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Alright, so here is what I came up with. Since I think I might be paying a shop to do this, I went all out.
I don't feel I can work with a 1" max diameter unfortunately. Just not enough material to get shaft and flanges etc in there.
So if anyone does think they can rock this out with aluminum, let me know. Or if anyone knows an online shop I could send this off for a quote on, that would be appreciated as well.
Call outs in mm, ended up being more precise after busting out the calipers.
Critique away:
Fusion Files
You can have places like sculpteo.com print that out in titanium if you wanted.
Metal? Any aluminum.Well I don't really need titanium, what material from their website would you guys recommend? Getting this turned in metal, as expected, seems to be more than I am willing to spend. I know the middle makes turning this tricky. I could change this, but on sculpteo with a "Nylon PA12 60u" material, I am comfortable with the price. Just not sure if it will hold up. SLS process is currently selected.
Thanks,
Conor
Well I don't really need titanium, what material from their website would you guys recommend? Getting this turned in metal, as expected, seems to be more than I am willing to spend. I know the middle makes turning this tricky. I could change this, but on sculpteo with a "Nylon PA12 60u" material, I am comfortable with the price. Just not sure if it will hold up. SLS process is currently selected.
Thanks,
Conor
Your making this harder then it needs to be. Check out https://www.mcmaster.com/pulleys/belts-and-pulleys/. They have all sorts of pulleys available. There are other sources. I know in southern Ca McFadden-Dale hardware carries some. Just look up industrial hardware. I bet eBay and amazon have all sorts of them as well.Alright, so here is what I came up with. Since I think I might be paying a shop to do this, I went all out.
I don't feel I can work with a 1" max diameter unfortunately. Just not enough material to get shaft and flanges etc in there.
So if anyone does think they can rock this out with aluminum, let me know. Or if anyone knows an online shop I could send this off for a quote on, that would be appreciated as well.
Call outs in mm, ended up being more precise after busting out the calipers.
Critique away:
Fusion Files
Your making this harder then it needs to be. Check out https://www.mcmaster.com/pulleys/belts-and-pulleys/. They have all sorts of pulleys available. There are other sources. I know in southern Ca McFadden-Dale hardware carries some. Just look up industrial hardware. I bet eBay and amazon have all sorts of them as well.
I have been through Mcmaster extensively along with every other place on the internet. Nothing fits my needs well at all. Not to mention I really don't want zinc coated parts above the tank.
I just pulled the trigger at sculpteo. Went with the HP MJF process. $80 for two pieces that will be exactly what I want. No brainer. I really appreciate those of you that weighed in, pointed me towards design software/useful sites, and took the time to do drawings/run sims for me. I should have them in my hands in a week and will share the end results.
Cheers,
Conor
Using Acrylic is definitely a better way to make a dosing container. 3D prints tend to not be water tight for one and are not clear. The only reason I can think to consider doing a 3D printed one would be if you wanted a weird shape.Have any of y'all printed dosing containers?
Agreed, the layers are not water tight, It would have to be pretty thick to achieve that.
Came out perfectly. I have zero concerns about the strength. Will be a couple weeks before I put this all together, but more updates to come!Very curious how they turn out - thats one print process I haven't seen in person yet