6. Attach the second frame.
Second frame
Joints
Crankshaft
7. Attach legs to make three sets.
[3] Putting the body together
1. Attach the two body assemblies together.
Fold the rubber band into two loops, and position it so that
the tops of the frames pass through it.
Attach the second frame
firmly to the first frame, so
as to sandwich the legs that
you put together in Steps 2
to 5. Line up the three
joints on the frames, and
position the slot in the
middle of the frame so that
it snaps into place on the
central axis of the
crankshaft.
2. Insert the shafts (long) into the frames.
3. Attach the stoppers.
Stopper
[4] Attaching the wind turbine
Affix two strips of double-sided tape to
each of the T-shaped ends on the wind
turbine base. Remove the paper on one
side of the double-sided tape and affix
the tape over the protrusions on the
wind turbine base as shown in the
diagram below, but leave the paper on
the up side remaining for now. You
will end up affixing a total of 10 strips
of double-sided tape to the wind
turbine base.
Fold over about 1/3
of the double-sided
tape to make it
easier to remove it
from the paper
backing it comes on.
Double-sided tape
1. Attach the blades.
Remove the paper backing on the up
side of each strip of double-sided
tape, and attach each blade so that
the two holes on each blade line up
with the protrusions on the wind
turbine base. Do the same for all
five blades to attach them.
2. Insert the cogwheel shaft into the body.
Cogwheel shaft
3. Attach the cogwheels
After attaching the cogwheel (small) to the crankshaft axis, attach the
cogwheel (large) to the cogwheel shaft and push it in until it snaps into
place.
Cogwheel shaft
Crankshaft
Cogwheel (large)
Cogwheel
(small)
4. Attach the wind turbine.
Use the shaft (short) to attach the wind turbine to the stopper part on
the top of the frame on the side on which the cogwheels are attached.
Attach the tube (small) to the end of the shaft (short) to keep the wind
turbine in place and prevent it from falling out.
Wind turbine
Finished
Getting the Mini
Strandbeest to Walk
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Using wind to make it move
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Using the rotating shaft to make it move by hand
You can wave a round paper fan or
a folding fan toward it or use an
electric fan to blow air at it. Once
wind hits it, the Mini Strandbeest
will start walking toward the left
as seen from the side of the wind
turbine.
Use the tube (large) to connect the rotating shaft and flange together.
Remove the wind turbine from the Mini Strandbeest as the weight will
drag it down, and then insert the flange into the crankshaft. When you
turn the rotating shaft, the Mini Strandbeest will start to walk.
Flange
Tube (large)
When you turn the rotating
shaft, the Mini Strandbeest will
walk to the same direction in
which the shaft is being turned.
Be careful not to turn it so hard
that the tube gets too twisted.
Use the remaining parts to make one more assembly just like this.
Repeat Steps 2 to 6 until you
have assembled three pairs of
legs for a total of six legs on
four frames, connected to the
crankshaft. This completes
one half of the body of the
Mini Strandbeest.
Insert the shafts (long) into the holes on the frames shown in the diagram.
Adjust the shafts (long) so that they stick out on either end by a small amount.
After completing these adjustments, pull on each rubber band loop and hook
them around the
ends of the frames.
Attach the right and left sides of the body
together, making sure that the legs are not
positioned in the same way. If the legs are
all positioned the same way, turn the joint
on the crankshaft 180° on one side only.
Tube (small)
Shaft (short)
Rotating shaft
There are two extra
strips used as
spares.
* Check to make sure that the legs move
smoothly by turning the crankshaft. If the
legs do not move correctly, go back to Step 5
and check to make sure that the rods are in
the correct order.
* If the frames do not seem to be attached
together properly, make sure that each
frame is firmly attached to the crankshaft.
Turn the cogwheel shaft while
pushing on it to firmly attach
it.
Make sure to leave about 1
to 2 mm of space open
between the tube and the
wind turbine to ensure
that the wind turbine
rotates smoothly.
Attach the two body assemblies together, oriented so that the joints on
the frames and crankshaft face in the same direction. When attaching,
fold the rubber band over into a double loop, and position the loops in
between the joints on the tops of the frames on the assemblies.
Attach stoppers to the protrusions on the frames on either end of the
body (three on each side for a total of six).
Shaft (long)
Wind turbine base
Blade
Protrusions
Insert the cogwheel shaft into two frames on the body. Once you have
inserted it into the second frame, turn the cogwheel shaft 90° so that it
snaps into place.
