Gorgeous bit o kit. #Bondtech
Make sure to use ABS or something that can take a bit of heat for in-car use. My PLA prints have deformed badly in car-in-the-hot-sun conditions.
Based on this looking like sandblasted nylon, I may give THAT a go as my next material. This really is some professional looking work.
I’ve always heard about the no-PLA-in-car problem… But never experienced it and I’ve had a printed tablet headrest mount in a black car for the past two summers. Maybe it’s just in the sunlight-in-the-car ?
I think the only time I came close was when there was some filament in the trunk and I might’ve come out In time to save it cause it did feel warm…
Mine were always things mounted on the dash or on the windshield, middle of summer, dark colored car, worst possible conditions.
What is it?
I can’t wait for mine to arrive.
I just got my box today. Now I need to ship some out for Martin.
Also my alpha unit is currently printing a red ABS housing for the Beta internals. It kinds feels like alpha is being eaten by beta, which is a shame. Even the old alpha design is such a good performer that it’s a shame to see it decommissioned.
@Mike_Miller the housing it is SLS printed nylon
The one with the logo is normal 3d print, isn’t it? My SLS one doesn’t have the logo. (I have one of each)
I think the logo is on the side now to help FDM printers. Makes for easier 3D printing because you don’t have the logo down on the first layer getting smooshed.
After your post I had to check - I thought it was only the FDM one that has the logo, but on closer inspection, it’s the SLS one - Martin’s FDM printing is just superb! It’s so smooth and clean, I assumed it was the SLS print, but that one has a slightly rough surface. Regardless, they are both excellent and I look forward to trying them out. @Martin_Bondeus ow do you get such great FDM prints?
@Mike_Thornbury oh he has more up his sleeve than just a fancy extruder 
That sounded so dirty when you said it 
@Mike_Thornbury HA.
@Jason_Ray may be you’re not living under the harsh sun of real men, dude
But actually I printed part of a gear shift lever in black PLA for my wife’s car. When it is 35-40° within the car in summer, I wonder if it survives direct sunlight in addition… Next summer will tell. Meanwhile I had (non-black) PLA parts that withstood similar conditions for years, so… It may depend on the forces being applied to the part…
@Mike_Thornbury , I am a nerd when it comes to quality, the amount of filament that I have used during calibration, rebuilding, calibration, tests etc. is ridiculous.
What style of printer are you using, Martin?
(I haven’t used my extruder yet -still experimenting…)
@Mike_Thornbury It was my prototype CoreXY with a Smoothieboard as a controller, frame in mdf and parts in pla. But the printer is now scrapped beacuse i am building the real printer with dual watercooled nozzles, Bondtech extruders of course, frame and other parts in metal.
I will show it to the group once it is more complete than it is now.
CoreXY is my intended direction, too. I’d be interested in your water-cooling method.