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Cycloidal Drives Made Easy: Design, Build, and Test with Fusion 360

Nelson Howe 15,626 10 months ago
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This video covers the concept, design, and build of 3D printed cycloidal drives, and why they're the best gearbox actuator. If you have any questions feel free to ask in the comments. Animations were used that are owned by - @HowToMechatronics - I do not own the rights to these animations. Cycloidal Drive API: https://github.com/woodenCaliper/CycloidalDrive SolidWorks Cycloidal Drive (Omar Younis): https://blogs.solidworks.com/teacher/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/Building-a-Cycloidal-Drive-with-SOLIDWORKS.pdf My GitHub: https://github.com/H0W3 Parts List: - NEMA23 Stepper Motor - TB6600 Driver - PLA+ Filament - Nylon Spacers - Ball Bearings - M3 Screws 00:00 - Intro to Cycloidal Drives 00:38 - Understanding Cycloidal Drives 01:45 - Inside a Cycloidal Drive 03:00 - idk 03:59 - Understanding Eccentricity 05:08 - Designing Cycloidal Drives 06:36 - Designing in Fusion360 07:41 - Implementation of Bearings (Budget) 08:51 - Building my Cycloidal Gearbox 10:37 - Testing my Cycloidal Gearbox Music: New Life - Noire

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