This is my F1 openRC print. The tyres were printed in NinjaFlex on a Replicator 2 and the body shell in Colorfabb PLA/PHA on the Replicator 2.
Everything else was printed on an Ultimaker 2 Extended - the chassis in Colorfabb nGen and the gears and rear axle in Colorfabb HT.
Congratulations on a job well done @Stephen_Wigginton it looks great! Any thoughts on printing parts in nGen and HT?
Hi Daniel,
First of all thank you for your excellent openRC designs. I’m really impressed with the precision of your work, particularly with the way all the printed parts just snap together without any excessive sanding or post processing.
As to nGen and HT, it’s early days for me, but I think in future (once I have used up all the PLA/ABS that I have), I will standardise on these two filaments.
Originally, I couldn’t see what all the fuss was about nGen until the penny dropped - it prints like PLA, but with the strength of ABS. The clue is in the name - it’s a very good general purpose filament.
As to HT, well it’s perfect for when you need strength and temperature resistance. I have found it reasonably easy to print on the Ultimaker, although it is pretty much top of it’s capability in nozzle and bed temperature. Only down side is that I get a fair bit of stringing with it, although turning up the retraction settings and printing at the lower end of the temp. range improves this. If anyone would like the Simplify3D profile, I would be happy to share it - I’m not sure how to via Goggle+, though.
I’m going to print the Truggy in nGen (chassis etc) and HT (powertrain).
Oh, BTW, both these filaments are useless on unheated build plates…
