How to build pib’s elbow – V2023

We have created a simple guide that you can use to assemble pib’s elbow. Feel free to use it.

pib’s elbow consists of 12 printable parts and is assembled in 16 steps.

Before you can start you have to print the elbow parts as shown in the table below.

You also need 2 calibrated motors. Follow this tutorial for calibration:

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To construct the elbow, you will need these printable and non-printable parts:

Printable parts	Non-printable parts
2 x C08-Central_rotator_bracket	1 x E07 MG996R Servo
C09-Central_rotator_connector	1 x E09 DS3225 Servo
C10-Elbow	1 x M09 Motor_clamp
C11-Elbow_servo_scaffold	1 x M15 Nylon-motor-connector
C12-Elbow_motor_connector	34 x S01 M3 nuts
C13-Elbow_shell_lower_dorsal	2 x S03 M3 8 mm screws
C14-Elbow_shell_lower_medial	17 x S04 M3 10 mm screws
C15-Central_rotator_motor_connector	8 x S05 M3 12 mm screws
2 x C16-Elbow_joint_connector	3x S05 M3 16 mm screws
C17-Elbow_motor_mount	4 x S08 M3 20 mm screws
	2 x M08 20 mm metal rods
	2 x M03 medium sized ballbearings (10 x 19 x 7mm)
	2 x M06 Ballbearing_Axial (70x50x3)
	2 x M07 Thrust_Bearing (70x50x1)
	1 x M12 T700 Spring

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