Hydroponics and Hydration Projects
This page is going to serve as a bit of a hub for various projects related to moving and mixing fluids :)
Valves
4 Channel DrumCam Valve
https://medium.com/@bubsbuilds/four-channel-drumcam-valve-b0f86e084cbe
Fittings, splitters, converters, etc.
Tee — 3/16" ID Tubing
I’ve made a number of these little tees for various test builds when I didn’t have and/or forgot to order real tees (or I guess Ys in this case, but I tend to call all two-way splitters ‘tees’ I guess ¯_(ツ)_/¯). I have printed and successfully used many of these printed from a handful of resin materials BUT please keep in mind that resin materials are extremely unstable and not safe for contact with anything food related!! I’ve only used these for test setups, not for anything that is going to any ‘real’ plants or the like. If anyone does know of a path to getting foodsafe parts from resin, I would love to hear about it!
But, if you’re looking for an option to split some 3/16 tubing and have a way to print it to your needed safety standard…here ya go :)
Reducer — 3/16" to 2mm ID
To step from 3/16" to 2mm ID soft tubing (gotta love all the unit mixing!) I’ve printed two or three of these from ABS-like resin and they did the job just fine.
Splitter — 5 way — 3/16" ID tubing
A 5-way splitter for 3/16" ID soft tubing. I’ve printed a few from various Siraya Tech ABS-like resins and they’ve done just fine. The tubing I’ve used with them is a soft silicone tubing.
