3d printed water fill adaptor
I use my 3d printer to create accessories and replacement parts. I designed a water fill adaptor so that the water hose wont keep falling out as I fill the fresh water tank. If you have a 3d printer, ...
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2112 wrote:
This is what I was saying should have more chamfer. The right image is a GHT profile I imported from McMaster-Carr. I created the left image from that profile. Notice I opened up the washer flat with a chamfer. The thingiverse part was 90 deg flat there. My printer air printed a few layers there before it caught up.
With the chamfer. It printed cleaner and the water will flow better.
I have the garden hose figured out, someone designed the thread for fusion, and it works after a bit of tweaking, I did design in the washer, and it does seem to dribble about 80psi into a cap, but maybe i redesign it without the washer.
printing air is hard if its not a bridge. that said I have now learned how to do the ramp, so i will see how that works out, once my printer finishs a print. this is prolly going to print better from the fill side. no way around supports, as you can't put an angle on the ramps, as thats the side it rides on.
this is a overlay of the original
this is it so far without the ramp
