Print in Place- Distance Measuring Roll Tool
- Arrives in 2 to 7 business days Printed in Auckland. $10 shipping, free over $75
- 14-day faulty refund If it arrives broken or misprinted, we reprint or refund it
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- Material
- High-Detail Resin (8K)
- Colour
- Grey
- Weight
- ~80 g
- Print time
- ~4.4 h
- Express shipping
- $20
More information
This is my Print in Place Distance Measuring Tool!
While not necessarily a precision tool, its just as fun to play with as with a tape measure!
See it in action here: https://youtu.be/XR5OKNrGnmc
How to print:
-Use 0.2mm layer height or finer!
-NO supports
-PLA-Recomended
-The "point marked" version is slightly easier to print. but still quite difficult.
-Clearances in this part are 0.3mm. add Horizontal expansion compensation as required.
How to use
-Step 0) Marking and prep: If you chose to print the friction weld version, you will need to friction weld a piece of 1.75mm filament into at-least one of the cycloid holes.
Using a rubber band to avoid the wheel from slipping is a good idea. (see video)
-Step 1) Zero out the tool: make sure the arrow on the grip is pointing straight down at the surface you want to measure. And that the mark (or letter) on the cycloid is in the zero position. (shown in video)
-Step 2) Measure: Roll the tool along the surface. Make sure you chose the correct rolling direction! There are arrows on the top indicating the rotational direction.
-Step 3a) read the "rest" measurement:
See picture, if the wheel doesn't stop with the grip-arrow pointing exactly at the Zero position, you will have to calculate how far past it it rolled. since the Wheel has 17-pins, you simply divide the "number of pins past 0" with 17. in the example shown, its 3 pins past 0. this means our rest is (3/17) X 0.25m
-Step 3b) read the full rotations measurement:
See the last picture. Now that we know our rest, we can rotate the wheel back to zero, and count how many full rotations the wheel has done. this we do by counting the cycloidal marks between our initial mark, and the current zero. in this case its 6. That leaves us with 6 X 0.25m for this step.
-Step 4) add up the rest and full rotation:
no simply ad the 2 together:
(3/17)x 0.25m + 6 x 0.25m=
((3/17)+6) x 0.25m = 1.544m
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Design and description by SunShine , licensed CC-BY.
Frequently asked
How long does shipping take?
Print in Place- Distance Measuring Roll Tool is printed to order. Lead time is typically 1-3 business days plus 1-4 days NZ shipping. Standard NZ shipping is $10, free over $75.
What material is this printed in?
By default this is printed in High-Detail Resin (8K) at 0.025 mm layer height on an MSLA resin printer. Custom material and colour swaps are available, just leave a note at checkout.
Can I get this in a different colour?
Yes. Every product can be printed in any of the resin colours we stock, or hand-painted on request. Leave a note at checkout or email [email protected].
Do you ship outside of New Zealand?
Currently New Zealand only. Australian shipping is coming.
Who designed this?
Designed by an independent sculptor and licensed for commercial printing. The original is linked on this page.
