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Chasing Cogging

A project log for Inside-Out Wind Turbine

A 3D-printed wind turbine that hides its blades inside a de Laval-style nozzle, with magnets spinning around fixed coils.

smariams.mariam 07/23/2026 at 20:490 Comments

Spent way longer than I'd like to admit just fighting cogging — the magnets kept sticking to the ferrite rods instead of letting the rotor spin freely. Went through blade after blade, size after size, until I was honestly sick of it. What finally worked was a huge wire skeleton wrapped in duct tape and hot glue, with the base reinforced as much as possible. 

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