3D Printing a Better Black and Tan Part 6b: Beyond The Second Layer

In the ongoing saga of designing siphons for making layered drinks, we have previously presented the Mk II mini siphon for making two-layer shots, which works quite well.  However, the nature of the self-starting siphon means that the volume of each pour is fixed.

But what if there were a way to modify the volume of the pour so a three-layer shot could be made?

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3D Printing a Better Black and Tan Part 6: The Next Generation

Cross section of the Mini Mk II siphon.

Since our previous attempts at 3D printing a siphon to make a layered beverage, there have many advancements in the world of 3D printing, the most significant of which is the release of the Prusa XL with its multiple print heads.  So, we figured it was high time to try printing some new siphons with newer technologies.

Here we try to make a new, hopefully better, version of the mini siphon for making layered shots.

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Prototyping an election night drink: The Trump MKII

This presidential election cycle we are attempting to design two theme drinks that will be consumed on election night. Last week we determined the ratio of primary ingredients. This week we tested possible methods for giving the drink a frothy head to represent Trump’s trademark hair.

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Prototyping an election night drink: The Trump

Here at Doing Science to Stuff headquarters we are quite fond of themed drinks. For presidential elections we like to make two drinks, one for each candidate. We then take a sip from the appropriate candidate’s drink whenever a state is called for that candidate. While we have a couple basic recipes in mind, there are some parameters that need to be fine tuned. In this installment we will be optimizing a ratio of ingredients for the drink to represent Donald Trump.

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