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OSAT Pulley Assembly

Project developed by Lucas Wilder (talk) 17:20, 30 November 2014 (PST)

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Abstract

• This OSAT is a heavy-duty pulley that can be used to raise water from a well ^[1]. This pulley can be customized to any desired size, and can be paired with multiples of itself to further increase mechanical advantage.

Bill of Materials

• The wheel and mount are designed to be printed in PLA or ABS, and the parts are customizable to any desired metric bolt size from M4 to M10.
• The parts can be customized here: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:571542, and source files are also found here: http://libre3d.com/category/569/Hand-Tools/listings/801/OSAT-Pulley.html
• Total BOM: Printed mount, printed pulley wheel, 1 bolt for the shaft, 1 nut.

Tools needed for fabrication of the OSAT

• MOST Delta RepRap or similar RepRap 3-D printer

Skills and Knowledge Necessary to Make the OSAT

• Ability to operate a 3D printer and Thingiverse Customizer.

Technical Specifications and Assembly Instructions

• Assembly instructions with images can be found here: http://imgur.com/a/5Ilmk
• Print time estimate: ~4 hours, depending on the parameters entered.
• Assembly time estimate: 2 minutes

Common Problems and Solutions

• Did not experience any issues

Cost savings

• Fully customizable size: Priceless
• OSAT Total Cost: Printed parts ($1.86) + hardware($0.74) = $2.60
• Closest commercial equivalent: http://goo.gl/ClkS1T
• $8.90 savings and 77.4% savings

References