
Cessna Trim Wheel
This page is split into three main sections:
Parts Guide
Print Guide
Build Guide
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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:
Parts Guide:

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