Pump system is very crucial for this project. We have used 2 different pump systems so far. One is from new era syringe pump company and the other one is from harvard apparatus company. Down below you can see them both.
We suggest you to use PHD Ultra syringe pump system. However it is expensive. As a substiture you can prefer new era syringe pump system as well. Here is the shopping list for this Pumps and Cartridges section.
Shopping list
- PHD Ultra
- New Era (only 1 unit)
- Syringes (as long as you print, you will need couple of syringes)
- Tubing part number: 5195T63 (you may want more than 5 meters)
- Barbed tube part number: 51525K213 (you will need more than 4)
Assembly
This section is very straight forward. Get you tubing and cut it down to 50 cm length or smaller (Don't forget: Longer the tubing harder to extrude). Later install the barbed tubes into your tubing. Then install styringes into your pump system while connecting the luer locks. Take the other edge and connect it into the extruder. Final assembly should look like this (after filling the syringes with the print material in the next section):
