Jet engine on a home 3D printer

Building your own jet engine is a good way to test your engineering skills. Garry Hamilton , a teacher and 3D printer from New Zealand, designed and created a cool jet engine on a 3D printer - a model that demonstrates the processes that occur in a real turbojet engine. 3ders.org

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Powered by compressed air, it clearly demonstrates the operation of the turbine and internal moving parts.


This project can serve as an excellent visual aid for schoolchildren, making the study of physics and technology more exciting and truly exciting.

Anyone can do the same for themselves - Hamilton posted the project in the public domain on Thingiverse, you can download it and build your own turbojet engine. It’s easy, many Thingiverse users have already repeated the creation of this model from Hamilton’s files.

Thingiverse user dxhacksaw did this using his UP! Mini, and it looks pretty cool.


For those looking for detailed information, dxhacksaw has created a magazine where you can ask questions about the assembly.



How do you like this model? What do you think about prototyping complex engineering structures, creating moving copies of real mechanisms? Share your opinion in the comments.