Seed Planter - infrawiki/infrawiki GitHub Wiki
Open source, lightweight, sturdy bulb and seed planter.
Project developed by [[User:Zodvorak|Zodvorak]] ([[User talk:Zodvorak|talk]]) 7:49, 4 December 2014 (PST)
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The idea of this OSAT is a small, easily producible, hand sized, bulb and seed planter. The current opening fits groupings of seeds or a small bulb, but can easily be sized to fit a larger bulb as well.
The interior of the planter is designed to have a ridged blade edge for ripping and tearing into dirt with a twisting motion. As the designers home is currently covered in permafrost, testing has not yet occurred.
- 3D Printer (Reprap Delta or other stye)
- PLA/ABS/or other appropriate filament
- Bulb planter G-Code
- MOST Delta RepRap or similar RepRap 3-D printer
- Knowledge of running the used style of printer
- Use of opescad
- use of cura
- Basic horticultural knowledge
- Download the file from the thingiverse page
- Load and slice the g-code from the .stl of the part
- Print, carefully cut supports for handhold, cut any loose printing
- Go plant some seeds!
- Estimated print time: 2hr 30min (20% infill)
- Print must be at 20% or above fill to ensure satisfactory strength of the part when tearing into harder soils
- As the base of the print is smaller than the upper edge of the print, printing the part upside down (slice in cura) could be helpful to ensure the part remains fixed to the print base
- Estimated costs
- Store equivalent
- Savings
83% savings
- My experience in the MTU MY4777 Open-source 3d printing class