Dual Garden Spinner - Snap Together Easy Print

Bring tranquility to your garden with this easy-to-print, relaxing spinner. Customize with multiple designs.
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updated December 28, 2024

Description

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Settings

  • Materials
    • ASA (recommended due to UV resistance)
    • PLA works but isn't as robust
  • Supports: None
  • Walls: 3
  • Infill
    • Wings: 100%
    • All others: 25% adaptive cubic

Parts

Spinner Assembly
  • Double sided spinner
    • File: garden_spinner_double_assembly
    • Print 2x plates of wings. You need 12 wings total.
    • Print 2 caps of your choice.
  • Single sided spinner
    • File: garden_spinner_single_assembly
    • Print 1x plate of wings. You need 6 wings total.
    • Print 1 cap of your choice.
Wings

Wings can be used interchangeably. You need 6 wings for each spinner hub.

  • Standard
    • Large
    • wing_x6_v2_1
  • Simple Petal
    • Size: medium
    • wing_x6_simple_petal_v2_2
  • Rose Petal
    • Size: small
    • wing_x6_rose_petal_v2_1

Custom Wings

Use this snap connector to connect custom wing designs.

Caps

Caps can be used interchangeably. You need 1 cap for each spinner hub.

  • Hexagon
  • Circle

 

Hardware

  • 608 Bearing x2
    • 8mm x 22mm x 7mm
  • Wall Mount
    • Screws x2 (only if using wall mount)
  • Pole Mount
    • Garden Stake or wooden dowel around 12mm or .43 inches diameter
    • Zip tie (optional for pole mount)

 

Assembly Instructions

  • Press fit 608 bearing into center of each hub
  • Insert retaining_ring into each hub.
  • Slide hubs onto support shafts of mount_pole.
    • Make sure the side of the hub with the smaller hole is facing out.
  • Place bearing_spacer onto each support shaft.
  • Starting from the flat side of each shaft, slide a cap down until it is even with the hub. 
  • insert all wings into the hubs. The flat side of the wings should be facing outward.
    • Note: To prevent the wings from flying off in severe winds, I recommend using some super glue when inserting the wings.
  • If mounting to wall:
    • Screw wall mount to wall using 2 wood screws.
    • Slide the bottom of the spinner assembly over the wall mount.
  • If mounting to pole:
    • Insert a zip tie into the hole at the bottom of the spinner assembly.
    • Slide assembly onto a garden stake (or dowel) and tighten zip tie.

 

 

Attribution

Special thanks to richardglick over on TinkerCad. Their “curve shape” was used in creating this model. https://www.tinkercad.com/things/5yYe6kiqqM0-curve-shape

 

 

 

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