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Interactive 3D model of Windmill Rotor (threaded-in collet, glued blades)

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Windmill Rotor (threaded-in collet, glued blades)

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Bounding box
156.8 × 179.3 × 57.2 mm
Engine
Precision B-rep
Parameters
40
Published
November 8, 2026

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The prompt

All-printed windmill rotor with three separate hardware-free parts: hub with a threaded socket, a replaceable collet that screws into the hub, and a collet nut; plus glued replaceable blades

Parameters

NameValueRange
Rotor diameter200 mm100 – 400
Number of blades32 – 6
Blade chord at root24 mm14 – 40
Blade chord at tip12 mm8 – 30
Blade thickness at root4 mm2 – 6
Blade thickness at tip1.6 mm1.2 – 4
Camber (fraction of chord)0.060 – 0.1
Design tip-speed ratio31.5 – 6
Design angle of attack8 deg2 – 14
Maximum pitch at root36 deg20 – 60
Round neck length outside hub5 mm3 – 10
Root peg diameter7 mm5 – 9
Socket clearance on peg (diametral, glue gap)0.3 mm0.1 – 0.6
Socket inner end distance from axis4 mm2 – 8
Key flat depth on peg (sets blade angle)0.8 mm0.4 – 1.5
Extra gap under key flat (air and glue channel)0.4 mm0.1 – 0.8
Glue grooves on peg30 – 3
Glue groove depth0.6 mm0.3 – 1
Glue groove width1.2 mm0.8 – 2.5
Glue well (socket mouth chamfer depth)2 mm0.5 – 3
Hub body outer diameter28 mm24 – 40
Hub body length above the thread zone (blade sockets)16 mm12 – 20
Spinner nose height12 mm6 – 24
Bore for 8 mm shaft8.2 mm8 – 8.6
Optional flat in bore (0 = round bore; file a matching flat on the shaft)0 mm0 – 1.2
Tapered collet length14 mm10 – 20
Collet core radius at the tip6.2 mm5.5 – 8
Collet taper angle (the clamping wedge)6 deg3 – 10
Slit width between collet fingers1.2 mm0.8 – 2
Collet flange outer diameter (grip)24 mm20 – 28
Collet flange thickness3 mm2 – 6
Stud (hub thread) core radius7 mm6 – 9
Stud length screwed into hub9 mm6 – 14
Thread pitch (nut and stud)2.5 mm2 – 4
Thread depth1 mm0.6 – 1.6
Thread clearance (per side)0.2 mm0.1 – 0.4
Collet nut outer diameter22 mm20 – 28
Collet nut height9 mm7 – 12
Nut start height above collet tip (loose position)0.5 mm0 – 2
Gap between collet tip and cover boss (reference shaft)3 mm1 – 10

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