Dynamic layered laser cut animated spinners - SVG File

Overview: This project will consist of six fully laser cut animated fidget spinners. This page will outline the materials needed, basic instructions on how to make, assemble and use the animated spinners. Each of the 6 animated spinners will use this guide below. Additionally, the project will be fully detailed, and explained, over the course of 9 short videos set to be finished before 3/27/23. You will be able to create the first two spinners following the instructions below as soon as the first video is released. Materials List: 6 Colored cast Acrylic sheets: This is the main pack of acrylic used in this project. Although any 2mm material could technically be used. (optional) 3 Colored Glitter Acrylic: This acrylic is optional and I will be using it for the creative accents on some of the spinners. Bearings: You will need 1 R188 bearing for every spinner that you want to make. 10 Pack available here from amazon: These bearings work the best for seeing the animation as they have a very long spin time. Any R188 bearing would technically work as long as it spins well. Single sets with spinner caps available on our site here at Spinnermation.com: These are the same bearings as above, but they can be purchased individually from us and as a bonus include caps that are 3d printed specifically to work with the R188 bearings. Link from Spinnermation: A bottle of your favorite super glue. You pick. Any super glue will work. I know most makers have their favorite though. Files links, Cutting tips and assembly instructions Files Spinner 1: Fire Spinner.svg Spinner 2: Rainbow hearts spinner.svg Spinner 3: TBD Spinner 4: TBD Spinner 5: TBD Spinner 6: TBD Laser Cut Caps: Laser Cut caps.svg Bearing sizing test: (Optional Piece) Test for bearing fit.svg 3d Printable caps Cutting instructions and tips 1. (optional) A good way to run a test would be to cut the very small bearing fit file. This way you can test your cut settings and also test the fit of the bearing. You are looking for a snug fit once the spinner is assembled, so this piece will help you to figure out that fit. This is optional though. There is always glue if it’s loose or a file if it’s tight. 2. Cut out the spinner of your choice using the 2mm colored acrylic. This acrylic cuts really fast and easy on my laser, but your laser will likely be a different wattage than mine. You likely will need a different speed and power level than I did. For instance I am running the Omtech AF2028-80 80 watt laser and I used 55% power at 22mm speed. Note: Peeling the film off of the acrylic before cutting is optional, however due to the intricate nature of some of the pieces peeling the film off afterwards can be tricky. Be careful. Note: Any 2mm material can be used. The acrylic above is what I used and includes all the colors I will be mentioning in this tutorial. 3. Cut or 3d print cap pieces. If you have a 3d printer, the 3d printed caps areslightly easier than the laser cut caps. The materials for the laser cut caps are listed in the file. You can honestly use any scrap material you have around for this or stack and glue pieces of the 2mm acrylic. The end goal is that you have a cap that looks similar to this. I would test whatever you use to cut out your cap nubs in the center of your bearing. You want a snug fit that is not too tight or too loose. Spinner Assembly Instructions So now that you have all of your pieces let's put one together. Assembly notes: The layers of the spinner are labeled in each of the files in stacking order. In this case the red is the bottom, the yellow in the middle and the white on top. The center hole in the layers serves a dual purpose. The first being it’s a key that will help you align the layers. The holes on the stack should line up as pictured below. They can only line up one way. Get these all aligned correctly before starting the gluing process, so you don’t accidentally glue the wrong side down. The other purpose for the hole is so that the bearing p

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