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Cessna Trim Wheel

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Parts Guide

Print Guide

Build Guide

The ultimate printer I can recommend is the Bamboo Labs X1 carbon with AMS if you have deep pockets. ($1200). It's a massive leap forward in 3D printing, with excellent quality and impressive speeds. Its pretty much press print and go as the software and hardware do the calibration before each print. This printer will not manage the larger parts and you are going to need the  CREALITY CR10 v3, which is my second choice of printer.

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A manual designed trim wheel for the Cessna. It utilises a single 10K ohm pot supported by 3 604ZZ bearings. A very simple build and the unit features a built-in indicator that is run from the trim wheel position. No servo is required. I would suggest connecting the single pot to an Arduino micro with the joystick sketch.

General Information

General Information:

Parts Guide:

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You are going to need the following items to complete this build:

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Component
Description
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Parts Guide
Print Guide
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Print Guide

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1 Baseplate

QTY:1
Material: PLA
Colour: D.Grey
Infill:20%
Support: OFF
Adhesion: Skirt
Nozzle: 0.4mm, Layer height: 0.2mm
ETC: 6 HRS


Support Pattern: Concentric
Support Density: 10%
Support Z Distance: 0.2mm
Support X/Y Distance: 1.0mm
Print Speed: 40mm/s
Infill Speed: 80mm/s
Support Speed: 60mm/s
Initial Layer Speed:15 mm/s
Number of slower layers: 2
Experimental Conical Support: Active

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5 Support

QTY:1
Material: PLA
Colour: Any
Infill:20%
Support: OFF
Adhesion: Skirt
Nozzle: 0.4mm, Layer height: 0.2mm
ETC: 5 HRS


Support Pattern: Concentric
Support Density: 10%
Support Z Distance: 0.2mm
Support X/Y Distance: 1.0mm
Print Speed: 40mm/s
Infill Speed: 80mm/s
Support Speed: 60mm/s
Initial Layer Speed:15 mm/s
Number of slower layers: 2
Experimental Conical Support: Active

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9 Trim Wheel

QTY:1
Material: PLA
Colour: Black
Infill:20%
Support: ON
Adhesion: Raft
Nozzle: 0.4mm, Layer height: 0.2mm
ETC: 1 Day 5 HRS


Support Pattern: Concentric
Support Density: 10%
Support Z Distance: 0.2mm
Support X/Y Distance: 1.0mm
Print Speed: 40mm/s
Infill Speed: 80mm/s
Support Speed: 60mm/s
Initial Layer Speed:15 mm/s
Number of slower layers: 2
Experimental Conical Support: Active

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2 Main Body

QTY:1
Material: PLA
Colour: D.Grey
Infill:20%
Support: OFF
Adhesion: RAFT
Nozzle: 0.4mm, Layer height: 0.2mm
ETC: 15 HRS
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Nozzle: 0.8mm, Layer height: 0.64mm
ETC: 5 HRS

Support Pattern: Concentric
Support Density: 10%
Support Z Distance: 0.2mm
Support X/Y Distance: 1.0mm
Print Speed: 40mm/s
Infill Speed: 80mm/s
Support Speed: 60mm/s
Initial Layer Speed:15 mm/s
Number of slower layers: 2
Experimental Conical Support: Active

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6 Spur Gear (32T)

QTY:1
Material: PLA
Colour: Any
Infill:20%
Support: OFF
Adhesion: RAFT
Nozzle: 0.4mm, Layer height: 0.2mm
ETC: 3 HRS


Support Pattern: Concentric
Support Density: 10%
Support Z Distance: 0.2mm
Support X/Y Distance: 1.0mm
Print Speed: 40mm/s
Infill Speed: 80mm/s
Support Speed: 60mm/s
Initial Layer Speed:15 mm/s
Number of slower layers: 2
Experimental Conical Support: Active

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3 Faceplate

QTY:1
Material: PLA
Colour: D.Grey
Infill:20%
Support: ON
Adhesion: Raft
Nozzle: 0.4mm, Layer height: 0.2mm
ETC: 15 HRS

Support Pattern: Concentric
Support Density: 10%
Support Z Distance: 0.2mm
Support X/Y Distance: 1.0mm
Print Speed: 40mm/s
Infill Speed: 80mm/s
Support Speed: 60mm/s
Initial Layer Speed:15 mm/s
Number of slower layers: 2
Experimental Conical Support: Active

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7 Spur Gear (40T)

QTY:1
Material: PLA
Colour: Any
Infill:20%
Support: ON
Adhesion: RAFT
Nozzle: 0.4mm, Layer height: 0.2mm
ETC: 4 HRS


Support Pattern: Concentric
Support Density: 10%
Support Z Distance: 0.2mm
Support X/Y Distance: 1.0mm
Print Speed: 40mm/s
Infill Speed: 80mm/s
Support Speed: 60mm/s
Initial Layer Speed:15 mm/s
Number of slower layers: 2
Experimental Conical Support: Active

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4 Support

QTY:1
Material: PLA
Colour: Any
Infill:20%
Support: ON - Everywhere
Adhesion: Skirt
Nozzle: 0.4mm, Layer height: 0.2mm
ETC: 5 HRS


Support Pattern: Concentric
Support Density: 10%
Support Z Distance: 0.2mm
Support X/Y Distance: 1.0mm
Print Speed: 40mm/s
Infill Speed: 80mm/s
Support Speed: 60mm/s
Initial Layer Speed:15 mm/s
Number of slower layers: 2
Experimental Conical Support: Active

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8 Pot Gear (13T)

QTY:1
Material: PLA
Colour: Any
Infill:20%
Support: ON
Adhesion: RAFT
Nozzle: 0.4mm, Layer height: 0.2mm
ETC: 1 HRS


Support Pattern: Concentric
Support Density: 10%
Support Z Distance: 0.2mm
Support X/Y Distance: 1.0mm
Print Speed: 40mm/s
Infill Speed: 80mm/s
Support Speed: 60mm/s
Initial Layer Speed:15 mm/s
Number of slower layers: 2
Experimental Conical Support: Active

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