Yeah, Buddy....that's pretty good. If you were to make this out of stainless steel, and put the nozzle towards the front (press side) you could make multiple runs, and make a pretty big block of dry ice.
Since you have it, have you ever tried making a dry ice in kilos? How much does it takes on a machine like that and what is the usage of CO2 per kilo of dry ice?
it's about 50% in efficiency. so you buy 10kg of liquid co2 and can maybe make 5kg of dry ice. so i would say its quite expensive but at least i can make it at home on demand if i wish.. i have to redesign the this though from stainless steel. the wood isnt working so well.. ;-)
Chris's Tech Box Wow. But yeah, the thing you can make it at home is great, since I’ve also thought of palletizers, but found out it is not worth it. Would give in so much money even before I could start and it would not be worth it, since it would need so much supplyment and thing, and I am only in need of it for myself. Anyways, thanks for the reply! ;’)
All that i could think of for improvements are figuring out some way to make it semi-automatic (maybe with an "ejector pin" system similar to injection molders), and able to do long runs without breaking and that would be a neat thing for makerspaces / microfactories etc! Also maybe your tank+hose+valve system, a snow maker, then an auger to your block press, or even a pelletizer!
Greeting my friend! May I ask is there anything special or specific I need for the line that runs from the tank to the box? Or can I simply just run a rubber line off of a regulator or no regulator just the line to box?
I guess it would have boon best if there would have been a glass case for the compression I mean how cool would it look if u could see the formation of dry ice...I mean HOW COOL. But I know it's a financial prob. and I am too on ur side of the try Nice vid bruh Very less views for it tho.
thanks, yeah i dont know, nobody seems as excited about dry ice as me ;-). dry ice forming inside a glas tube sounds interesting ;-). but its the kinda material thats very prone to temperature and mechanical stress fractures, plus high pressure enviroment, plus super hard to change its shape in a regular workshop. but I would love to follow up on that project with another pressure cylinder for sure. wood is not really up to it.
