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One of Stratasys’s many expired patents I think
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PLA?
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No.4, again in PETG. After a bit of rubbing down with sanding mesh. This is where it's going:
The photocell just pushes in/pulls out. This surround will get siliconed very lightly into the brickwork to aid later removal.
Tbh I'd have rather not had the faff of rubbing down, filling, painting and possibly periodic refinishing.
What filler do I use on PETG, normal car body stuff?
Does anyone here achieve PLA like results with PETG?
Maybe we should just print in PLA and periodically replace when it gets tired...
The photocell just pushes in/pulls out. This surround will get siliconed very lightly into the brickwork to aid later removal.
Tbh I'd have rather not had the faff of rubbing down, filling, painting and possibly periodic refinishing.
What filler do I use on PETG, normal car body stuff?
Does anyone here achieve PLA like results with PETG?
Maybe we should just print in PLA and periodically replace when it gets tired...
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Yes. It dont get used that much will see how it stands up...
Round end is the same size as waste pipe... so may try an elbow as well
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I was surprised recently when the PLA petrol cap surround my lad did very early on when he first got the printer was starting to fail. Guessing maybe to do with petrol fumes. It was primed and painted too
This Y connector is printed in PLA. Printed standing up as in "Y". Tbh this got buried in a wall so will just act as a former for the mortar packed around it.
An elbow should come out fine too. Minimal support needed on the Y as an aside.
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@ajlelectronics got any close up pics of 3D printed PETG for us to compare here?
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I don't really know what PLA-like is as I never print in PLA, but the finish from PETG always seems perfectly adequate to me (although maybe my standards are lower than yours!)
Surface of the last thing I printed:
Close-up:
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So I have a Dewalt mitre saw stand, which is easy to set up and take down.
Really quick to attach and remove the saw with the standard brackets.
So I figured its a really useful stand for All sorts of things.
I could just buy the Dewalt brackets, but at £65-70/ Pair I just can’t justify that.
So I designed and printed my own.
These screw on to the bottom surface and then they will just need a cam lever designing to move the sliding section in to lock.
Really quick to attach and remove the saw with the standard brackets.
So I figured its a really useful stand for All sorts of things.
I could just buy the Dewalt brackets, but at £65-70/ Pair I just can’t justify that.
So I designed and printed my own.
These screw on to the bottom surface and then they will just need a cam lever designing to move the sliding section in to lock.
I've had one of the Dewalt stands for years, they really are very good and even today they don't cost a huge amount of money.
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Onoff
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3D print some?
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I did
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