After a few months of designing, prototyping, etc, I’ve got my ‘Modular Panel System’ (yes, must have catchy name) in the wild: It lets you create cubic structures out of plywood and 3d-printed brackets. I used it to build an entire garage-wall shelving system as a first test. All modeling work was done in Maya for both the brackets and the shelves, 3d printed on my C-bot.
@Paul_Gross : I used “MakerGeeks Raptor Series PLA” : Their site describes how it’s stronger than normal pla, and after doing test prints… It does seem stronger than normal. Much more pliable, less brittle. I’ve printed in PETG in the past with limited success… I’ve just been printing in PLA for so long it’s my default. There’s a good chance there are better materials to print in than what I used, I just have my printer dialed in for PLA.
@Eric_Pavey yeah I also had trouble when I first tried PETG. It’s very fiddly to get right, but in my opinion it is worth the effort for parts that need to be put under mechanical stress. It’s really much tougher than PLA.
@Paul_Gross : Yep, I’ve heard that a lot. Maybe the next stuff I do will be in PETG Just gotta find that time to tune it right. My problem is I’m impatient. I like printing 90-120 mm\sec… Must find my zen with PETG print speeds
Just gotta find that time to tune it right. My problem is I’m impatient. I like printing 90-120 mm\sec… Must find my zen with PETG print speeds