Build-a-VAWT

[@miscreanity]

Your enthusiasm and cheerful demeanor are fantastic. Much love and encouragement, God bless!

[@vladyslavsmirnov1875]

The "0.6 nozzle prints 1.2 wall in two fast passes" part speaks deeply to my soul, weird walls annoy me too! 💛

[@GeneralGorrilla]

My unending struggles with the old Ultimaker VAWT model led me here! You're the man Chris, can't wait to try this out.

[@christophersfactory]

Love to hear it! I'm really proud of the design, it works well, it fits together, doesn't break the bank on plastic -- I hope the project takes off and can't wait to give updates on motor mounts and such. Thanks for checking it out and leaving a comment. Cheers

[@josephanderson5966]

I just came across this on Instagram and followed here. I really like this and how you made it open source. That says volumes about character. Looking forward to trying this and want to see your small motor and large gear video. As you say “I’m jazzed”

[@christophersfactory]

H*ck yeah! I'm really excited about it, hoping it takes off and others design more fun parts for it

[@nicholashaworth4110]

I had to check my settings as I thought the video was playing fast. Caffeine explains it! I loved that you said to make a wind turbine into a windmill - the joy of semantics.

[@christophersfactory]

Hahaha. Caffeine + passion = talking at lightspeed and peaking my mic from excitement. And yes! Semantics is a joy! 😂

[@newdan526]

No Patreon? So I can’t give you money? You do deserve a buck from everyone. It’s not about getting undeserved riches, it’s about being sustainable on more than your enthusiasm. If people are asking to support you, you should let them.

[@christophersfactory]

I really appreciate that, that's kind of you to say. I'll try to think of what more I could provide if I were to make one. Thank you

[@koanbonwa]

​@christophersfactory literally put all donations into a video project slush fund. Maybe have members vote to choose what projects get attention... or have them fight over it in an arena and stream that. I'd watch tech geeks get medieval. 😂

[@Yogamannn]

@@christophersfactoryyou sell these parts?? I dont got a 3d printer

[@christophersfactory]

@@koanbonwa Just saw this, but this is such a good idea

[@MarvelPeru]

I was making some eolic turbine, making work and did some good tests, my son told me about someone else making turbines, and I found you, cool channel, your work looks great!

[@nukeacola7423]

Honestly I think what your doing is absolutely amazing please keep doing what you love.

[@evanbarnes9984]

Beautiful work man! I love watching your channel and projects grow.

[@christophersfactory]

Thank you! I'm having a lot of fun making this content. Thanks for being with me from the beginning!

[@fatchunk3678]

You’re my new favourite KZbinr, I’m going to take part in this project, I think with the fact solar is so ,inch more efficient, the way this can be truly useful is as a more effective way to power solar powered fairy lights, the panels on them fail so quickly and are so small. I’m excited about this, I would be so wrapped if I could power some nice lights for my balcony area. As part of,the project, we could even print a battery housing to house some cells and a bms? Like a deep cell batter on a tiny scale, we could even incorporate usb so that it can be used to charge devices in an emergency!

[@gauravmahajan448]

You got my subscription and like in 1.4 42 seconds an honest baking I didn't know you were existed before today I love your project, I am kinda using your project for a lot of things😂😂😂 best of luck😅

[@mr.stephenchase7533]

Appreciate you man.

[@Allexz]

Dude, i have never seen you before, this is the first video and you instantly had me smiling and followed orders and liked the video. At 1:06 i subbed without checking your list of videos. You might just be the one! :D

[@ivanalailadrobna]

I love the project and your shirt!

[@christophersfactory]

Thank you!

[@pthomas5678]

very good idea! Love the modularity. You ask for sugestions, perhaps a way to use two plastic bottles. Disks you screw bottles into at slight angle, combine two bottles and cut out the wind pocket. I'm thinking the longest part is printing the surface,why not use something already printed and free.

[@kenisthistoo7499]

Wooh! Happy printing!

[@christophersfactory]

You as well my friend!

[@borderlessniko]

So cool! sent this to a few people too!

[@hexeeb]

Your enthusiasm. 🔥🔥🔥

[@Side85Winder]

A project update/ review of its output would be nice. How does this compare in efficiency vs a standard upright wt? I am not really into making one but love seeing people really embrace the 3d printing open source culture. Your design using very standard parts is amazing and really well thought out. Making a magnetic levitated vawt would be a amazing update for the community 👍.

