RASPBERRY JUICE BOX
First off, I was inspired to tackle this feat by modders wthenshaw and Phame on another forum. As a student at a local trade school studying machining and CAM, I decided to combine my love of computers with my love for machining. I also figured that now is the time to do it as I have access to CNCs and tooling.
At this point I am still doing a little researching/prototyping. I am developing my case in MasterCAM and will then machine it out of a single block of aluminum. However, I'll post some pictures of what I've got and what I'm looking at getting. This is my first time attempting a project like this so hopefully this goes well.
Here I have a list of components I'm considering getting for the actual loop part. Yes I know about corrosion and all but i can't seem to find any fitting the right size in aluminum. I'd prefer to be able to buy from amazon, but if you guys know of any other places, please let me know. Tubing requires 1/8" ID but OD is negotiable.
Here we just have the Pi along with a dimensioned drawing I downloaded from their website. Also a TP-link wireless adapter that was a real pain to configure.
The Pi one of my sketches and the raw aluminum stock I plan on using currently 3"x3"x8"
This my first draft and so it is out of date but still gives you a good picture of what I'm shooting for. On top we will have the raspberry pi with room at the bottom for a micro pump and the two bigger holes will be for water inlet. Then the bottom will be the back of the case and will also be the reservoir. I may engrave "RASPBERRY JUICEBOX" in the reserviour but haven't gotten around to doing that.
This is revision 2.0 of the top compartment. I got rid of the standoff as they were annoying to machine around and will just drill and tap for standard motherboard standoffs. Also I think I elongated the case a little. At this point it looks like it will be 2.5" wide by 6.5" high by 2.5" deep (depth is yet to be determined).
I am also copying the pump that Phame used as it is a nice little pump. Looks like I'm going to use the M200 model as it has slightly higher flow than M100.
http://www.micropumps.co.uk/TCSproducts.html#LiquidStandard
Hopefully by the end of the week I'll have the G-Code ready for both sides and maybe have the raw stock machined down to size. I'm exited to see how this project turns out! If you guys have any ideas or thoughts I want to hear them!
Also any websites where you can get related hardware that I may not know about please let me know.
First off, I was inspired to tackle this feat by modders wthenshaw and Phame on another forum. As a student at a local trade school studying machining and CAM, I decided to combine my love of computers with my love for machining. I also figured that now is the time to do it as I have access to CNCs and tooling.
Here I have a list of components I'm considering getting for the actual loop part. Yes I know about corrosion and all but i can't seem to find any fitting the right size in aluminum. I'd prefer to be able to buy from amazon, but if you guys know of any other places, please let me know. Tubing requires 1/8" ID but OD is negotiable.
Here we just have the Pi along with a dimensioned drawing I downloaded from their website. Also a TP-link wireless adapter that was a real pain to configure.
The Pi one of my sketches and the raw aluminum stock I plan on using currently 3"x3"x8"
This my first draft and so it is out of date but still gives you a good picture of what I'm shooting for. On top we will have the raspberry pi with room at the bottom for a micro pump and the two bigger holes will be for water inlet. Then the bottom will be the back of the case and will also be the reservoir. I may engrave "RASPBERRY JUICEBOX" in the reserviour but haven't gotten around to doing that.
This is revision 2.0 of the top compartment. I got rid of the standoff as they were annoying to machine around and will just drill and tap for standard motherboard standoffs. Also I think I elongated the case a little. At this point it looks like it will be 2.5" wide by 6.5" high by 2.5" deep (depth is yet to be determined).
I am also copying the pump that Phame used as it is a nice little pump. Looks like I'm going to use the M200 model as it has slightly higher flow than M100.
http://www.micropumps.co.uk/TCSproducts.html#LiquidStandard
Hopefully by the end of the week I'll have the G-Code ready for both sides and maybe have the raw stock machined down to size. I'm exited to see how this project turns out! If you guys have any ideas or thoughts I want to hear them!