Was kicking around the idea about printing the gears for my electric longboard. Ideally I wanted to go with Taulman Nylon but I’m somewhat concerned about warping if they get too hot while riding. Any thoughts on the matter? Don’t think the parts would get crazy hot but thought maybe someone has some experience with this.
Use nylon 910. Warps less than abs lol.
Check what @Daniel_Noree is doing over at OpenRC. Lots of info on different materials.
Taulmann 910. Brim was unneccesary
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I’ve found Taulman 910 to give way when anywhere near 60C. If it’s under a load, especially. Screw heads will sink and loosen their hold, etc. I think BluPrint would work better if you’re worried about heat issues, but the taulman site mentions nothing about their suitability for gears.
@ThantiK taulman 910 will not give way at 60C lol. Never ever.
@VolksTrieb , you might want to fact check that assertion. Heat deflection of Nylon 6 @ 1.8MPa is 60C. Easily the pressure under screw heads, etc.
PA6 is used in industry for customparts all over the place and Ive made parts in serious parts of machinery. Nothing of that gave away for any reason. Also most gears in power drills and lots of windowlifters in cars are off PA. Some engineparts are PA. Nylon 910 will hold up to griffins parts
@VolksTrieb , glass filled PA6 is used in industry for custom parts. Nobody uses raw Nylon 6; which our filament is.
@ThantiK um no. If some rounds parts are needed, its put on a lathe and shaped and used.
@Mark_Ellison what batteries are you running? I want to go with LifePo4 but they’re hard to come by. Lipo are concerning to me