Multi-material RIGID + FLEXIBLE print exceeded…
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Multi-material RIGID + FLEXIBLE print exceeded expectations!
This was a fun experiment mixing PETG and TPU for a print-in-place jack (when you add an M6x130mm bolt and rivet nut). It's probably not safe to be storing this much tension & energy in an 80g 3D printed part, but the fact it didn't even fail at 400lbs kinda blew me away.
Made a video about this "flexijack" that shows a few other rigid+flex ideas I had, and also talks about some of the creative modeling & slicing techniques I used to make it:
\- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUN-VxLh3Ro
Also posted a fully-parameterized model on printables.com:
\- Model: https://www.printables.com/model/1597849-flexijack-print-in-place-jack-with-rigid-core-tpu
I haven't seen much about this topic (hybrid rigid+flex prints), let me know if this inspires any other ideas. I'd like to try more things with the concept.
#technology
This was a fun experiment mixing PETG and TPU for a print-in-place jack (when you add an M6x130mm bolt and rivet nut). It's probably not safe to be storing this much tension & energy in an 80g 3D printed part, but the fact it didn't even fail at 400lbs kinda blew me away.
Made a video about this "flexijack" that shows a few other rigid+flex ideas I had, and also talks about some of the creative modeling & slicing techniques I used to make it:
\- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUN-VxLh3Ro
Also posted a fully-parameterized model on printables.com:
\- Model: https://www.printables.com/model/1597849-flexijack-print-in-place-jack-with-rigid-core-tpu
I haven't seen much about this topic (hybrid rigid+flex prints), let me know if this inspires any other ideas. I'd like to try more things with the concept.
#technology
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