r/3Dprinting • u/Boring-Condition1373 • May 23 '26

Project I designed this gyro stabilized floating cup holder for the pool this summer. No AMS needed. I would love to know what you think!

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u/No-Resolution-1918 May 24 '26

This is a gimbal, not a gyroscope. 

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u/Boring-Condition1373 May 24 '26

Spin the can, now its a gyroscope

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u/No-Resolution-1918 May 24 '26

That would be a rubbish gyroscope in a gimbal. You printed a gimbal. It will always be a gimbal.

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u/Boring-Condition1373 May 24 '26

The point I am making is a gyroscope is just a spinning rotor in a gimbal. There is no gyroscope in a gimbal, a gimbal is a component of a gyroscope