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3D Printing tooling for M151 parts

lpcoating

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About a month ago we purchased our first 3D printer. When I left the shop tonight I hit the "Go" button on this program. This is tooling for the tail light bucket depression that allows clearance for the wire harnesses coming out of the tail light. 9 hours and 33 min run time. It's my weekend at the shop so I'll see the results in the morning. 20250411_153431.jpg

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NDT

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How many hits do you think you can get out of plastic tooling? I’m a bit pessimistic.
 

lpcoating

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We made other tooling and it holds up pretty good. Check out this video. Note: This is not our shop. We did some research before buying the unit.




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