evan9381 Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 Have you looked into online places that do 3d printing with metal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE-O Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 Allied Fabrication on Chantry Drive 614-868-8680 Just made a wrench for a suppressor $65 which is their minimum charge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 Have you looked into online places that do 3d printing with metal? I asked on the 3d printing subreddit about online places I could upload a file and order the part and all of the responses were "find a CNC shop" 😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted September 5, 2020 Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted September 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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