[DIYbio] Re: DIY tube holder for vortex mixers

Russell already has a prototype for this - he was printing it when I
visited his lab last week - so you may want to hold off on that a bit
so as not to steal his thunder ;-)

I told him he should submit it to the Tekla 3D printing DIYbio design
competition, so I'm sure we'll be seeing it soon...

On Feb 3, 7:03 am, Cathal Garvey <cathalgar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Oh, that's cheeky. I'm pretty sure I could knock out a chuck-fitting
> tube holder in an hour's printing. In fact, I'm fecking certain I could;
> I'd make one in two parts that interlock beneath the tube and form a
> shaft at the other end that is gripped by the chuck; should be pretty
> secure once fitted, and will securely grip the tube lid together.
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> Of course, you could also make a whole rack for holding tubes, but that
> *would* be slightly more complicated to design without having it fall
> apart under extreme hammer-action-ating.
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> On 03/02/12 07:58, Patrik wrote:
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> > If bead beating is what you need, I know Russell Neches at UC Davis is
> > developing a 3D printed head for Zymo's portable Xpedition Sample
> > Processor:
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> >http://www.zymoresearch.com/devices-instruments/cell-disruptors/xpedi...
> >http://vort.org/2011/09/30/spoon-bench-field-dna-processing-gadget-re...
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> > It's essentially a modified Craftsman Hammerhead Auto Hammer, which
> > you can buy for $72 from Sears. But they're selling them for $992 with
> > a special adapter head to shake a 2ml tube with beads. So if you can
> > print your own adapter head, you can just buy the Hammerhead and save
> > yourself $900...
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> > On Feb 2, 5:53 am, Cathal Garvey <cathalgar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Sorry!
> >> Well, beyond what bead-maceration is, I can't offer opinions. I've never
> >> used it, so I don't know how effective it will be. Depends on the
> >> substrate I guess; plant leaf matter would probably respond really well,
> >> for example, but meat probably not so much.
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> >> On 02/02/12 13:14, Nathan McCorkle wrote:
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> >>> Yeah I realized that
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> >> --www.indiebiotech.com
> >> twitter.com/onetruecathal
> >> joindiaspora.com/u/cathalgarvey
> >> PGP Public Key:http://bit.ly/CathalGKey
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> --www.indiebiotech.com
> twitter.com/onetruecathal
> joindiaspora.com/u/cathalgarvey
> PGP Public Key:http://bit.ly/CathalGKey

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