Mechanical Design - Trip to Obtain the Parts!

With all our parts designed, we outsourced our 3D printing to DigitMakers, a 3D printing company located in North York. The parts sent to DigitMakers included the top 'lilypad', the middle structure housing the spectroscopy, and the bottom housing for the pump and mesh filter. These parts were large, and required larger printers for the printing process. The material used for printing was PLA. To speed up the process, we went on a mini-road trip to pick up the completed parts from their facility.


In addition to the parts, we needed a coating to waterproof our 3D printed parts. Though we chose a print volume of 50%, and ensured a solid outer layer for the print, a solution to coat the external shells of the parts was chosen. Through research, we found a solution called XTC 3D.






We visited Sculpture Supply Canada in Etobicoke as well, to pick up this solution. Check for the next post to see the printed parts!

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