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"Mac N' Cheese", a 3D Printed Automaton Illusion

The second of my 3D printed "illusion" themed automata.

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"Mac N' Cheese" is my second in a series of "illusion" themed automata. The mechanism uses a single N20 100RPM gear motor driving gears, cams and levers to perform the "illusion" of a mouse consuming a cheese makers cheese.

"Mac" is a cheese inspector, and "Cheese" is his nemesis, and a press of the button animates Mac's ongoing difficulty with Cheese's appetite.

This 3D printed automata is the second in a series of "illusion" themed automata I've been working on. The model was inspired by positivelycreated's "Say Cheese" automaton along with our grandkids "bug eyed squishy frog" bathtub toy.

Video of final results here: https://youtu.be/2wOKQ8bfXhI

Video of project update is here: https:/

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Pops wrote 12/03/2020 at 15:33 • point

Dan,

Do you ever share or sell any of the .sti files for your creations?
Gosh, they are so fantastic.

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Greg Zumwalt wrote 12/03/2020 at 18:34 • point

Hi Pops,

Your comment to Dan showed up in my feed, and I'm not sure if you intended this message for Me or Dan Maloney.

If me, I do publish the .stl files usually on Instructables, YouMagine, Cults3D and MyMiniFactory.

Greg

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Greg Zumwalt wrote 04/13/2020 at 22:00 • point

Hi Dan!


I'm finishing 3D printing and assembling the remaining parts, and then I'll publish the design and files.

I've seen similar mechanisms but never was able to get close enough to see how they worked, so I had to reinvent the wheel so to speak.

Thanks very much!

Greg

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Dan Maloney wrote 04/13/2020 at 21:04 • point

I'd love to see more of the mechanism - not clear from the video how it works. Great stuff!

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Greg Zumwalt wrote 04/18/2020 at 14:48 • point

Hi Dan!

It's now finished so you can view the mechanism!  Hint:  magnets.

Greg

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