Time to report out on the Regenerative Compressor project! I didn't mean for the opening of this one to sound salty, so I hope it doesn't. I was mainly hoping to establish why trying to FDM print air compressors is one of those things that looks easy, but is actually a tough engineering proposition and maybe not advisable if you want performance ... at least, UNTIL NOW?

You can get STLs for this design (all parts now posted, and instructions are updated for multistage builds) here: https://www.printables.com/model/2543...

STLs for some cool demonstration accessories are now posted here: https://www.printables.com/model/2891...

Trihorn cooling duct STLs from the VzBot github: https://github.com/VzBoT3D/

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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:38 FDM Printed Compressors Suck...
01:05 ...And here's why
01:24 A better way?
01:30 CAD Overview
01:49 How it works
02:53 First prototype build and review
03:29 Solving the noise question
04:15 Performance review
04:58 Multistage upgrade
05:31 Nice pictures I guess
05:56 Final performance metrics
07:07 Looking forward, le sigh
08:01 Postcredits secret scene

Music credits:
Track: MILANE & Greg Aven Like You [NCS Release]
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Track: Raptures. & DigEx Feel [NCS Release]
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Track: Elektronomia x Lunaar x Donna Tella Champions [NCS Release]
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