GrabCAD 模型信息
Automatic Succulent Watering Cup · 模型 177029
For the past year or so, I've been taking care of a number of different succulent plants. One of the biggest problems I've had with them (and the reason why most of them are doing pretty bad, currently), is that I'll often forget to water them for weeks at a time, so I wanted to fix that. I've looked at 3d printable designs for self-watering planters, but (at least by my fairly minimal knowledge on succulents) none of them seem suitable for watering succulents because they deliver the water to the plant constantly. Most guides that I've found to taking care of succulents advise to water them sporadically, usually every few days. Often, self-watering planter designs work by having the soil be in a container with holes in it large enough to let water in but not to let the dirt out. That container is then immersed in a reservoir of water. My design works in a different way, by storing up water dripped down from an external reservoir (supplied in my case by cut-open bottle of seltzer water [which I designed an adapter for the cup to thread into]) in a cup, then by using a mechanism known as a Pythagorean Cup (best shown in the cross-section picture), the water is siphoned out onto the soil once it reaches a certain level. If the rate that water drips into the cup is correct, the plant should only receive water (and a good amount of it) once every few days. I ended up printing this design using PLA, on my Monoprice Select Mini. I had a lot of trouble ensuring that the water drip into the cup slow enough. In fact, I wasn't ever able to get the hole into the cup small enough without running into other issues (leakage, water pressure issues). However, I think the project as whole was an interesting experience in designing it, and with only a bit of work (as the only problem was in the adapter to the reservoir, not the cup itself) I think this design could be very useful to me and potentially to other people who keep ornamental plants. School: Pentucket Regional High School, Instructor: Dianne Kelly
- 格式
- SOLIDWORKS 2016、STL、Rendering
- 分类
- 3D printing、Nature、Piping
- 标签
- extremeredesignengineeringsecondary2017、printing、design、gardening、student
- 数据更新
- 2026-09-10T13:06:34Z
