---
title: "Build Guide: Tipper"
date: "2022-08-18"
categories: ["Build Guides"]
tags: ["Build Guide", "3D Printing"]
excerpt: "What You’ll Need: Click on the buttons below to collect the print files! Printables Thingiverse Makerworld"
featuredImage: "/images/resources/build-guide-tipper.jpg"
---

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## What You’ll Need:

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Click on the buttons below to collect the print files!

    [
      Printables
    ](https://www.printables.com/model/252744-micromelon-tipper-attachment)

    [
      Thingiverse
    ](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5317282)

    [
      Makerworld
    ](https://makerworld.com/en/models/147786#profileId-575448)

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## Step 1:

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## Step 2:

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## Step 3:

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## Step 4:

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## Step 5:

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## Step 6:

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## Step 7:

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## Step 8:

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## Step 9:

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## Complete:

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### Servo Calibration:

Before attaching a servo horn to a servo, we need to make sure that the servo moves in the correct range. This guide will help you calibrate your servos correctly.

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#### Step 3:

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Once step 3 is completed, plug the servo into the right port and run the following code:

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Upload the code and attach the servo horn to the servo so it’s in this position when the servo is at 0.

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## What’s Next?

With your fully built Micromelon Tipper attachment, head on over to our Digger and Tipper activity to get started!

    [
      Activity: Digger and Tipper
    ](/resources/activity-digger-and-tipper-attachment)
