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This ice shuttle is designed to be a 3d printable alternative to the Hummingbird ice shuttle, with a few added upgrades
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I created this to be a budget 3d printable ice shuttle for the Hummingbird Helix 7. There is currently no support for other Ice fishing models but remixes are welcome. The shuttle includes a 3 position rod holder, integrated glow cup, dividers for pliers and scissors, storage for the excess wiring for the transducer and fits in a standard 5 gallon bucket. Due to its size this most likely will not fit on most print beds but it does fit on Bambu labs P1 series and X1 series or larger printers. Assembly is relatively simple but can be tricky due to the limited space and the angled heat set inserts in the handles. 

 

BOM

10 M3*8 BHCS

4 M3*8 countersunk screws

6 M3*20BHCS or SHCS (these screws are not visible)

20 M3 heat inserts

7.25 inches of ¼-20 all thread 0r 5mm threaded rod (sorry for mixing units)

2 Acorn nuts for the threaded rod

super glue or abs slurry

Switch panel: I used this one, not an affiliate link https://a.co/d/3xp9raO

Blue crimp terminals (not sure how many but 6 should be enough)

3 segment and 6 segment wago connectors for power distribution (buy a kit its worth it)

Fuse holder https://a.co/d/e9Lzc8Q also not affiliate but something like this will work

2 M5 theaded heat inserts

2 M5*12 BHCS

UV led strip cut to fit (maybe 6 inches)

Aluminum foil tape to line transducer holder

12v female barrel jack for charging (mine came with the battery and charger)

12V Battery (I got the same Norsk Li Ion battery that the conversion kit comes with)

Hummingbird ice Transducer

Hummingbird Power cord

 

Print Settings:

6 walls

40% infill

Supports enabled on base plate, The switch panel has an attempt at a built in support but its a long print so I wouldn't trust it 

I advise using ABS but ASA or PETG should be decent alternatives. PLA may work but I am concerned about it being too brittle but please let me know if it works

 

Assembly:

There are 4 m3 inserts that go into the front to hold the switch panel

6 m3 inserts go into the arms that hold the battery down, please not that these holes are angled the insert must go in at the same angle. This is one of my biggest issues with this design but Id rather share it as rather than chasing perfection.  This angle allows the screws to be used without having holes in the exterior of the base

8 m3 inserts go into the upper side of the same arms as the angled inserts, these are installed normally

2 m3 inserts go into the holes of the curved arm for the wire hook

1 M5 insert goes into the top of the base for the transducer arm

1 M5 goes into the larger hole of the big arm or the transducer arm

The threaded rod goes through the handle and the acorn nuts go on either side

The Barrel jack charge port goes into the hole to the left of the switch panel. Insert from above at an angle and very gently guide it into its hole. It should go in relatively easily

Glow cup:

Glow cup is a bit of a glorified name but the circular part with a slotted cylinder gets the UV LEDs stuck inside and the wire goes through the slot. Line the bottom of the transducer holder with shiny aluminum tape and cut the hole through the bottom for drainage. The wires from the glow ring can be guided through the slot in the wall. After that Line the walls with the tape to cover the slot

Wiring:

I wont give advise on how to specifically wire your device but please remember to slot wires through the cover and do the wiring before gluing the cover panel down. The ground (black) wires can be combined into the 6 slot wago while the red wires from the fuse holder, charge port and switch panel can be combined into the 3 port wago. I wired my first switch to the red wire of the hummingbird power cable and the second to the red glow wire. The negative for both of those will go to the 6 port wago with the other black wires.  The transducer wire should be threaded through the 2 holes in the semi circle cover before being glued down, this allows you to push the excess wire into that section of the base for safe storage.

End Note:

I have spent a lot of time designing this but I have reached a point where I am happy enough with it for me. I am ready to get out fishing so this is where I am leaving this project for the time being. There are many flaws and design decisions that may make you question my sanity but perfection is the enemy of good enough, so there you have it. I welcome anyone to modify this in any way they want to improve the design, I was hoping to include a battery cover and better wiring options. It would also be nice to put a few additional M5 inserts in various places for other addons. 

TLDR:  There are a lot of improvements this needs but I want to go fishing so please be nice.

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