I suffer from migraine. A few years ago, I discovered that Taurine, an amino acid, does miracles to fix them.

I can purchase taurine in different form: Energy drink

• Pros:
  • Ready to consume
• Cons:
  • Contains a lot of products I do not need (such as caffeine)
  • I don't like the taste
  • Quite expensive (compared with other solutions)
  • It is not recommended to consume more than one in a day
  • Short shelf life

Capsule

• Pros:
  • Ready to consume
  • Somewhat flexible dosage (500mg per capsule)
  • Long shelf life
• Cons:
  • Hard to find
  • Somewhat expensive

Powder

• Pros:
  • Very cheap (when bought in bulk)
  • Easy to find
  • Flexible dosage
  • Very long shelf life
• Cons:
  • Require preparation (mix with juice)
  • Require several minutes of mixing for the powder to melt (every minutes count when I have a migraine)

Solution

• Buy Taurine powder in bulk
• Buy empty gel capsules
• Fill the capsules manually

I can buy the "tool" to fill the capsule in any pharmacy, but why doing simple when you have a 3D printer.

The files contains my 5x3 demo filler (for 15 capsules). I'm still experimenting with the idea. So far it works quite well.

[2018-10-07] I need to redesign the compactor. Compacting all capsules at once is a bad idea. Maybe I should make a "stick" to compact them one by one. I still need to think about it...

Category: Hand Tools