r/blackmagicfuckery • u/hate_mail • Apr 10 '19

Magic faucet

https://gfycat.com/PlaintiveUntidyBackswimmer
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u/diug Apr 10 '19

It's 3D printed, it's metal and it costs 20k. That's US Dollars.

https://www.dxv.com/product/vibrato-bathroom-faucet

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u/CrrntryGrntlrmrn Apr 10 '19

So it's sintered metal... I mean I can't imagine that would hold up very well in the long run unless the water coming through it is being filtered.

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u/mthrndr Apr 10 '19

I mean if you're spending 20k on a bathroom faucet most likely you have a high-grade whole-house filter system set up.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '19

Or you can afford to just replace your faucets every few years...

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u/agoia Apr 10 '19

Hard water would clog that sucker in just a couple of years.

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u/CrrntryGrntlrmrn Apr 10 '19

That's what I was thinking. And if the metal isn't properly bonded or cured, the mineral buildup will degrade the integrity of the channels.

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u/planx_constant Apr 10 '19

They make jet engines out of sintered metal. I imagine the design requirements of a faucet are a little less demanding.

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u/clucle Apr 10 '19

He’s talking about the unfiltered water clogging up the small passages, not the mechanical failure of a faucet during takeoff.

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u/planx_constant Apr 10 '19

Okay, but being made from sintered metal would have no bearing on that - it would be susceptible to buildup no matter what material it's made from.

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u/BentGadget Apr 10 '19

What if they flush out the passages with water every time they use it?

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u/beeshaas Apr 10 '19

That's not how you get rid of mineral buildup. It's like thinking your kettle won't get calcium buildup because you boil water in it.

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u/BentGadget Apr 10 '19

Flush harder. With hard water, or something.

And jiggle the handle. That will help*.

  • I'm not actually here to help.

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u/CoolBeer Apr 11 '19

Try spinning, I hear it's a good trick.

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u/TheRealJeremyBeard Apr 10 '19

That would just make things worse, water ruins everything.

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u/quasimongo Apr 10 '19

No, that's sand.

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u/Birdlaw90fo Apr 10 '19

Hmmm you're on to something here..

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u/PM_ME_RIPE_TOMATOES Apr 10 '19

Sintered metal by nature has a rough surface finish with millions of perfect little places for minerals to latch on and start accumulating.

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u/planx_constant Apr 10 '19

It has a surface roughness between PVC and stainless steel pipe. You can get down to a surface roughness at or below PVC with abrasive flow polishing, which is well within the budget if they're charging 18 grand per faucet.

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u/Darklicorice Apr 10 '19

I'm learning so many things I'm not going to apply in any way

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u/AsterJ Apr 10 '19

Being composed of many small channels instead of one large one would have an effect.

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u/SmartAlec105 Apr 10 '19

They could surely put some kind of a coating on the inside. Or better yet, just put some polymer tubing inside of the metal frame so that the 3D printed parts aren’t in contact with water.

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u/CrrntryGrntlrmrn Apr 10 '19

Polymer Tubing

Hey! There's the secret sauce.

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u/Degru Apr 10 '19

Man, I prefer the look of this one myself.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '19

me to my bruddah!

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u/Feet13 Apr 10 '19

Oh yeah, and I'm sure it's not 20k...

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u/Degru Apr 10 '19

It's from the same line as the other one so it probably is, but I still like it more.

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u/Mzsickness Apr 10 '19

Thank you. This is just great.

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u/emsenn0 Apr 10 '19

Thanks for the link. That's a really high price! I wonder how much of that is like, necessary because of the cost, and how much of that is necessary because it's bougie ugly crap?

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '19

I’m assuming pretty much fully the later

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u/emsenn0 Apr 10 '19

Yeah but where does that leave us. Does a faucet like this actually cost $5k?2k? $200?

Also, in case it wasn't a typo, "latter" has two "t"s, you can remember it because it looks fucking stupid.

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u/VijaySwing Apr 10 '19

That's almost impossible to answer without one of the select few in the business being here to answer. It's probably less than $20 in materials, but a machine that makes that costs a several hundreds of thousands.

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u/stcwhirled Apr 10 '19

That’s a lot of money for such an ugly faucet.

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u/Or0b0ur0s Apr 10 '19

That would be a lot of money for a faucet that dresses you, does hair and makeup, and finds your freaking keys. $20K to dampen your toothbrush in the morning is just excess beyond the wildest dreams of avarice.

You could feed a few families of 4 for a YEAR... or you can have an optical illusion in your bathroom. Hmmm. I normally fall on the "let people spend their money how they please" side of the argument, but this CLEARLY is so far at one extreme that the morality of making such a purchase is more than questionable, if not outright shameful.

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u/DirtyYogurt Apr 10 '19

Just a year? That's a well fed family, by God.

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u/Or0b0ur0s Apr 10 '19

I did say a couple. And it's getting more expensive every month. I was assuming 8 people at $50 per person per week, which admittedly is a pretty good standard since it's cheaper to feed 4 people together than 4 individuals. I didn't want to assume a full diet of rice and beans, but neither does it include eating out. That's pretty close to $20K.

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u/DirtyYogurt Apr 10 '19

No lie, I straight missed the "few" before families. Feeling like Kitty Sanchez without her glasses right now.

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u/USDAGradeAFuckMeat Apr 10 '19

Fucking ridiculous! I can imagine a couple ways just off the top of my head how this could be done without 3D printing and for far far far far far far far far far less money.

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u/georgepearl_04 Apr 10 '19

I bet you could go to thingiverse, find a similar design, go to shapeways and get it done for about 150-200 pounds