Maker Project - Elliptigo Modification

More information on the Kinetic Sculpture Race: Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race: https://www.avam.org/kinetic

This is the contraption I'm modifying: Outdoor Elliptical Bikes and Stand Up Bikes: elliptigo.com



This video's part of my Maker Skills - trying to show off not what a professional can do, but what's out there for hobbyists.  I thought modeling a large organic shape would take hours, and modeling the whole elliptigo certainly would take some time - but with Fusion 360's Canvas tool and a few bezier curves, you can get a nice enough approximation in a few minutes.  I'd like to showcase more hobbyist type skills - the goal being to turn everyday folks into makers.  I did use my Prusa XL Beta machine, but it's not needed for the battery mount - just for the seat mount. Printed the parts with a .8mm nozzle so that they'd be strong enough to sit on :-). And yes, I intend to use my modded Elliptigo as transportation post-race; maybe with an added method to carry groceries or something.


This is kind of a niche video... but it's a problem I've run across many times - how do you match a 3d print to an organic shape?  Transforming the Elliptigo from an exercise bike to a powered support vehicle was mostly because it looks cool and different, which is a huge plus for the Kinetic Sculpture Race.  It's largely Art of the sake of Art, which is really driving my making lately.

Once the race is over I'll have more time to get back to the part ejecting printers :-)


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