3D-printed internal combustion engine
By Ben Everard. Posted
This article was originally published as part of HackSpace magazine, which has since been incorporated into Raspberry Pi Official Magazine.
As mechanical engineering students, Aseesh Paul Bandaru and Vaishnavi Dabhade needed to demonstrate their skill with CAD to design an object with a series of moving, interlocking parts: an internal combustion engine.
There’s a DC motor and a crankshaft to make the engine work, and the whole thing took over 1 kg of filament. More than that – just look at it: it’s so clean
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Ben is the Editor of HackSpace magazine. When not wrangling words, he enjoys cycling, gardening, and attempting to identify wild mushrooms.
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