Random Flow Generators
- Thread starter SeaMonkey
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These are the ones I was attempting to print when my filament clogged the nozle and physically broke the printhead....rendering my 3d printer useless. But I digress, I'm sure it's not the file it was the filament or the extruder.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1784377
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1784377
Our 3d Printer is about 3 years old and is made by XYZ. They suck. They force you to use propritary filament, and when I looked at a new print head it was $100 plus shipping...and it wasn't easy to find. Then I look at newer printers, that will let you use any filament, that are around $200 and I can't justify $100 for a printer I don't particularly like. My kids probably paid for the printer twice over during the fidget spinner craze a couple of years ago. They would print them out and put bolts in the ends and skateboard bearings in the center.
I picked one up for the Red Sea 750 in the library at Reef Stock. I got it installed, but never really got to see it in action before they shut everything down. I had 3D printed some for my tank a few years ago, but they broke too easily when installing them on the loc-line. I spoke the VCA rep at ReefStock and he told me that there was a special way to set it up to avoid that from happening, but I cannot remember the setting.
I have a lulzbot, also about 3 years old. The head is almost 200 to replace, but I love mine lol. With PETG I had to print a lot slower to not have as many issues. I made a bunch of those spinners too but they would break after a couple of months.It will be a few days before I can to print one, Passover atm.
Remind me when school gets back in session/they let us in the buildings again. I’ll give printing a couple a try.
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I picked one up at reefstock as well. I’ve been pretty happy with it. Makes the nems look great.
I spoke 3D printing with him at reefstock as well. Said they made the walls pretty thick, but not really heavy on the infill. FWIW, my printers seem to always be broken. Was worth it to pay the $16 for his printed versions.
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I spoke 3D printing with him at reefstock as well. Said they made the walls pretty thick, but not really heavy on the infill. FWIW, my printers seem to always be broken. Was worth it to pay the $16 for his printed versions.
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I have one of the Vivid ones running. It works well if you get the flow right... too much or too little and they will not do much. They need a bit of velocity, so an underpowered DC pump might not work them very well, but any AC pump should do fine or any DC pump that does not wilt under back pressure... assuming the correct GPH and all of that.
In all honesty, they were so cheap, I did not want to mess with trying to figure out how to make my own.
In all honesty, they were so cheap, I did not want to mess with trying to figure out how to make my own.
