3D printing a vertical tower

In this video I 3D print a hydroponic vertical grow tower. Towards the end of the video I show the cost breakdown and a working tower that my brother in California has installed. As usual, I include my mistakes so you can avoid them.
The files for the tower including many different variants are found here:
www.printables...
#hydroponics #3Dprinting #hydroponicsystem #verticalgrowtower #aeroponics

[@coolgeorgiaboy]

I use a Creality Ender v3 KE with excellent results. I can print a 4 way section in about 9hrs. Also, I set the outside walls to 4 layers instead of 2 layers since I'm printing with white PETG so that sunlight won't penetrate through the tower sections and cause algae growth. Thanks for sharing the location of the .stl file.

[@NORATECHNOLOGIES]

That's a sweet gig fer sure , thumbs up on that one👍 . Nice clean design.

[@Andrew87R]

really nice video my guy. thanks for the details. keep it up

[@vincentking8267]

If you can afford a Bambu you can afford to change the battery in your smoke detector.

[@expathydroponics8500]

I guess I should do that before my next video. The problem sometimes is identifying which smoke detector is beeping.

[@daledoe-baggins]

😂

[@signedsw]

Rude

[@marijntellier548]

I recently bought the creality K1C for 550 euro's. It works great right out of the box, it's enclosed although it doesn't have the option for AMS. It's much cheaper tho, so for me as an industrial product design student, this was the better choice since it has almost the same capabilities as a bambu lab PS1 but for a lot less money.

[@obby5648]

thank you for the video

[@b3owu1f]

Question.. how do you start the plants? Do you buy pre-reminated cubes that you put in the netty pots with the clay beads? Or do you buy seeds, those germination trays and do that yourself? Where I am at, it is 110+ summer and 30 in the winter. I'd like to put a tent outside with LED lights, etc to keep it going year round. I have all my parts printed, bought the pump, tube, led lights, clay stuff, and nutrients for the water. Just couldn't find any info how I actually get the plants started. Every video I see (including yours) seems to have plants already growing out of pods.. I know they dont come that way, so what do you put in the netty pots, and how long does it take for things to grow ready to eat?

[@paulminor4707]

If its meant to be a Tool, bambu is the way to go. If you can enjoy the Build process and upgrading it, you will have a much better end result with one of the Voron Printers

[@OlbaidPR]

Excellent video, I printed my tower 1 wiken back, I have some questions. What type of motor do you use to pump the water? I understand I have the same model that you have. 2. When you put the soil in the funnels, do you put some mesh on the soil or is it just the roots and that's it?

[@expathydroponics8500]

My brother uses a 12/24v dc mini submersible pump with an AC adapter. A 6 watt pump with max 220 liters per hour and 10 foot lift. It’s easier if you buy a submersible aquarium/pond pump from your local pet store. You can use clay balls but to save money I use coco fiber (also called coco coir). I put mosquito netting or a paint strainer bag around the pump to prevent clogging.

[@expathydroponics8500]

I am about to release my next video where I talk about sizing the pump among many other set up topics

[@roytipping6623]

I am struggling with your calcs. You have 4* 3 way module taking 26hrs total to print. I see your P1P uses 100W/hr. That would total 2.6kWh for the print. If your cost is 0.13 cents per kWh isn't that 0.34 cents cost not $2.60 ?

[@CubeRhinoDev]

yea the math was way off on the electric consumption. common mistake

[@ImaginationToForm]

I would love to use this to grow cannabis at home :)

[@dayinthelifehawaii]

thank you for sharing your experience. just wondering how long it took to print one stack with the bamboo? i printed one out on my printer and it took 20hrs, was thinking of upgrading and hoping the p1p would be a lot faster. thank you in advance for your reply. Have a Great Day!

[@zillent9810]

A lot of the new generation of printers these days cut that down in half, for me with mine its around 4-5 hours instead depending on what parts.

[@Vorulon]

You know how some of the sections have dispersing net? What happens if I have dispersing nets in every section? Will that be bad?

[@Erosgenuino]

Hola, ¿qué tipo de filamento usa para hacer la torre?

[@maynorsalvadortorunovivas7483]

How much material did u use for one tower?

[@b3owu1f]

Usually about 2 rolls of PETG depending on thickness (infill %) and how many segments.

[@MickeyMallette47]

There are 58 STL files? What?

[@akshaykumarupadhyaya4385]

Hey guys, if any one can suggest a great 3D printer so I can print fast, lets take an example of a hydroponic tower, Thanks

[@b3owu1f]

QIDI Plus 4 is good.. but these days I'd like at the new Prusa Core One. Prusa has top notch quality and support. About $1K either way you go.

[@JosephStory]

I hear ya have a house bird chirping away on your voice overs.