#Balancing a 3D printed fan

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vague acorn
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I printed a fan blade of my own design and it's not quite balanced. Does anybody have any tips for balancing it?

brazen citrusBOT
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AI Help

To balance a 3D printed fan blade, you can try the following steps:

  1. Use a small piece of clay or putty to add weight to the lighter side of the blade.
  2. Trim or sand down the heavier side of the blade to reduce its weight.
  3. Measure the weight of each side using a scale to ensure they are balanced.
  4. Test the fan blade on the motor and make adjustments as needed until it spins smoothly.

Good luck with balancing your fan blade!

WARNING: This response is AI generated and may contain errors.
vague acorn
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I was thinking of just balancing it on a rivet or something else small and just seeing which sides need material removed.

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Just trying to reduce noise, doesn't need to be perfect

strange prawn
vague acorn
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i was just a little worried about kick back ngl

strange prawn
vague acorn
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lol

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how would you recommend mounting it horizontally? i don't really have anything close to a lathe live center or anything

strange prawn
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Dont shave of lenght

strange prawn
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Needle

vague acorn
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oh yeah i do have nails

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so just fan on top of nail and spin until balanced?

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im just confused about the horizontal part tbh

strange prawn
vague acorn
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yeah just trying to think about how to do thay

strange prawn
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if your motor is free to spin without impeding the rotation too much mount it there

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Just spin manually

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Otherwise print a mount or use a vise or a clamp

vague acorn
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aight, then just rotate to each blade and measure to common point beneath them? Then shave off from somewhere that's not the length of the fan? Sounds doable

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my motor doesn't spin super freely, but i think i might be able to do that

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i'll try another mounting method if it doesn't work

strange prawn
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Mark all blades with a marker (1,2,3 etc) so you can keep track

vague acorn
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i kinda maybe jacked up one of the brass bushings when i was disassembling it to learn 👀

strange prawn
vague acorn
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aight, thanks so much ❤️