[@anittalux23]

I totally agree. And what's the output energy does it provide?

[@abdessamedbahira1027]

This was super awesome, love your passion and excitement as well.

[@andrewgotlost]

KZbin just suggested this. Thank you!

[@mintabi]

So beautiful windmill.

[@christophersfactory]

Thank you! I think it looks pretty good!

[@robertwehner6148]

Questions on gearing; once the VAWT is built and mounted with shaft and bearing casings, do you have printable Gear Part(s) that can perform various ratios and be connected to an existing electric generating motor? A printable Box with gears & shaft mountings would be really awesome as well, so the entire turbine structure could be printed (except bearings and shaft I guess). Is this already available? I'm late to the game, sorry if I'm repeating others' question(s). Also - is this scalable to make a larger one? And of course, thanks for your initiative.

[@raspberryicedtea8426]

this is gonna change a lot of things

[@IN-FINITE_WISDOM]

Enjoyed the video. Thanks!

[@Irobert1115HD]

honestly its a redesign of the already existing savonius rotor/turbine but the idea to make it expanadable and to connect varied rotor shapes has something. it also allows the things to look better wich might help to warm up folks to balcony power plants.

[@hu5116]

Great video! You might be onto something here!

[@PaulHenreid]

good engineering - thank you for sharing

[@هشامسعيد-ح8م]

Best guy❤ from Egypt

[@Wizzkid100]

Fantastic mate, you have made this so easy for us. All your files print perfect also. What with the version 2 parts also, want to say thank you!.

[@garrysaye]

Great design thank you for sharing.

[@jeremyhill4817]

Instead of ca glue you could make a connector at the top and bottom by dividing the edge of each blade in thirds and offset the middle top and offset the sides on the bottom. ( You possibly wouldn't need the pegs at the center)

[@MrRuard]

Thanks

[@christophersfactory]

Thank you!! This is my first Super Thanks ever! :) :) Thank you so so much.

[@MrRuard]

You doing a great job, keep it up !!!

[@yasirrakhurrafat1142]

Unironically . I don't have a life and .. watch your channel regularly . But I intend to keep doin the latter part .

[@christophersfactory]

Hahaha. You're the best. Thanks for supporting Christopher's Factory ;)

[@Voidy123]

I've built double and triple blade designs similar than this but with spiralize or vase mode that are 200 mm diameter by 200 mm that will just fit on my ender 3, a section only takes 5 hours to print, they are super light and quite strong, incorporate skater bearings and can fit on top of each other, they use 98g of pla at a time. I over extrude to cause the sides to fuse.

[@GoingtoHecq]

I like that it looks like a popsicle

[@dailybusiness8162]

Ah, good YT algorithm! Presented your short, subbed, watched the full video. Always a bit into wind generators for my off-grid van-life thingy - but did not find anything that would make sense so far. Plus, being affordable. Rotors would be to big, mainly to carry around and install. And main thing, the energy gain would be too low, if your not right by the sea. A 3D printed version could be worth the try, and this is my suggestion: A wind generator, maybe of your kind or different, attached to the end corner of a van (roof railings) that can be mounted/dismounted easily and packed small. Maybe a clip/fold/stack.. eg system. What about something like that?

[@grahamwood3105]

very very good keep going. please make more

[@scatdawg1]

Well layed out video!! Very informative don't give up on yourself!!

[@christophersfactory]

Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@kurtuetz3195]

Looks strai ght fwd, very good. Has it been tested?

[@linwoodnymph6113]

Would this be able to be adapted for on top of a van to generate electricity to charge batteries even while driving? Would be handy on a cloudy or windy day to recharge power supplies.

[@Happytimeloops]

Found on TikTok and headed over.

Since I watched your video on the Betz limit, I'm wondering - how efficient is the Build-a-VAWT turbine? Sure, it might come in different configs, but I'm still interested at least in "range" for the most common ones & even more for explanation of measuring it.

[@pickle3719]

Had a idea. instead of just one wind catcher on each end have one on each section on the bottom so it would be more stable while printing and catch more wind. I don't know if this would work or not, just a thought. If it works out or not good luck. There is a guy out there who sells wind tuebine/ solar power systems because in his words solar only workes 10 hours a day while wind can work all day long if you are in the right location.

