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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Nov 24, 2016 0:23:03 GMT -5
Not sure if i shared this here before, don't think i have though. Anyway, not really plant related, but sometimes (every so often) i'm working on some sort of little project of mine. Many never get finished, some get finished months or years later, and others (like this one) get semi-finished and then improved upon later. Anyway, for those who are slightly mechanically inclined or those who like sweets, then i hereby present my 2016 Mini Taffy (candy) pulling machine! keen101.wordpress.com/2016/11/23/diy-mini-taffy-machine-revisited-2016/www.thingiverse.com/thing:1659568-Andrew ----- #justintimeforchristmas #justintimefortheholidays #holidaycheer |
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Post by ferdzy on Nov 24, 2016 10:22:39 GMT -5
That is really keen, keen!
And licorice flavoured salt-water taffy! *swoons* What a concept. I would eat it, and eat it, and eat it. Which is why I won't be making it...
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Post by mjc on May 11, 2017 17:35:10 GMT -5
Andrew,
I downloaded the plans and started looking at gathering the materials...sheesh...it would probably be cheaper for me to build/buy a small 3D printer, those gears are not cheap, most places I checked.
Other than that, it looks like a very easy to build item.
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on May 12, 2017 0:29:04 GMT -5
Andrew, I downloaded the plans and started looking at gathering the materials...sheesh...it would probably be cheaper for me to build/buy a small 3D printer, those gears are not cheap, most places I checked. Other than that, it looks like a very easy to build item. Thanks. Are you referring to the original two large gears out of plexiglass? or the new 3d-printable mini gears? If the first, then yes the original ones were very expensive. Too expensive really. The newer ones are cheap as can be, pennies on the dollar (if you have access to a 3d-printer that is. (Might be reasonable on 3D Hubs if you don't). One design of the newer mini gears does not require the little brass inserts, because in theory you can just use a small metric 3mm tap and tap the plastic directly. |
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Post by mjc on May 12, 2017 1:02:11 GMT -5
I checked several print places and they wanted like $15/each for the printable gears...not sure why, but around here in WV, 3D printing is still a very uncommon/expensive thing.
I was looking at cheap metal sprockets for a lot less than the printed ones.
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