3D Printing Projects: Design, Printing, Implementation

Paleo Transfer Funnel Project

Updated 10/3/19

When dealing with the handling of thousands of nearly microscopic micro fossils, a safe way to transfer your hard earned treasures from the viewing frame under the microscope to the storage bottle is essential. This new tool works superbly, and fills the need perfectly.

Click on thumbnails below for larger view:

 3D cad model in Solid Works of the proposed funnel. A Handle on the left allows easy manipulation of the funnels direction, and a handy way of hanging it up when not in use.

 Underside of the Paleo funnel, showing labeling. Because the funnel must be printed in this orientation, you cannot put recessed text on the other side, as this sits on the printing platform.
 Visualizer rendering of the completed funnel printed in black plastic.
 The finished funnel! bottom side.
 Looking down into the funnel from the top.
 And in use, transferring the tiny micro fossils from observing tray to the storage bottle.

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