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Making a Rolling Diaphragm Try#1

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create a blueprint for an underwater glider for hobbyists to explore and study down to a 200m (and later 1000m) of our world oceans

ehsan-abdiEhsan Abdi 07/11/2024 at 13:460 Comments

The idea was to try to make a rolling diaphragm the easiest way I could think of and see what happens. Since it needs to be flexible, I decided to make the first out of silicone rubber. I used the housing itself as part of the mold and 3D printed a few more parts to act as the rest of the mold.

It didn't turn out too bad but I think I will try another way next time and not using the housing as a part of the mold because I had a really hard time removing the piece!

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