Summary

Students will design and print propellers to add to their maglev cars, experimenting with ways to increase speed.

Print Settings

Supports:

Yes

                <strong>Filament:</strong> makerbot pla                any                    <br>                        <p class="detail-setting notes"><strong>Notes: </strong>                    </p><div><p>Students may want to sand down blades after removing supports.</p></div>

Post-Printing

Printed Propeller

            <p class="detail-image"><img src="https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/d3/43/07/42/26/IMG_5285.JPG"></p>                <p class="detail-caption"><strong>Printed Propeller attached to DC motor</strong></p>            <p class="detail-image"><img src="https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/35/ba/b5/dd/65/IMG_5286.JPG"></p>

How I Designed This

I modeled the propeller after a small fan propeller from the dollar store. I decided to add 4 blades instead of the 2 blades. This may be something that students want to experiment with.

Propeller for Maglev Car