[chbot] 3D print a small 'rubber' part

[Robin Gilks]

Greetings

Rubber in quotes as I know you can't print rubber but is there someone on
the list who has tried 'rubbery' (silicone, elastomers) filament to produce
a replacement seal in a valve for my swimming pool auto-dosing device.

What's happened is that the sodium hypochlorite has crystallized in the
valve where it mixes with the hydrochloric acid. This has jammed one of the
two valves (one for each liquid) and it's been like that for so long
(probably up to a year) the rubber seal on the end of the solenoid plunger
has distorted (it should be cup shaped but it's now an inverted cup).

I really want to avoid the AU$430 + GST + shipping for a replacement valve
for the sake of a 20c bit of rubber that is all of 12mm diameter and 6mm
thick (even if it's an interesting shape).

Any ideas of getting the rubber back to its original shape also considered

Cheers

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Robin Gilks
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