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EngineerNick

Күн бұрын

I try again to make silicone fuel line.

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@JaycubL 7 жыл бұрын

This is a cool experiment, thank you for sharing it with us!

@brianlittleforest631 2 жыл бұрын

Well bummer I'm late to this party. Found some nitrile adhesive in a tube at CT a few years back. 3m made it and still does but I can only find it in the little toothpaste squeezers now. Worked good for both diesel and gas. Food for thought. Super cool extrusion ty.

@EngineerNick 2 жыл бұрын

Really? Wow I had long since given up on this little project thinking it was impossible. I will keep a look out for some nitrile. Thanks for the info! :)

@snaildaddy 7 жыл бұрын

I'd try the heat resistant (bit more expensive) RTV - it is supposedly resistant to alcohol at least. Avaliable at the local auto DIY store.

@EngineerNick 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! I gave it a go! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hNWWYMeTlrLLiGg.html

@KJ7JHN 5 жыл бұрын

Try adding original dawn dish soap to harden the silicone. The glycerin will cure silicone.

@okicom 7 жыл бұрын

you should use rtv silicone, those use as liquid engine gasket

@EngineerNick 7 жыл бұрын

That's a good idea I didn't know that such a product existed :)

@EngineerNick 7 жыл бұрын

I gave it a go! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hNWWYMeTlrLLiGg.html

@dhrubajyotigogoi7904 6 жыл бұрын

nice work...any idea to make silicone microfludic channel?? Dat will be very interesting??

@EngineerNick 6 жыл бұрын

If i ever think of a use for them I might give it a try... From my brief google search on the topic it seems very specific to biological sciences and pharmaceutical research which I have absolutely no idea bout. I'm sure there would be some way to make channels between two pieces of acrylic then gluing them back together :)

@dhrubajyotigogoi7904 6 жыл бұрын

yah you are right... people use PDMS and plasma boding to make it..but nobody do it on silicone...By the way thanx for sharing your innovative work..

@LightsBright92 Жыл бұрын

did this work?

@MalawisLilleKanal 7 жыл бұрын

NIce videos. I guess you have moved on from this, bu just wanted to add my 2c. I do not think you need hot water or hydrogen peroxide. Just regular old water and a little more patience. Regular silicone hardens by swapping the vinegar with hydrogen. I say this because I think this would be easier to do with the jig camped down to a bucket and say the leg of a table. Nice and deep water so there is less worry for entanglement and such. Guess you could also put some dish-soap in the water to make sure the silicone does not stick to itself. Silicone is fairly permeable though, and depending on the type etc. it's not a friend of acids. I think that might be the issue at the end of the video.

@EngineerNick 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment :) The dish soap is something i will try if i do this again. My understanding is that the silicon is only so permeable and absorbent due to whatever chemistry is used to cure it. I still have a (totally uninformed) suspicion that with the right filler/pressure/curing catalyst i could get it to work. Maybe never with cheap hardware store silicon though :( I believe calcium carbonate powder used as a filler can help resist swelling in fuel. I read it in a patent somewhere.

@MalawisLilleKanal 7 жыл бұрын

Sounds cool. Seems like there are many different compositions of silicone that wary ever so slightly. I'd think calcium carbonate sounds like it would outgas CO2 and possibly make bubbles in the silicone. But then again-it should vent out, at least when dry. Maybee high-temperature silicone could be an idea? They seem to be made to withstand rough environments. BTW:Just to be clear - I have no special knowledge of silicone.