Here will be some links posted on current technology happening around the world to help in coral reef preservation and reclamation
Building a machine that is able to create a structure is already available, there are several types of large scale concrete printer as an example. What is needed is to define the components first then tailor the machine build to fit these requirements
Material to be used:
overall size
estimated volume of material per print
This post is a great resource for information on the concept. Getting the company to share information on the material used will be a challange but again the overall ingredient is
calcium carbonate
This is a different approach to the printing method using jetted water
https://www.coastruction.com/how-it-works
This is a simular method to clay printing head assembly. The tube is filled and a screw presses the material out like a french press It's a pretty cool design
There is a lot of research going on here, also a print head design example
https://www.archdaily.com/947495/rethinking-artificial-reef-structures-through-3d-clay-printing
https://www.researchgate.net/project/Artificial-Reef-3D-Printing-for-Atlantic-Area-3DPARE
https://www.bcn3d.com/artificial-reefs-at-sustainable-oceans-international/
https://www.freethink.com/environment/artificial-coral-reefs
This post is a great resource for information on the concept. Getting the company to share information on the material used will be a challange but again the overall ingredient is
calcium carbonate
This is a different approach to the printing method using jetted water
https://www.coastruction.com/how-it-works
This is a simular method to clay printing head assembly. The tube is filled and a screw presses the material out like a french press It's a pretty cool design
There is a lot of research going on here, also a print head design example
https://www.archdaily.com/947495/rethinking-artificial-reef-structures-through-3d-clay-printing
https://www.researchgate.net/project/Artificial-Reef-3D-Printing-for-Atlantic-Area-3DPARE
https://www.bcn3d.com/artificial-reefs-at-sustainable-oceans-international/
https://www.freethink.com/environment/artificial-coral-reefs
Getting the frame assembled
Making it up as I go along
starting to make sense
Moving along. The idea is to get a loose build to get some specific dimensions and then transfer all to a cad design
a parts list should be included if the build is productive. What that means is I have several builds and not all have made it to operations. It's mainly taking an idea and turning it into a finished product. The journey
![IMG 4482[1]](https://forumla.us/wp-content/uploads/wpforo/attachments/1/624-IMG44821.jpg "IMG 4482[1]")
almost z screws and motors. will start placing the duet3 and power supply .
Making progress on the mud pump. 3d printed the screw and it is pretty solid. Of course attaching a motor and moving the media will be the real challenge. With the cura program the parts can be scaled larger. i expect to try something like 5in after i get this tested. The objective is to use a hardware store available PVC pipe as the casing, this will remove alot of printing time and allow for alot of options