Aeroponic parts

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I wanted to get started in aeroponics without breaking the bank on overpriced commercial setups. I designed a modular "wall tile" system with the goal of creating a thriving living wall if my experiment proves successful enough to scale up. The hexagonal design allows for six tiles per level, which can be stacked over a food-grade 5-gallon bucket (available at home-brewing and beer-making suppliers). My plan is to use a mist nozzle and diaphragm pump with electronic timers to control the pump and grow lights. We'll see how it goes, but I wanted to share my design in case others are interested. The feet on each tile enable me to use 3-inch diameter baskets for seed starting in coconut coir inside my sprouter. Once the seeds have grown big enough, they can be transferred into one of the wall tile spaces. Note that these parts are designed to be printed on smaller-scale printers like my Robo3D R1+, and secured with M2x16mm stainless machine screws. No nuts are needed since the screws grip firmly into the 2-mm-diameter plastic. My experience has shown this method to be reliable and efficient. The roof center piece for the hexagonal tower still requires completion, as does the side rail to allow for multiple hexagonal rows. I envision a brass hook on the roof piece to support mist nozzle tubing, which can then be draped over it to deliver mist nozzles down the middle of the tube. I aimed to design the pieces with minimal support requirements while printing. The STL files are oriented for FDR (bottom-up deposition) as you would want to print them.