What Do You Need 3d Designed & Printed (YouTube Channel)

[ocpondpoacher]

Just caught up on the thread and have been watching the YouTube videos… Awesome stuff!! Can’t wait to see more of the stuff you design and make!

Thank you. It is hard to find the time right now but I am trying to get a few videos posted each month.

 

[shakacuz]

Hmmm, this is interesting. How big are you thinking? because I was trying to make something like this for one of my nano tanks to sit in the back chamber.

i will get the measurements and get back to you!

 

[ocpondpoacher]

Hi Everyone,
Just finished up a long video. I finally got a chance to add an Auto Top-Off unit to my Waterbox Peninsula Mini 15g. This was long overdue but it turned out great. I had a lot of fun with this project so let me know what you think of it. Thanks

 

[Reefer Reboot]

Nice video! Something that really caught my eye was the Monster Jam. I must have been sitting close to you as my pictures from that day are from the same angle. Anyhow, are you still looking for ideas to print?

 

[ocpondpoacher]

Nice video! Something that really caught my eye was the Monster Jam. I must have been sitting close to you as my pictures from that day are from the same angle. Anyhow, are you still looking for ideas to print?

Always.

We went to Monster Jam the last Sunday in Anaheim. If you were there we must have been just a few seats away from each other.

 

[Sean Clark]

Late to the party but following.

 

[Reefer Reboot]

Small world. I was wanting to create something to make it easier to buff out acrylic tanks. Doing it by hand can be long and exhausting. Using power tools could make it quick and easy. So something like this is what I had in mind.

This is a very rough draft just to get the idea. The axle and the magnets would obviously not be printed but would it be feasible to print a housing?

 

[ocpondpoacher]

Small world. I was wanting to create something to make it easier to buff out acrylic tanks. Doing it by hand can be long and exhausting. Using power tools could make it quick and easy. So something like this is what I had in mind.

This is a very rough draft just to get the idea. The axle and the magnets would obviously not be printed but would it be feasible to print a housing?

This is cool. I drew up something similar a few years back for acrylic tanks. They always get so scratched up and I couldn't find anything that would work to clean the inside of the tank.
You could just use some of the standard size polishing pads on both the inside and outside of the tank.

 

[Reefer Reboot]

Would you care to collaborate on an advanced design?

 

[ocpondpoacher]

Would you care to collaborate on an advanced design?

Sure, let's do it.

 

[ocpondpoacher]

I've been swamped lately but I just finished the latest build. I made a light shade diffuser for the Kessil A80 nano reef light. I am going to be putting this on a tank that I have going up soon and I think it turned out awesome. Check out the video and please leave a comment if you have any questions. Thanks,

 

[Sean Clark]

I've been swamped lately but I just finished the latest build. I made a light shade diffuser for the Kessil A80 nano reef light. I am going to be putting this on a tank that I have going up soon and I think it turned out awesome. Check out the video and please leave a comment if you have any questions. Thanks,

This is very cool. Maybe this will keep some of the light off of my skimmer.

 

[Arego]

I'm interested in getting some ideas I have printed. I run straight 1.25" PVC right into my tank for a return.

Ive played with cutting slits and pushing various angled pieces in as well as a hole with a hinge on it so it could flap both ways creating turbulence.. and it's great actually but I think i can do better then what I've got if you're willing to take my money and possibly talk about some concepts?

Great work and thread idea. I just found it somehow having missed it searching this very topic..

 

[Shooter6]

I would have to verify the diameter but I need 4 rfg nozzles that are bigger then currently available. I have either 1 1/2, 1 3/4 , or 2" outlets for my closed loop on my back wall. I'd love to screw in the rfg nozzles to shift the output flow to random.

 

[ocpondpoacher]

I'm interested in getting some ideas I have printed. I run straight 1.25" PVC right into my tank for a return.

Ive played with cutting slits and pushing various angled pieces in as well as a hole with a hinge on it so it could flap both ways creating turbulence.. and it's great actually but I think i can do better then what I've got if you're willing to take my money and possibly talk about some concepts?

Great work and thread idea. I just found it somehow having missed it searching this very topic..

This sounds interesting. So it kind of alternates the flow into the tank. Ive seen some of the returns that swivel and the random flow generator but I haven't made anything yet. I have not been able to figure out how to make the flow alternate without a lot of moving parts that will eventually fail. Although I have not spent a lot of time on this as well. Shoot me a DM.

 

[ocpondpoacher]

I would have to verify the diameter but I need 4 rfg nozzles that are bigger then currently available. I have either 1 1/2, 1 3/4 , or 2" outlets for my closed loop on my back wall. I'd love to screw in the rfg nozzles to shift the output flow to random.

I've already drawn up designs for creating my own version of the RFG nozzle so maybe I can start by trying to make it for the size you need. Confirm the size and I'll have to pick up some locline. The largest I have is 1" at the moment.

 

[Sean Clark]

Can you tell how long a print will take from an STL file? Just curious. I have no idea how any of this works.

 

[Malcontent]

Can you tell how long a print will take from an STL file? Just curious. I have no idea how any of this works.

When you load it into the slicer it will give you a somewhat accurate estimate of how much time and material will be required.

 

[Arego]

This sounds interesting. So it kind of alternates the flow into the tank. Ive seen some of the returns that swivel and the random flow generator but I haven't made anything yet. I have not been able to figure out how to make the flow alternate without a lot of moving parts that will eventually fail. Although I have not spent a lot of time on this as well. Shoot me a DM.

Something like that. I always change the direction of my return, randomly day to day or week to week. Right now I have it where a thumb screw can be turned and it will adjust a flap inside the pipe.. think of a jet boat with the rudder inside the tube to change directions and the sides of the pipe have a half in notch out so it's literally spraying a 1.25" thick sheet of water at 2700gph it's crazy lol. Way better than just a pipe anyway.

I've got other neat ideas for return nozzles, I'll have to reach out soon with the ones I really want made the most.

 

[ocpondpoacher]

Can you tell how long a print will take from an STL file? Just curious. I have no idea how any of this works.

The amount of time a print takes all depends on how big and complex the model is that is being printed. The STL file is just the file format of the 3d model.
The light shade above takes about 8 hours to print.