Bukobot Fly - 1 piece printable glider that flies!
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The Bukobot Fly Was Originally Made To Test Out Some Features Of My Bukobot 3D Printer Prototype And Experiment With Thin Layers. Then I Got Curious To See If I Can Actually Make It Fly..And I Did! First 3D Printable Hand Glider? Not Sure If It'S The First Flying 3D Printable Mini Airplane, But I Couldn'T Find One Anywhere That Was Small Enough To Fit On 8X8 Platform And Didn'T Require Motors. The Bukobot Fly Has A 9" Wingspan And 0.4Mm Thick Wings. Very Challenging Print!!! This Might Be A Tough Print To Do. It Took Me A Few Tries To Get A Decent First Layer For The Wings Because The Crappy Pla I Had Was Very Inconsistant In Thickness... But If Your Platform Is Level And Your Material Is Good, It Should Work. Layer Height Should Be Set To About 0.1Mm With A Very Flat Platform And I Recommend Using Pla For The Stiffness. Also, Platform Needs To Be At Least 7X7 Inches To Print At 100% Size, Not Sure If It'Ll Work Any Smaller, But Should Work Bigger Possibly. Printed On A Bukobot 3D Printer Http://Www.Thingiverse.Com/Thing:21746 <B>Update!!! I Got Video Of It Flying!!!</B> Http://Www.Youtube.Com/Watch?V=Xqsi0D0Aw8Y
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