Motorized Yarn Winder

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Motorized version of Matthew's printable wool winder. Thank you for doing most of the work on the design! A few points: - I used PU belt tubing instead of O-rings. Easy to customize the diameter of the belt and cheap. Video guide I used to easily and cheaply join PU tubing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMqMYwPw2Cc Even with a bad joining on my first attempt, I could not break the joint apart! Impressive. Tubing I bought: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07S7W36WB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - Gearing is a little reduced (takes about 2 rotations of the motor to rotate the spindle once) - Spindle will cause the unit to wobble considerably at high RPM. I put rubber feet on it which solves the problem at low revs (about the same speed as hand winding). At blazing revs, it will need to be mounted to a surface. Counter weights help slightly. - Even though Matthew has a yarn guide stl file, I highly highly recommend either bending a wire into the shape pictured. Or 3D printing a guide where the yarn can escape from if there is a tangle. - Recommendation: use a timing belt around the spindle base and a corresponding 3D printed toothed cone. At high RPM, the current belt slips on the cone. All in, this piece cost me ~$80 in parts. In addition to $18 for a propane torch for the PU belt. A far cry away from the $270-350 versions online.