diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e011c2d..a1935cd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ # FreeCAD 2026 Design Contest -This is my entry to the (2026 FreeCAD design contest)[https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?t=105082]. +This is my entry to the [2026 FreeCAD design contest](https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?t=105082). For assembly instructions see the assembly guide. ## Initial Design Choices @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ and youd be left with with 60 dowel pins ("worth" 5.80€) and 875g of PETG (wor I think a fair cost assesment is somewhere inbetween the two, since most people will have some filament, and so the 6.60€ per valve of filament are a bit over the top. I think the average maker would probably spend around 5-6€ per valve. ## Performance Assesment/Concerns/Room for improvement -I have not had the opportunity to test maximum holding and closing pressure, nor how many close/open cycles it can handle. I hope to get around to running those tests in the final week before the submission deadline. (The only test I've managed so far)[https://chaos.social/@la/116727325081926518] was me blowing into the tube with the other end in a glass of water, to see if it closes and seals agains my lung pressure. +I have not had the opportunity to test maximum holding and closing pressure, nor how many close/open cycles it can handle. I hope to get around to running those tests in the final week before the submission deadline. [The only test I've managed so far](https://chaos.social/@la/116727325081926518) was me blowing into the tube with the other end in a glass of water, to see if it closes and seals agains my lung pressure. I am particularly concerened with the requirement in the contest brief, requireing gas sealing at 0.5bar, and wear resistance.