An idea on Moineau pumps
I needed a pump for a viscous fluid in one of my projects and it seemed a no brainer to uses ttsalo's version http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:15538
However, I have been hitting a wall in my tests and when discussing the matter it was pointed out that stator should be made of rubber to provide a tight fit with the rotor so cavities are sealed while moving.
Not having elastic filament at hand nor experience on how rubbery it might be, I asked around. User A2 suggested on reprap forums http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?180,112397 to use oogoo silicone, which I did not know but it's just a google away.
I've built a sample stator and matching rotor pump for a test and it works nicely.
I modeled the cavity of the rotor, which can later be screwed it out from the silicone once cured.
The funnel-like part can be used to contain the cavity you are modeling with oogoo silicone and act as the stator.
These are some videos of its operation (forward)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJLLvQahp9U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcOW9YIsH_U
and reverse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdR1VQdDu4c