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(WORKING) Alcohol cleaning system

It doesn't seem to take many prints before the alcohol is just slimy beyond all recovery, but several people smarter than I, have created  an effective system to process and filter out the dissolved resins.

 

The Basics
  1. Expose the alcohol to UV curing light, to ensure all the tiny particles have solidified
  2. Filter out these solids using a diaphragm pump and cheap water filters

 

The How
  • Silicone tubing - flexible and mostly resistant the these specific chemicals
    • Gets alcohol from dirty container through the UV exposure and into the filters
    • Returns the cleaner alcohol back into a clean container
    • OR could be used to simply recycle from and to the same container making it progressively cleaner
  • Hose barbs - hollow threaded fitting with a nozzle for the hose to slide over
    • Connects filters or pump to the silicone tubing
  • Plumbing Nipples - Hollow tube with threads on each end
    • Connects filters to each other
    • Connects pump to filter
  • Diaphragm pump - Liquid pump capable of moving alcohol without danger

 

 

 

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