Call-out for the 3D Hubs Makers - Let's make a bicycle!

[Cinter]

Cool cool, I’ve seen looks awesome :). As said just throwing it out there, I’m sure the community will have some other, more feasible suggestions.

[AtomJaay]

I think a big community group build is a great idea! Even if it was just an art piece for display around different major cities. Something like the http://www.wethebuilders.com/ or the mini version my group did locally http://www.create1.biz/3djack/ which looks good with the “printpunk” patchwork look.

If there is a huge amount of interest and there are not enough parts to go around, I say break it off into regions who make their own.

Anyway this turns out… I’m in!

[Cinter]

I very much like this!

[Mikrotvornica]

Hey I’m in too… if big things need to be printed…I want to do my part and be a part of it…!! Love the idea!

[Quintenva]

This is so great to see that our bicycle inspired others. The bicycle we designed in Solidworks is a 1:1 scale of a real bicycle. It is designed from the ground up but it isn’t very 3D-print friendly. For example I’ve attached the front wheel, as you can see it has a lot of details. Probably not the ideal printing object (we only designed another wheel purely for the prototype, the rest of the prototype is scaled down to 30% of the original).

We can share our Solidworks design with all the parts. Before we do that we want to apply the things we learned from printing the awesome prototype @k5o52 on the Solidworks design. And of course I would like to hear if there is need for our Solidworks design.

I will keep an eye out for this thread. It would be so cool if this really works out. Already seeing it in front of me, with our prototype for scale measurements haha. Awesome.
Voorwiel_spaken.STL (6.47 MB)

[Arnoldas]

wow! I love the ideas guys! We have to get people on this! If you know someone who can help, let them know! We need as much as we can get!

[gabriela3d]

Haha like the way you think!

[gabriela3d]

So awesome, thanks for sharing it with us!

[Cinter]

I think it’s time to do some delegation @Quintenva thanks for jumping on board

[Titan_Robotics]

At Titan, https://www.3dhubs.com/denver/hubs/titan-robotics

I have two 30" x 30" x 45" (760 x 760 x 1150mm) Precision FDM printers. I design and manufacture them myself. A giant wheel/frame should be no problem to produce. The tire could be made of ninjaflex TPE. The frame can be printed with carbon fiber ABS for added rigidity and reduced weight. I am also an engineer/bicycle fanatic and would be willing to offer design services for this project. Contact me at cguillory@gmail.com to collaborate!

[AtomJaay]

I’m digging the momentum and I would like to add that a Bike Culture & Alt Transportation themed 3DHubs Boston community meetup is being considered for this summer. Something like this would be a great display.

[Cinter]

@Quintenva would you have an idea what the max number of parts this design could be broken down into so we can work on how many hubs we can have involved?

P.S this is super kind of you for sharing

[Cinter]

@AtomJaay I would be interested in discussing ideas with you on this, my colleagues and I are avid cyclists and are working on some bike related 3D printed accessories. I guess re: bike project we just need to work out who prints what now.

I guess time difference would make it hard but I would also like to do a decentralised meetup at some point where we are hanging out with another community using the power of the internet ( might be a little far fetched )

Anyway if you are interested in some sort of collaboration let me know.

Charlotte

London Mayor’s office

AKA Cinter

[Cinter]

oops

[AtomJaay]

Sounds great, I sent you an email through your site. Thanks!

[Quintenva]

@Cinter,

To make a quick and rough estimate:

- Front wheel

- Steering fork

- Steer

- 1st part of the frame (red section)

- 2nd part of the frame (bamboo section)

- Saddle

- Carrier

- Seat for the child (don’t know if this is necessary. It was part of the assignment we got from school)

Lose-less parts:

- Chain

- All the ‘parts’ to get the bicycle moving

The 2nd part of the frame and the carrier can be combined as the ‘back-frame’ of the bicycle.

I’ve contacted the Solidworks designer, Twan Smeets. I’ll ask him if it is possible for him to finish the Solidworks design this week so it can be uploaded and other people can refine / adjust and fine tune it.

Is this the information you’re expecting? Or do you need more detailed information?

[Cinter]

@Quintenva you are making some people very very happy :). We can go into detail once we understand who we have and what capability of machine they have I guess.

P.S I have to ask the question as I do have a bit of an engineering background, do you actually think it could hold anyone without breaking at least for the first couple of minutes?

[AtomJaay]

We could take a page from the 3D printed guitar makers and add a channel inside the parts that a carbon fiber rod can be inserted and secured with resin. It makes the guitar necks made of many segments far stronger.

[k5o52]

Sounds great Charlotte. If I can be of any help, let me know through a PM. Apart from that, there are some other bicycle related projects coming soon from my own initiative as well! I’m curious what you guys have been up to at Cinter in terms of accesories.

Ken

[Cinter]

Cool cool I’ll PM and we can start talking my e-mail is charlotte@cinterdesign.com so expect a message.