: "1-2 weeks" files: [] _contentModifiedTimestamp: "2022-05-28T12:50:33.564Z" mentions: [] title: "3D-print a 500W windturbine from recycled PET" difficulty_level: "Hard" steps: - text: "Todo" _animationKey: "unique1" title: "Acquire all parts" images: - updated: "2022-05-28T12:46:01.580Z" size: 46139 type: "image/jpeg" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/nPMq2miDDDIP6OflIffB/permanent-magnet-generator-240v08331602850-1810ab333db.jpg" contentType: "image/jpeg" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2FnPMq2miDDDIP6OflIffB%2Fpermanent-magnet-generator-240v08331602850-1810ab333db.jpg?alt=media&token=307d6597-c6f8-42b8-a06f-1e582afb82dd" timeCreated: "2022-05-28T12:46:01.580Z" name: "permanent-magnet-generator-240v08331602850-1810ab333db.jpg" - text: "We're using SuperSlicer because it has the best thin-edge control, which is important for the leading edge of the blade. It also allows to use multiple infills in one object.\n\n- 5mm wall thickness\n- spar of 1cm: 100%infill\n- above the spar: 5% gyroid infill\n- under the spar: 18% gyroid infill\n- (todo:upload gcode and SuperSlicer 3mf project)" title: "Set-up your slicing software" _animationKey: "unique2" images: - contentType: "image/png" type: "image/png" size: 50773 downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2FnPMq2miDDDIP6OflIffB%2Fsuperslicer1-1810ab38891.png?alt=media&token=cc197dbc-933e-4e9c-89d4-91b6161c9c2c" timeCreated: "2022-05-28T12:46:03.207Z" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/nPMq2miDDDIP6OflIffB/superslicer1-1810ab38891.png" name: "superslicer1-1810ab38891.png" updated: "2022-05-28T12:46:03.207Z" - updated: "2022-05-28T12:47:08.712Z" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2FkXwyUnDicMvmHhGgCAQJ%2Fsuperslicer2-1810ab3e44d.png?alt=media&token=bbb8e7a8-4440-4821-b2a4-1570ab219379" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/kXwyUnDicMvmHhGgCAQJ/superslicer2-1810ab3e44d.png" type: "image/png" timeCreated: "2022-05-28T12:47:08.712Z" contentType: "image/png" size: 142899 name: "superslicer2-1810ab3e44d.png" - _animationKey: "unique1usf9a" images: - name: "284170163_326718269616463_2564227729431909493_n-1810ab5b6aa.jpg" updated: "2022-05-28T12:50:31.292Z" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2FmIXA2UBI2weRIer7DMW0%2F284170163_326718269616463_2564227729431909493_n-1810ab5b6aa.jpg?alt=media&token=febdf092-6311-4e6d-88c5-f6d6dfe5676c" contentType: "image/jpeg" type: "image/jpeg" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/mIXA2UBI2weRIer7DMW0/284170163_326718269616463_2564227729431909493_n-1810ab5b6aa.jpg" size: 255407 timeCreated: "2022-05-28T12:50:31.292Z" text: "Blades and hub will look like this." title: "Print!" - _animationKey: "unique2dr2u" title: "Assemble blades and hub" text: "Use 10mm bolts" images: - updated: "2022-05-28T12:50:34.280Z" type: "image/png" size: 526515 downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2FmIXA2UBI2weRIer7DMW0%2F283666920_541139140955404_515806269962593427_n%20copy-1810ab67279.png?alt=media&token=2dc3a3c7-3775-4da6-9db6-64a820c73102" contentType: "image/png" timeCreated: "2022-05-28T12:50:34.280Z" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/mIXA2UBI2weRIer7DMW0/283666920_541139140955404_515806269962593427_n copy-1810ab67279.png" name: "283666920_541139140955404_515806269962593427_n copy-1810ab67279.png" - 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