Small fully-printable modular Vermicomposter

prusaprinters

<h3>Hello</h3><p>I made this model to promote sustainability and to prove that you can live more ecologically even in a small flat or without fancy equipment. It's a Vermicomposter/normal-composter printable on a Prusa i3 with a maximum size in mind. Unfortunately, I don't have the capability to print this model myself right now so if anyone makes it, please send me some photos…</p><p>(some kind people on Reddit offered to print and test the model, so photos hopefully coming soon)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you don't know anything about vermicomposting, I would suggest watching this video first</p><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8miLevRI_o"></oembed></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Everything should be printable without supports. I would suggest printing in PETG but I have seen <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Gh-3PQhiE&amp;t=580s">this</a> video which proves that even PLA should be sufficient.</p><p>The whole thing is designed with vermicomposting and Indore/small-scale composting in mind… These are the base parts:</p><ol><li><strong>Slanted bottom reservoir</strong>, used for capturing liquid from tho compost which can be used for example to water houseplants. If you don't believe in your prints being waterproof, I would suggest coating the inside of this reservoir with epoxy resin.</li><li><strong>Compost bin</strong>,<strong> </strong>its the actual box you put food scraps and other biowaste in. For vermicomposting, I suggest printing 2 of these boxes with holes on the bottom. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaajjQ0FhM4&amp;t=393s">This video explains well how to use a vermicomposter with the same concept in mind</a>.</li><li><strong>Lid</strong>, well, that's self-explanatory. Helps with odours and keeps unwanted friends away…</li><li><strong>The Plug</strong>, here you have two options: the first is to use the printable plug from the files and using it to drain the reservoir, the second option is to use a standard water dispenser faucet with a 12mm thread such as <a href="https://aliexpress.com/item/4001116470942.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000014.5.56843b7akAiiRG&amp;gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller&amp;scm=1007.33416.213724.0&amp;scm_id=1007.33416.213724.0&amp;scm-url=1007.33416.213724.0&amp;pvid=923293bb-b9ed-466a-bf43-aff6ea5459d6&amp;_t=gps-id:pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller,scm-url:1007.33416.213724.0,pvid:923293bb-b9ed-466a-bf43-aff6ea5459d6,tpp_buckets:668%230%23131923%2393_668%23888%233325%238_23416%230%23213724%230_23416%234721%2321967%23969_23416%234722%2321972%239_668%232846%238107%231934_668%232717%237562%23467_668%231000022185%231000066059%230_668%233422%2315392%23924_4452%230%23214000%230_4452%233474%2316498%23693_4452%234862%2324463%23969_4452%233098%239599%23162_4452%235108%2323442%23894_4452%233564%2316062%23235">this one</a>. With both options, I advise using a 12-16 mm gasket to prevent leaking.</li><li><strong>The legs</strong>, just slide them into place and they keep the slanted reservoir level. (and I think that they also look really cool)</li><li><strong>Optional parts</strong>, include bigger volume compost bins and vent-less options.</li></ol><p>Thanks for using my model and I hope that we can make the world a better place together by living more sustainably… step by step.</p>