Bioelectrochemical testing pod

2017 Apr 25
#model3d  #pureImagination  #CAD 

I would like to begin prototyping grow modules for Pure Imagination. The first challenge is setting up a plant microbial fuel cell system for generating electricity with moss.

This work will heavily rely on the scientific research from Paolo Bombelli, et al. I thought I could cast this pot...

...and thinking how to do that with ooloo is tough. I think slip casting or vacuum forming would be the easiest route. I have experience vacuum forming and more, and would have some concern with the finishing that would need to be done after pulling a form for this object. If I slip cast a plaster mold with clay, the plaster has a long drying time and then each cast requires its own extended time plus glazing the inside to make it water resistant is extra effort.

I came across a project by Nicolas Kisic Aguirre. He used four forms to make an sleeve. Maybe I can do something similar with two forms. First, grasshopper.

Next, a positive and a negative form which slot togther so they may float in space. Looking at this now, I think I can improve the slotting on the bottom, which is shown as the top in the second image. The blue section could wrap up the wall of the red a little to make a tighter seal.

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