Ice Printer Prototype
Render
Assembled and moving
Nozzle cutouts
3D printed nozzles
Installed pressure regulator and quick lock unit
Testing movement
Experimenting with combining misting and flow with a pressure regulator
Flow works, misting not so much
Testing a 3D-printed misting nozzle
I designed and assembled this for a research project. A 3D printer for printing ice in sub-zero temperatures, to research new ways of building things with ice and snow.
It uses Openbuilds https://openbuildspartstore.com/ parts for all of the frame and mechanics. There's a Duet 3D WiFi controlling the printer and an external power supply for the motors. The "extruder" is custom, using low temperature hosing and changeable water nozzles.
This was designed to be a research platform, with modularity in mind, so converting this to other types of extrusion printers would not be too difficult.