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Recyclebot Cooling Fan Section

Project developed by Aubrey Woern

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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?

Bill of Materials

FreeCAD files and STL Files can be found at: https://www.youmagine.com/designs/recyclebot-cooling-fan-section

Printed Parts ~ 150 grams of plastic - $3.75

(4x) Cooling Trough Fan Shroud (Printed)
(2x) Trough Holder Bottom (Printed)
(2x) Trough Holder Top (Printed)
(4x) 50mm DC Fans - $27.96 - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835119100&ignorebbr=1&cm_re=50mm_Case_Fan-_-35-119-100-_-Product
(8x) M4X25mm Bolts - $0.90 - https://www.mcmaster.com/#91274a122/=16mjmn4
(4x) M3X16mm Bolts - $0.34 - https://www.mcmaster.com/#91290a120/=18c5181
(4x) M3 nuts - $0.03 - https://www.mcmaster.com/#90592a085/=16mnrjv
(1x) 1" Aluminum Trough - $2.59 - https://www.mcmaster.com/#8982k4/=18c4kdv

Total Cost: $35.20

Tools needed for fabrication of the OSAT

MOST Delta RepRap or similar RepRap 3-D printer
Allen Wrench (For M5 and M3 Bolts)
Soldering Iron and Solder

Skills and Knowledge Necessary to Make the OSAT

Soldering - https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/references/how-to-solder

Technical Specifications and Assembly Instructions

Print all parts ~ 5 hours
Start Assembly ~ Should take about 10 minutes.
Mount the fans with stickers facing the Fan Shroud printed parts with (2x) M4X25 bolts in each corner, thread into the plastic part.
Slide Fan-Shroud Assembly onto the aluminum trough.
Assemble the Trough Holders with (4x) M3X16mm bolts and (4x) M3 Nuts, (2x) for each holder.
Screw Trough Holders to Recyclebot frame, careful to align the fan shrouds where you want them. The trough holders can get in the way of sliding the fan shrouds back and forth.
Place trough, with fans on it, on top of the trough holders that are screwed into the recyclebot frame.

Common Problems and Solutions

Make sure to align the fan shrouds to avoid the trough holders. The holders can get in the way of putting the shroud all the way on.

Cost savings

Cost to build: $35.20
Filabot Fan Cooling: $649.00 - https://www.filabot.com/collections/filabot-core/products/filabot-airpath
Savings of $613.80 or 94%

Benefited Internet Communities

Name and add links to at least 5 using single brackets around [url name]

References

Woern, A.L.; McCaslin, J.R.; Pringle, A.M.; Pearce, J.M. RepRapable Recyclebot: Open source 3-D printable extruder for converting plastic to 3-D printing filament. HardwareX 2018, 4, e00026.

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 == Technical Specifications and Assembly Instructions==
-# Provide directions for print/assembly - be detailed enough in your “how to” to ensure that someone could construct the device from your description. Consider the elegance of IKEA like instructions.
+# Print all parts ~ 5 hours
-# Include print time estimate
+# Start Assembly ~ Should take about 10 minutes.
-# Include assembly time estimate
+# Mount the fans with stickers facing the Fan Shroud printed parts with (2x) M4X25 bolts in each corner, thread into the plastic part.
-# Including drawings or pictures of the device at stage of assembly at minimum. (http://www.appropedia.org/Special:Upload)
+# Slide Fan-Shroud Assembly onto the aluminum trough.
-# Consider video if appropriate
+# Assemble the Trough Holders with (4x) M3X16mm bolts and (4x) M3 Nuts, (2x) for each holder.
-{|style="border:1px solid #73BF73; background-color: #E6FFE6; margin-left:.1em; margin-top:2px; -moz-border-radius:15px;" align="right" width="150px"
+# Screw Trough Holders to Recyclebot frame, careful to align the fan shrouds where you want them. The trough holders can get in the way of sliding the fan shrouds back and forth.
-!<big>Example video summary of textbook</big>
+# Place trough, with fans on it, on top of the trough holders that are screwed into the recyclebot frame.
-|-
-|<center>{{#widget:YouTube|id=yiJDx9dCfEQ}} </center>
-|-
-|}
 === Common Problems and Solutions===
-* Include common mistakes/problems to avoid in building your OSAT and how to overcome them
+* Make sure to align the fan shrouds to avoid the trough holders. The holders can get in the way of putting the shroud all the way on.
 == Cost savings==
-* If your solution is not a low cost one then it is not really appropriate.
+# Cost to build: $35.20
-# Estimate your costs
+# Filabot Fan Cooling: $649.00 - https://www.filabot.com/collections/filabot-core/products/filabot-airpath
-# Find a commercial equivalent
+# Savings of $613.80 or 94%
-# Calculate $ savings and % savings
 == Benefited Internet Communities ==
 * Name and add links to at least 5 using single brackets around [url name]
+*
 ==References==
-* The sources of information (e.g. engineering handbooks, journal articles, government documents, webpages, books, magazine articles etc.). References should use the <nowiki> <ref> </ref> and <references/>  </nowiki>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: <ref> web page: Department of Energy (DOE) Landscaping and Energy Efficiency, DOE/GO-10095 (1995) Available: http://www.eren.doe.gov/erec/factsheets/landscape.html</ref>
+* Woern, A.L.; McCaslin, J.R.; Pringle, A.M.; Pearce, J.M. RepRapable Recyclebot: Open source 3-D printable extruder for converting plastic to 3-D printing filament. HardwareX 2018, 4, e00026.
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