Parametric Robot Wheel (Spiral)

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<B>Note: This Has Been Upgraded To A Much More Flexible Version That Incorporates All Previous Designs And Adds Lots Of New Features. </B> <B>The New Version Is Here: Http://Www.Thingiverse.Com/Thing:21486</B> This Is A Flexible Parametric Robot Wheel With A "Spiral" Pattern For O-Ring Tires. It'S A Variation Of The Biohazard Wheel Code Here Thingiverse.Com/Thing:21010 -- But It'S Tweaked A Bit To Support The Spirals Design Specifically. (At Some Point I'Ll Probably Try To Join Them All Together...) You Can Modify A Number Of Properties In The Openscad File To Suit Your Needs, Including Tire Size, Wheel Width, Rim Height, Number Of Spokes, Spoke Width, Spoke Curvature, Spoke Direction, Hub Height/Diameter, Shaft Size, Set Screw Diameter/Thickness, Number Of Set Screws, And Fillets/Chamfers. Or, If You Need An Stl For A Specific Size O-Ring, Just Let Me Know And I'Ll Try To Accommodate. This Spoke Design With Some Tweaks Is Coincidentally Very Similar To The Excellent "Parametric Airless Tire" Created By Tjhowse At Http://Www.Thingiverse.Com/Thing:17514, Except That I Didn'T Even Consider That It Could Function As An "Airless Tire" -- This Was Intended To Be Rigid. This Design Also Started Off As A Logarithmic Spiral, But I Abandoned That Idea For The Much Easier To Render Semicircles. But Because It'S Pretty Configurable, This Can Be Probably Be Used Get A Nearly Identical Look -- Just Without The Tread, Of Course. I'M Not Really Sure About Springiness, Because This Design Incorporates A Rim An O-Ring. Wheel Designs Using The Same Foundation: <B>Biohazard</B>: Http://Www.Thingiverse.Com/Thing:21010 <B>Circles</B>: Http://Www.Thingiverse.Com/Thing:21065 <B>Spoked</B>: Http://Www.Thingiverse.Com/Thing:21064 <B>Spiral</B>: Http://Www.Thingiverse.Com/Thing:21277 ...And More In The Works!

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