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I've been planning on relying on the flexibility of the PLA to allow me to assemble the u-joints without breaking - we'll see. Maybe I'll do a test print of just the u-joint to see how assembly goes. Another option I have is to replace the u-joints with flexi filament for a flexible joint. The printer will allow me to use different materials with a single print, I just haven't tried it yet. The third option, is waiting on the upgrade kit I have on order that allows for printing in 4 different materials in a single print. This will allow using dedicated filament as support material that can be dissolved away, minimizing cleanup of prints. It'll probably be a while before the upgrade finally ships, and even longer for me to figure out how to use it properly.
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Got it all modeled - now to figure out getting it prepped for printing...
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Scuba Steve “Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba....” (cars, too...) '83 911SC track car, MI State Police Blue '05 Carrera S, Black '09 BMW M3 Coupe, Interlagos Blue '13 KTM 350 XCF-W - Trail demon '12 GasGas 280 TXT Econo - Trials hell-spawn '03 Kawasaki ZX-636, CCS#437 (former life) '89 Yamaha FZR-400, WERA#501 (former life) '94 Kawasaki ZX-6E, WERA#501 (gateway drug) |
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I've tried a few test prints of the u-joint, and its kicking my butt. Lots of tweaking required - stay tuned.
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Scuba Steve “Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba....” (cars, too...) '83 911SC track car, MI State Police Blue '05 Carrera S, Black '09 BMW M3 Coupe, Interlagos Blue '13 KTM 350 XCF-W - Trail demon '12 GasGas 280 TXT Econo - Trials hell-spawn '03 Kawasaki ZX-636, CCS#437 (former life) '89 Yamaha FZR-400, WERA#501 (former life) '94 Kawasaki ZX-6E, WERA#501 (gateway drug) |
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