https://petit-avion.varas-genestier.net/Want a petit-avion?enContents © 2023 <a href="mailto:petit.avion@varas-genestier.net">François Varas</a> <a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/?ref=chooser-v1"> <img alt="Creative Commons License BY-SA" style="border-width:0; margin-bottom:12px;" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-sa/4.0/88x31.png"></a>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 21:36:09 GMTNikola (getnikola.com)http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttps://petit-avion.varas-genestier.net/posts/le-petit-avion/François Varas<dl> <dt>It all started when I saw this tweet:</dt> <dd><p> </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="fr" data-theme="dark"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">Ah! J’ai enfin trouvé comment attacher le petit avion de guidon que m’avait offert mon frangin ! <a href="https://t.co/9Lbajl433f">pic.twitter.com/9Lbajl433f</a></p>— Cycliste Urbain (@CyclisteUrbain) <a href="https://twitter.com/CyclisteUrbain/status/1509075952252428290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">30 mars 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </dd> <dt>Then, I did my own version:</dt> <dd><p> </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">Je pose ça là. <a href="https://t.co/rw09XS1uMI">pic.twitter.com/rw09XS1uMI</a></p>— Fran "Underachiever" Varas (@ignorantcowboy) <a href="https://twitter.com/ignorantcowboy/status/1510294388638949380?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </dd> <dt>Which I decided to share:</dt> <dd><p>Pictures of a build and the STL files are available on <a class="reference external" href="https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/gadget/petit-avion-yes-in-french">Cultsd3.com</a> FreeCAD files are available on <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/tatic0/3Dprintable-toy-plane">github</a></p> </dd> <dt>And I also decided to print it for people that can't 3D print.</dt> <dd><div class="line-block"> <div class="line">I got so many requests on the first weeks after my tweet, that I spend most of April and May 2022 printing non-stop. It was amazing.</div> <div class="line">Every picture I see makes me super happy.</div> <div class="line">I started printing again mid June 2022, some of the planes were shipped even to Belgium :)</div> </div> </dd> <dt>Design</dt> <dd><p>All the design is made using Open Source software, mainly <a class="reference external" href="https://www.freecadweb.org/">FreeCAD</a></p> </dd> </dl> <table> <tbody> <tr><td><a class="reference external image-reference" href="https://petit-avion.varas-genestier.net/images/freecad01.png"><img alt="/images/freecad01.thumbnail.png" src="https://petit-avion.varas-genestier.net/images/freecad01.thumbnail.png"></a> </td> <td><a class="reference external image-reference" href="https://petit-avion.varas-genestier.net/images/freecad02.png"><img alt="/images/freecad02.thumbnail.png" src="https://petit-avion.varas-genestier.net/images/freecad02.thumbnail.png"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2"><a class="reference external image-reference" href="https://petit-avion.varas-genestier.net/images/freecad03.png"><img alt="/images/freecad03.thumbnail.png" src="https://petit-avion.varas-genestier.net/images/freecad03.thumbnail.png"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <dl class="simple"> <dt>3DPrinting</dt> <dd><p>This is how the planes are printed (time lapse) <video width="800" controls muted> <source src="https://petit-avion.varas-genestier.net/CCR10_toy-plane-body_20220625214504.mp4" type="video/mp4"> <source src="https://petit-avion.varas-genestier.net/CCR10_toy-plane-body_20220625214504.m4v" type="video/mp4"> Your browser does not support HTML video. </source></source></video> </p> </dd> <dt>PLA available colors</dt> <dd><p>Avalability will change over time.</p> </dd> </dl> <a class="reference external image-reference" href="https://petit-avion.varas-genestier.net/images/PLA-available-colors.png"><img alt="/images/PLA-available-colors.thumbnail.png" src="https://petit-avion.varas-genestier.net/images/PLA-available-colors.thumbnail.png"></a> <p>You can follow my adventures on <a rel="me" href="https://masto.bike/@alter_unicorn">Mastodon</a> or send an email to <a class="reference external" href="mailto:petit.avion@varas-genestier.net">petit.avion@varas-genestier.net</a> if you want a petit-avion or just to say "Hi".</p>https://petit-avion.varas-genestier.net/posts/le-petit-avion/Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:43:35 GMT