[@garionsauer9299]

Your a genius

[@CloamkerPoker]

God tier gold ur doing good man

[@draygerard4550]

my man knows how ppl think :')

[@alienatheart]

Looking forward to where this is going

[@christophersfactory]

Thanks! Update video later this week. :)

[@alexandertouchdown8737]

Like the project! Is there any project or documentation on how to regulate the voltage coming out the stepper? I'd like to charge my power bank with a VAWT but I don't think stepper direct to battery is gonna cut it.

[@LauraJayne64]

Followed from FB. Trying to figure how I can put a bunch in my yard

[@pickle3719]

Try clear or iridecent plastic. Will make it look like a art peace.

[@theGoldyMan]

I'm really interested in building my own wind turbine. I came across another 3d printed turbine pattern. It was called Ugrinsky Turbine. I would really love to use some implementation of that pattern using different angles. My skills in 3d drawing tools are limited.

[@silverpc4611]

my thoughts are rather then making a wind generator. make a gravity generator with compound gears and maybe a flywheel. you make the gear ratios so the first gear that has a weight, will spin slowly for 12 to 24 hours. while last gear is spinning at say 1000-4000 rpm turning the generator.

[@Zo-hc2fn]

I am considering a vertical axis wind turbine that looks exactly like a tree, I call it : e-tree, the trunk of the e-tree is brown, the spinning blades are green , on the trunk of the e-tree, there are features of : wifi/mobile network, light and power outlet, to charge a car for example

[@Sledge7.62x51]

are the parts with a twist better than the straight fins or whats more efficient?

[@UpcomingJedi]

So how long does it take for the plastic to degrade in the sun?

[@daydreamer0213]

Where can I find the green mount that attaches to the rail of the balcony? I don't see it on the thingiverse file.

[@vadivelanellappan42]

Open air all rotate nice. With load Cog effect imply.. how it rotate it's matter . I'm looking for 5 m/s efficiency blade.

[@Earthmadegarden]

Dude this is awesome! I’m going to print one of these soon. Do you use a specific charge controller for this or could I just run it directly into my battery bank? It would be cool to add to my off grid solar system just to help supplement a bit more power.

[@christophersfactory]

I make my own charge controllers -- Check out my video called "Using Stepper Motors as Generators." I feed it into two KBP-307 ICs and regulate to 5.5V :)

[@Earthmadegarden]

@@christophersfactory awesome, I’ll check it out!

[@nickenomics]

Cool project cool shirt

[@christophersfactory]

Thanks!

[@Somebeanwhoexists]

I love the idea of one on one, also maybe just long arms for more torque?

[@christophersfactory]

That's definitely a possibility. One thing I want to experiment with is multiple diameters of wings. Right now, I'm the only one making parts and all I've made is with the standard diameter, but it might be cool to have one that ebbs and flows outward!

[@CodeF53]

Saw on shorts, came here Was hoping for efficiency analysis

[@MrKahrum]

wind powered coffee grinder

[@kiwiaus]

Have you looked into this design... LIAM F1 UWT ... Archimedes screw inspired

[@EmeliaBelle]

i really want to be able to build one to make electricity but i cannot figure out how i'd put the motor on, etc

[@pinkfloydvk]

Great video. Can run the printer on Linux

[@stephenday9521]

Im just curious about how much power it can produce

[@MAGATRON-DESTROY]

I design wind turbines and generators but I don't have a 3D printer yet and I'm wondering if anyone knows where to find good used ones that are cheap

[@tedo3332]

BambuLabs... It just prints... If you want to be in the 3D printer hobby then get a Voron, but for something that just prints out of the box get a BambuLabs

[@markrumrey790]

Would have been nice to have the CAD files also even better would be Fusion 360 files but interesting video!!

[@graphguy]

Can you scale the VAWT, than can be printed 3d that can charge 100 amp battery? :)

[@christophersfactory]

100 amps is pretty bold, but with any luck, I'll be out of this apartment before too long and go somewhere that has more space for me to build huge windmills! Thanks for always supporting this channel, GraphGuy :)

[@bluedart12]

love what you are doing here but i would not print it in PLA+, i did that with a windmill that i am working on in my first version and it just about melted outside in the sun and my blades are thicker then yours. i ended up using PETG and that has lasted months now.

[@christophersfactory]

Interesting, definitely worth a shot. I've had a couple windmills that were 3D printed and did well enough in PLA+. I should put one of each outside and do a comparison after a year

[@TechdoLiberal]

So in the end how many volts/watts can you get out of it?

