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evan9381

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Anyone do CNC machining? I have a small part that someone online designed. I have a friend that 3D printer it for me out of a carbon/nylon material, but it's not strong enough and starting to crack and I can't tighten down a nut/bolt tight enough. Not sure what it would run to get this made out of aluminum or something. I have the design in an .stl file.
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What is it you are printing and what material? Depending on how the loads applied certain materials are better. Overall PLA+ is a very good material, very strong. My ender3 can print threads that hold up to VERY strong torquing.

 

There is a newer material that is PLA with aluminum powder mixed in it. I'm not sure about its qualities overall.

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What is it you are printing and what material? Depending on how the loads applied certain materials are better. Overall PLA+ is a very good material, very strong. My ender3 can print threads that hold up to VERY strong torquing.

 

There is a newer material that is PLA with aluminum powder mixed in it. I'm not sure about its qualities overall.

 

It's just a mount to hold an older gopro. The guy that designed the mount said carbon infused nylon would be best and my buddy with a shop who did it for me (for free) used this material, despite me willing to take whatever I got. He used the carbon/nylon also saying it was the strongest. So I think they know best. 🤷^♂️

 

I don't need threads printed, the design has a cutout for a nut. It's just when I put the bolt through the 3d printed mount and gopro case, when I torque down the bolt, at a certain point the nylon starts to compress...basically I can't tighten it enough so that the camera doesn't move with just a little bit of force.

 

It's for a bike (bicycle)...my mount for my other bike is very secure because it's aluminum, but it's also easy to make because where it's mounted is on a common size round tube. New bike's seat post has an aero tube more shaped like a "D" so a custom mount is needed.

 

Here's the part for reference - https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-print-models/hobby-diy/other/canyon-s27-seat-post-go-pro-mount

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give me the .stl and I'll do it i PLA+ for you. It is far stronger than nylon, if its just a gopro this will hold up fine as long as you aren't removing it all the time

 

Shoot me your email. I remove the camera to charge batteries after each ride, but I can remove it from a different bolt that won't have the 3d part off/on/off/on

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