Parts and materials
INTRO
Below are all the parts and materials needed for this project.
The Techno-Saurus kit contains the following components. These are arranged in three lists:
- 3D printed parts
- Fasteners
- Other parts
When completed it will look like this:
Exploded image of CAD parts plus fasteners.
- 3D PRINTED PARTS
Below are the 3D printed part designs (not to scale).
12. Middle brace 1 [x1]
13. Middle brace 2 [x1]
14. Middle brace 3 [x1]
15. Y-frame, LHS [x1]
16. Y-frame, RHS [x2]
17. Central torso brace [x1]
18. Lower crank motor brace, left [x1]
19. Lower crank motor brace, right [x1]
20. Hip, left [x1]
21. Hip, right [x1]
22. Belly rod [x1]
23.. Rear corner brace, left [x1]
24. Rear corner brace, right [x1]
25. Small belly brace 1, left [x1]
26. Small belly brace 1, right [x1]
27. Large belly brace 1, left [x1]
28. Large belly brace 1, right [x1]
29. Small belly brace 2, left [x1]
30. Small belly brace 2, right [x1]
31. Large belly brace 2, left [x1]
32. Large belly brace 2, right [x1]
33. Front Y-frame, left [x1]
34. Shoulder, left [x1]
34a. shoulder, right [x1]
35. Shoulder link, left [x1]
36. Triangle [x1]
37. Breast bone [x1]
38. Shoulder link, right [x1]
39. Front link [x1]
40. Front Y-frame, right [x1]
41. Leg [x4]
42. Motor clamp [x4]
43. Claw spindle [x4]
44. Claw retainer [x4]
45. Claw washer [x4]
46. Claw [x4]
47. Hip stay, left [x1]
48. Lower hip stay, left [x1]
49. Rear brace [x1]
50. Rear leg strut [x2]
51. Lower hip stay, right [x1]
52. Hip stay, right [x1]
53. Tail base [x1]
54. Tail middle section [x1]
55. Rear vertical neck section [x1]
56. Front vertical neck section [x1]
57. Rear horizontal neck section [x1]
58. Front horizontal neck section [x1]
59. Long neck-rod [x1]
60. Short neck-rod [x1]
61. Lower jaw [x1]
62. Teeth [x2]
63. Lower fang, RHS [x1]
64. Lower fang, LHS [x1]
65. Upper jaw [x1]
66. Upper fang, RHS [x1]
67. Upper fang, LHS [x1]
68. Jaw lever [x1]
69. Eyes [x1] (printed as one item)
70. Controller upper section [x1]
71. Controller handle [x1]
72. Controller trigger [x1]
In addition there is a tail rod drilling jig:
To summarise:
- total number of different parts: 72
- total number of parts (inc. multiples): 93
Photo of all the 3D printed components…
2. FASTENERS
| SCREWS | No. of |
| M5 socket screw, 50mm | 2 |
| M4 socket screw, 50mm | 1 |
| M4 socket screw, 35mm | 5 |
| M4 socket screw, 30mm | 7 |
| M4 socket screws, 25mm | 5 |
| M4 socket screws, 22mm | 4 |
| M4 socket screws, 20mm | 9 |
| M4 socket screws, csnk, 10mm | 4 |
| M4 grub screw, 20mm | 1 |
| M3 socket screws, csnk, 35mm | 8 |
| M3 socket screw, 20mm | 6 |
| M3 socket screw, 16mm | 4 |
| M3 socket screws, csnk, 16mm | 4 |
| M3 socket screws, 12mm | 12 |
| M3 csnk socket screws, 10mm | 6 |
| M3 socket screw, 10mm | 40 |
| M3 socket screw, 6mm | 23 |
| M2.5 socket screw, 20mm | 3 |
| M2.5 socket screw, 16mm | 1 |
| M2.5 socket screw, 12mm | 2 |
| M2.5 socket screw, 8mm | 2 |
| Self tapping screws (No.6, 6.5mm) | 2 |
(Nb. screws may be black or silver depending on what is in stock)
| NUTS | No. of |
| M5 locknut | 8 |
| M4 nut | 15 |
| M4 locknut | 20 |
| M3 nut | 101 |
| M3 locknut | 2 |
| M2.5 nut | 6 |
| M2.5 locknut | 1 |
Other parts including motors, cables, springs and switches
| WASHERS | No. of |
| M5 washer | 4 |
| M4 washer | 24 |
| M3 washer | 94 |
| M2.5 washer | 1 |
| NUTS | No. of |
| M5 locknut | 8 |
| M4 nut | 15 |
| M4 locknut | 20 |
| M3 nut | 101 |
| M3 locknut | 2 |
| M2.5 nut | 6 |
| M2.5 locknut | 1 |
Other parts including motors, cables, springs and switches
3. OTHER PARTS
(Nb not to scale.)
Motor – gearboxes (200:1) [x8]
Black wire (18m)
Red wire (18m)
Nb the cable ties supplied will be will be: black, x65, plus four colours, one x24 and three others x6. Colours may vary. Please specify on purchase which are preferred. Normally the colour with 24 cable ties would be the same colour as the main PLA colour used (here it is shown green). Please get in touch if anything is not clear.
Cable ties: black [x65]
Cable ties: green [x24]
Cable ties: yellow [x6]
Cable ties orange [x6]
Plastic rod, dia 8mm x 250mm [x2]
Spiral cable tidy ID 9mm x 600mm
12V Battery and charger 1
Terminal blocks, 3A [x4]
Heat-shrink tubing, 3mm, black (2:1) [0.15m]
Heat-shrink tubing, 3mm, red (2;1) [0.15m]
Heat-shrink tubing, 6mm, black (2:1) [0.1m]
Heat-shrink tubing, 6mm, red (2:1) [0.1m]
Clear LDPE tube OD 6mm / ID 4mm [80mm]
Spring (comp): 20mm, 5.5mm OD, 0.5mm wire [x1]
Spring (ext): 25mm, 5.5mm OD, 0.5mm wire [x1]
DPDT slider switch [x2]
Microswitch [x1]
5.5mm x 2.1mm UK Male wired Cable Jack [x4]
5.5mm x 2.1mm UK female wired Cable Jack [x4]
M4 threaded sleeve x 15mm [x1]
The above components are shown below.
Please proceed to the first assembly page