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3D printing of one of the the brake tools nearly done. The inside has a gyroid pattern which is cool because you can fill it with epoxy which is what I will do once it's done printing. Gyroid is kind of like a Mobius strip in 3D form. Pouring in epoxy will go all the way to the bottom and then fill it all the way up to the top leaving no air pockets if it's not too thick.
The brake plunger seal driver:
Pretty cool. Do you sand blast them at all or are they 100% out of the printer?
That's 100% out of the printer. I've had very good results with this material, and using a gyroid infill you can easily fill it with polyester resin or some other epoxy. Then it's solid and hard. I'm not sure I need to though this material is so very hard and strong.
I'm afraid to ask what those printers range
3D printers are not so expensive. Couple hundred dollars for a cheap Chinese one, but I don't buy cheap Chinese crap if I can avoid it. That's a Prusa printer made in Czech Republic. And no Chinese parts. They're just under a thousand and I've had it for 3 years. About $700 if you buy it as a kit and build it yourself
I think I need one of those
. Is it purely a thermoplastic material feed? You mentioned carbon fiber. I worked a lot in injection and compression molding as a menial programmer in the early 90's so am familiar with phenolic resins, but this is crazy stuff.
Watch thisI think I need one of those
Oh that is neat.
