Capsule filler

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I suffer from migraine. A few years ago, I discovered that Taurine, an amino acid, does miracles to fix them. I can purchase taurine in different form: Energy drink Pros: Ready to consume Cons: Contains a lot of products I do not need (such as caffeine) I don't like the taste Quite expensive (compared with other solutions) It is not recommended to consume more than one in a day Short shelf life Capsule Pros: Ready to consume Somewhat flexible dosage (500mg per capsule) Long shelf life Cons: Hard to find Somewhat expensive Powder Pros: Very cheap (when bought in bulk) Easy to find Flexible dosage Very long shelf life Cons: Require preparation (mix with juice) Require several minutes of mixing for the powder to melt (every minutes count when I have a migraine) Solution Buy Taurine powder in bulk Buy empty gel capsules Fill the capsules manually I can buy the "tool" to fill the capsule in any pharmacy, but why doing simple when you have a 3D printer. The files contains my 5x3 demo filler (for 15 capsules). I'm still experimenting with the idea. So far it works quite well. [2018-10-07] I need to redesign the compactor. Compacting all capsules at once is a bad idea. Maybe I should make a "stick" to compact them one by one. I still need to think about it... Category: Hand Tools