Who can print 6 Fisher-price-explorer-wheels for me?

[willem 1]

Hi to all,

I made the original file, based on measurements an 1,5 hour of work in Autocad.

The export did seem to complex for printing, and therefore mr. Reedijk took my wireframe model, and remodelled it in Vectorworks.

I will try to get it, So GR5 can share it with everyone.

How to replace the wheel mechanically, this is the explanation in Dutch, I will post a picture later, that might be easier than translating.

Kind regards,

Willem

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Je moet wel zelf de blinde kop van de as slijpen, een gat boren in de kop van de as, en een binnendraad trekken.

Hierin kan je dan een zeskantboutje M3 draaien en met een miniscuul rondelletje (sluitring) het wiel vast zetten.

Ik heb wat kopervet op de as gedaan, me dunkt is dit goed voor de komende 30 jaar.

Merk op dat de wielen relatief zwaar zijn, omdat de geometrie te moeilijk was om als een dunwandig element te plotten.

Als je er zes nodig hebt zou ik dit alsnog onderzoeken.

[gr5 2,172]

hreedijk sent me the file. It's up on youmagine now:

https://www.youmagine.com/designs/fisher-price-explorer-wheel

[kmanstudios 1,120]

hreedijk sent me the file.  It's up on youmagine now:

https://www.youmagine.com/designs/fisher-price-explorer-wheel

My thanks to you both. That is a nice model. Kudos to the modeler(s) and the cleanliness of which it bears. Nice to see such work.

I do not have any fisher price toys, but I do enjoy and appreciate such nice modeling.

[KrisT 0]

Hi,

thank you for the file. i just downloaded it.

is there someone who has a 3d Printer who would print the wheels for me ?

:-)

[gr5 2,172]

3dhubs.org will do this for you!

[Maggilein 0]

Thank you sooo much for your work an sharing the file!!!

Cheers from Germany!

[imbrechtsjurgen 0]

Thanks to @GR5 @hreedijk for uploading and the work.

My mom reminded me about the fisher price with the broken wheels in the attic so I came back here to check if there was any update.

Will start printing this week, will let you know if there's an update.

[gr5 2,172]

@imbrechtsjurgen - if your wheels work out well maybe you can contact KrisT.

[stephaluche 0]

Hi

Anybody know how i can remove the old wheels ???? Is it glue ? I have tried everything but i cant remove them.

[willem 1]

Hi stephaluche,

 

I guess the person I bought my Explorer from ( my mom gave away mine) just chopped the axl with big Pincers, and then grinded the end a bit to get a flat surface.

 

In the post from GR5 you can see a picture of how you can mount the printed wheel.

 

It takes some skills + the right equipment....so check your network if necessary.

 

Succes, and please post a picture of the result.

 

Kind regards,

 

Willem.

[Eddyvitesse 0]

Hallo bedankt voor de download ik vraag aan iemand die ik ken om een wiel te maken.

De wielen heb ik met 2 metalen plaatjes links en rechts van het wiel afgepenst en zo kwam het wiel en de as er gewoon uit.

mvg

[basvanp 0]

On 1/14/2019 at 9:10 PM, willem said:

Hi stephaluche,

 

I guess the person I bought my Explorer from ( my mom gave away mine) just chopped the axl with big Pincers, and then grinded the end a bit to get a flat surface.

 

In the post from GR5 you can see a picture of how you can mount the printed wheel.

 

It takes some skills + the right equipment....so check your network if necessary.

 

Succes, and please post a picture of the result.

 

Kind regards,

 

Willem.

 

Ik probeer via 3dhubs te printen, maar welk materiaal moet ik kiezen? Ik heb nu Nylon, HPPA 12 en 1 print kost maar liefst €165.21. Doe ik dit juist of moeten er andere keuzes gemaakt worden voor de juiste print?

[Smithy 1,144]

Please write in English that all others can follow the thread as well.

 

Thanks!

[Mari 36]

On 7/15/2020 at 12:10 PM, basvanp said:

 

Ik probeer via 3dhubs te printen, maar welk materiaal moet ik kiezen? Ik heb nu Nylon, HPPA 12 en 1 print kost maar liefst €165.21. Doe ik dit juist of moeten er andere keuzes gemaakt worden voor de juiste print?

 

If you want them printed in Nylon... you will pay the price they ask for printing in Nylon...

Dutch: als je ze in Nylon geprint wilt hebben, zal je de prijs die ze daarvoor vragen moeten betalen...

 

If you choose for PLA one wheel will cost €29,51...

Dutch: als je voor PLA kiest kost 1 wiel €29,51...

 

If you order 2 or more, they will get cheaper...

Dutch: bestel je er 2 of meer dan worden ze goedkoper...

 

Edited July 16, 2020 by Mari

[Oliveros 11]

Why on earth does these wheels seem so popular?

 

Is this some sort of popular toy?

[geert_2 557]

14 hours ago, Oliveros said:

Why on earth does these wheels seem so popular?

 

Is this some sort of popular toy?

 

I have also been wondering about that. I have seen the toy a couple of times, yes. But I think with a bit of searching in a hobby-shop or brico-shop, people should be able to find replacement wheels, like the standard wheels for shopping carts, or chairs,...

 

Anyway, 3D-printing them will be an excellent test of layer-bonding. If kids can't destroy it, then nothing will.  :-)

 

[Oliveros 11]

Lol, for sure.

 

It just seems like it's really popular, I say that only having seen it here, but I'm just surprised so many people went through the trouble of signing up here JUST for that.

[SarahVR 0]

Hi All, 

I have read this conversation with a lot of interest. I live in Belgium (Brussels), and our Fisher Price Explorer's wheels are beyond repair. I would be very interested to know if someone can help printing four wheels, and at what price that would be? Thanks again for any feedback/help!

Best wishes, and happy winter greetings to all!

Sarah 

[geert_2 557]

I think the easiest, cheapest and fastest solution would be to go to a brico-shop, section "cart wheels". Wheels with a 100mm diameter start from around 10 euro. They will be much more durable than 3D-printed wheels, and much cheaper. You could use cart wheels, remove the outer metal holder, and only keep the wheel. In brico-shops, they also sell metal rods for making the axis.

 

Hubo has a huge selection of wheels:

https://www.hubo.be/nl/a/bouwmaterialen/transportmiddelen/wielen-velgen.html

 

[SarahVR 0]

Thank you (Dank u!) for the tip, you are right :-). 

 

On 1/6/2022 at 1:54 PM, geert_2 said:

I think the easiest, cheapest and fastest solution would be to go to a brico-shop, section "cart wheels". Wheels with a 100mm diameter start from around 10 euro. They will be much more durable than 3D-printed wheels, and much cheaper. You could use cart wheels, remove the outer metal holder, and only keep the wheel. In brico-shops, they also sell metal rods for making the axis.

 

Hubo has a huge selection of wheels:

https://www.hubo.be/nl/a/bouwmaterialen/transportmiddelen/wielen-velgen.html