01-08-2025, 12:59 PM
They do make transparent filament. I just didn't have any. There are distribution networks of people who do print on demand. I'll look into a few of them.
The problem with these is that since they are of a more natural shape, they take up more space for shipping. Will keep everyone posted on progress. I'm moving on to the pump mechanism now.
It's currently a pretty shrewd setup with wires going everywhere, but it works. I want to build it so it will quiet the pump (these are noisy). But I was able to build it mostly with left over parts and a $6 pump. The controller is an Arduino that I had laying around, but you can find them in the $10 range for what we'll need. Trying to keep the build cost low. Once these are done I'm guessing the all in cost will be $30-40.
The problem with these is that since they are of a more natural shape, they take up more space for shipping. Will keep everyone posted on progress. I'm moving on to the pump mechanism now.
It's currently a pretty shrewd setup with wires going everywhere, but it works. I want to build it so it will quiet the pump (these are noisy). But I was able to build it mostly with left over parts and a $6 pump. The controller is an Arduino that I had laying around, but you can find them in the $10 range for what we'll need. Trying to keep the build cost low. Once these are done I'm guessing the all in cost will be $30-40.