“This instructables guides you through the steps of making a Vacuum Fiber Drawing (VFM) machine, a tool to designed for chemists/soft-roboticists/academics to rapidly design and iterate LCE actuators.
Tools needed:
- Laser cutter
- 3D printer
- Screwdriver
- Glass drill
- superglue
- hot glue
- wirestrippers
Parts needed:
- 5mm perspex
- Glass pane +/- 10x15cm (max 2 mm thick)
- Fan guard +/- 9x9cm
- XH-W1209 thermostat
- Female DC Jack
- 12V 3 amp powersupply
- Regular 3D printer heater block with M6 thread
- 6mm heater cartridge
- 1/2” xM24 air valve
- 1/2” coupling
- 1/2” hose connector
- Linear bearing SCS8UU
- 8mm by 235mm metal rod
- 8mm rail support
- Spring 10x15mm (4x)
- Tensionspring 5x15mm
- Neodymium magnet 10x2mm (5x)
- Heat sink +/- 1x1cm
- Breadboard +/- 10x30x2mm
- felt
- zipties
- Nylon Bolt M3x8 (4)
- Bolt M3x20 (28x)
- Bolt M3x60 (6x)
- Bolt M3x25 (4x)
- Bolt M3x8 (4x)
- Spacer M3x20 (4x)
- M3 nut (44x)
- M3x10 Nylon spacer (2)
- M3x20 metal spacer (4x)
- Bolt M5x20 (4x)
- M5 nut (4x)
- Coach bolt M6x60 (4x)
- Bolt M6x12
- M6 nut (4x)
- Silicone”