|
| LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
04-22-2020, 11:05 AM | #21 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Kelowna, BC
Posts: 1,274
| Re: 3D printing parts and materials help
I print Nylon on a box stock Prusa regularly. To be clear, I'm a mechanical engineer working at a university and running a fleet of about 18 printers for the school so please don't try to call me stupid or tell me I don't know what I'm talking about. |
Sponsored Links | |
04-22-2020, 11:06 AM | #22 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Kelowna, BC
Posts: 1,274
| Re: 3D printing parts and materials help |
04-22-2020, 02:26 PM | #23 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Terrassa
Posts: 981
| Re: 3D printing parts and materials help |
04-22-2020, 02:51 PM | #24 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Raleigh-ish vicinity
Posts: 3,846
| Re: 3D printing parts and materials help |
04-22-2020, 03:22 PM | #25 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Kelowna, BC
Posts: 1,274
| Re: 3D printing parts and materials help It has most of the mechanical advantages of ABS while being virtually as easy to print as PLA and it doesn't emit styrene gas so it'a bit safer to print at home. I've switched to PETG almost exclusively and I love the stuff, I keep a little PLA around but once my supply runs out I probably won't buy any more. The only downside to PETG that I've found so far is that vapor smoothing doesn't work (this is actually a bit of a discussion because there may be some chemicals that work for it but volatility is a concern), so sanding and fillers are the most common methods for post processing. |
04-22-2020, 04:28 PM | #26 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Terrassa
Posts: 981
| Re: 3D printing parts and materials help
Thanks ...the cheese from hell always delivers Last edited by themountain; 04-23-2020 at 02:55 AM. |
04-22-2020, 04:59 PM | #27 |
Custom Carbon Fiber Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Connecticut :(
Posts: 4,501
| Re: 3D printing parts and materials help
And back on topic ....thank you guys who kept it on topic here. |
04-23-2020, 10:49 AM | #28 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Kelowna, BC
Posts: 1,274
| Re: 3D printing parts and materials help |
05-10-2020, 01:31 PM | #29 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: My mothers basement
Posts: 2,128
| Re: 3D printing parts and materials help
Most sub $1000 printer have a sleeve of pfte in the hotend, it's like a $5 part that can be replaced with all metal. It won't handle nylon Temps. You might need to print at slower speeds to keep the Temps up on some units too, or replace parts the get more heat. Petg is pretty good and has lower Temps. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2942759 I designed this car and made it in petg, it took a couple versions to find the weak points. But when it breaks just build up that area and reprint till it lasts. The body is close to 2 years old I think and it has some breaks but the car is like 10lbs with all the wheel weights so when it falls 3ft ont a rock its a pretty hard hit. But it takes it. Printed on an anet a8 $200 printer from 3 years ago. So $200 gets you a better printer now. It has a 220x220x240 build size and I wouldent go smaller if you want to print a whole car. __________________________ Handy gearing spreadsheet |
3D printing parts and materials help - Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
3D printing? ABS or PLA for RC Parts? | norco kid | Tools, and Procedures | 13 | 06-25-2016 10:40 AM |
RC4WD Hardware, kits and materials are made of subpar materials | daign | General Crawlers | 7 | 11-03-2013 09:26 AM |
| |