Hand Cultivator
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Abstract
- Paragraph description of the OSAT - why is it Appropriate? What need does it fulfil? Are there case studies you have found of a technology being used successfully?
- A Completed Hand Cultivator can be seen on the right
- Link to Thingiverse page where customization can be done: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1158335/#files
Bill of Materials
CAD Files
STL
Tools needed for fabrication of the OSAT
- MOST Delta RepRap or similar RepRap 3-D printer
Skills and Knowledge Necessary to Make the OSAT
- There is no special skills needed to make this tool.
Technical Specifications and Assembly Instructions
- If any changes to the design want to be done, open the SCAD file and adjust the parameters.
- Slicing instructions
- Fill % = 100
- Speed = 50 mm/sec
- Layer Height = .1 mm
- No support Needed
- Make sure prongs are facing up
- Print time with above settings will be about 13 Hours
- There is no assembly time
Demoing Tool Use in Weeds/Dirt, Gravel, and Wood Chips |
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Common Problems and Solutions
- A problem I had when printing my hand cultivator was warping and peeling off the bed during the print. If I were to print it again I would try using the brim feature to help reduce this problem.
Cost savings
Cost of creating this hand cultivator
*Filament needed: 126 grams *At a cost of $23 a kilogram the total cost of the tool is $2.89
Commercial Equivalents
*Equivalents range from $3.74 (cultivator 1) to about $21 (cultivator 2) *They range in materials from composites to most of them being made of metal.
Saving amount
*The savings are anywhere from $.85 to $18.11 *The percentage of the cost is from 77.27% of the cost of the cheap one to 13.76% of the expensive one
Gallery
References
- The sources of information (e.g. engineering handbooks, journal articles, government documents, webpages, books, magazine articles etc.). References should use the <ref> </ref> and <references/> tags and can be in any format but should include all the information necessary for someone else to find the same information you did. For example: [1]
- ↑ web page: Department of Energy (DOE) Landscaping and Energy Efficiency, DOE/GO-10095 (1995) Available: http://www.eren.doe.gov/erec/factsheets/landscape.html
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