Some fluid bed modifications

[Fishermanbt]

With knee surgery behind me I’ve had a bit of down time with recovery. Besides buying more lead molds and tackle crafting items, I’ve passed the time by designing and 3D printing some modifications for my fluid bed in preparation for painting some lead heads. I started by adding risers that can be removed and expand the opening to 3”. From what I see just during an initial testing it worked ok controlling volcanoes but further design changes may be needed.
From there I decided I needed some lids for them. Then, why not put some advertisement on there for CS Coatings. This also provided me an opportunity to play with the airbrush on the black lid. Yeah, I need more airbrush time I know. Although the lighting doesn’t show it the color shift paint and champagne glitter looked halfway decent. The other lid I printed with a recess in it  then printed the letters, jig head and hook and glued them in like a puzzle.
I then attached my air pump to the bottom of my stand. I needed a way to hold the cheep plastic control valve so I printed that bracket too while adding some Do-It Corp. bling to it. Then I just painted the raised outlines with some model paint.
On to organizing. Picked up some clear plastic containers with latches from the dollar store for my hooks and plastic baits. I decided that some of them needed dividers. So I took some measurements and printed some dividers and glued them in.
Got some more ideas brewing.

[Kasilofchrisn]

Those look cool especially since you have the 3D printer and the time.
But do you have to clean the cups out every time you switch colors?
For mine I just use a 3" flat cap drill a hole in it and glue in an aquarium valve.
Then I get an adapter that goes from 3" to 2" if I want to use a 2" cup
I use knockout test caps to hold my membrane in my fluid bed cups by knocking out the center first.
And I also use The knockout test caps as lids for my fluid bed cups.
Each color gets its own cup so I don't have to clean them out and switching just takes a few seconds.
Yours look pretty cool but I don't have a 3D printer and the test caps only run me about $0.35 each.
To prevent volcanoes I made a vibratory base that holds two fluid beds and has an adjustable rate of vibration.

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[Fishermanbt]

As of now I do have to clean out the cups when I change colors. For me it’s easier this way. Dump the powder back into its original container, give the union a quick wipe down with a paper towel and on to the next. I thought about making individual cups though and have a couple laying here ready for barb stems to be installed.
Overall, I was board and needed something to do

[Do-It Corp.]

You are a gentleman and a scholar! Very impressive 

[WALLEYE WACKER]

Nice unit.