[@1zebracrossing]

Diy and then tell them mod yours better to get more juice

[@alternativeenergyresearch4857]

How i can built 1 kw wind turbine at low rpm i tried with dc big dc motor failed

[@jordanboudreau7382]

How much power can one of these generate?

[@garymyers6638]

how do you get vout out of VAWT? It should sound like Vaught.

[@draygerard4550]

can you have several different types of turbines next to eachother

[@GarrettBShaw]

Need a discord for people to share creations with each other related to your projects

[@Chaielectric]

What are the gears for?

[@smike2657]

I love you

[@JamieKhau]

I don't think that's how chronologically works, but okay, I'll try building one; maybe after you show how to generate electricity from it first

[@christophersfactory]

Organized chronologically by importance, meaning most important comes first :)

[@yasirrakhurrafat1142]

Hey bro , I mean to bother you a bit . Apology . But can you try . Make a smaller ( mini ) turbine that is highly sensitive to wind . And turns vertically and horizontally to the exact direction . And the bigger turbine follows the smaller one's direction . I wanna know if this is worth doing at all . Also make a two way to one way gear , so if your vertical turbine rotates in the wrong direction .. it still generates power . I'm suggesting too much . It seems like too much to ask , sorry . But maybe worth considering ?

[@christophersfactory]

Interesting -- Do you mean almost like a gyroscope? It has a horizontal component and a vertical component on one body? It's a neat idea, worth trying for sure :)

[@yasirrakhurrafat1142]

@@christophersfactory yes ! Kinda like the sun/photon tracker or Holocaust sensor ? But for turbine . How efficient do you say is the vertical turbine though , Compared to the horizontal one ?

[@DesignbyNilsson]

You really can talk... :0

[@christophersfactory]

It's both a blessing and a curse! I never shut up, even in real life!

[@graphguy]

Scrub your videos? Ha, ha never! ;)

[@christophersfactory]

;)

[@velvia7880]

You should share STEP files, so it's easier to remix and edit :)

[@OG_theroofdoctor]

Ok so I have a very interesting idea. Why don’t you make a wind turbine that powers, a desk fan, but point the desk fan at the wind turbine so that the wind turbine sends power to the desk fan and the desk fan powers to the wind turbine, in theory, the wind turbine, and the fan should spin forever.

[@dancruz7319]

Unfortunately you lose power to inefficient power conversions. When the turbine generator turns and creates electricity it would lose some of the energy that was present in the wind from the fan. The fan itself also loses some energy from friction and potentially other vampire draws in its circuit. In the end the lost energy would cause the fan to stop. Not a bad idea in initial principle, but there is a lot more going on in a energy system, that can leech energy and cause perpetual motion to stop.

[@MrDannyhux]

I think you solved the problem of perpetual motion. Praise be to ye.

[@JackOfAllTrades0404]

“Mr president, they’re collaborating without a profit incentive, purely for the betterment of humanity, time to start a new 🐂💩 war?”

[@tedo3332]

Anyone try this in PETG which I find works better outside.

[@aaronvandagriff332]

What if you had a wind tunnel and made the most efficient wind tunnel possible.

[@christophersfactory]

Having a wind tunnel in my future home would be a dream come true :')

[@mjodr]

Totally missed the opportunity to pronounce it "Build a VWHAT!?" Like 'what?'

[@BenEehayeh]

These references should help you improve your designs. Robert Murray Smith is one of my favorite tinkerers. Home Brew Wind Power Axial Flux Generator kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWW7Xp2fgtyFkM0 Archemedes Screw Wind Turbine Generator kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKjWoX-tbLaKp7s Vertical Axis Helix Wind Turbine VAWT kzbin.info/www/bejne/aX7Pm2Smj953d6c What if the generator were inside of the blades, where the blades move the magnet rotors? The vertical height of the blades, the central hub, to be where the generator is.

[@b.b.3260]

I wonder how much energy do you think one of these will make? People will want to support you monetarily for nothing in return.

[@Kingofgibraltar]

LEGO!! NOT LEGOS - Sorry for being petty. Its a pet hate of mine.

[@pangrac1]

Gimmick which didnt create any energy for you. Ineffective waste of time.

[@christophersfactory]

Lol?

[@pangrac1]

@@christophersfactory So how much kWh it made for you?

[@Kolgezen]

scam