lemmingsareawesome@sh.itjust.works to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agowhat printers do youlike?message-squaremessage-square44linkfedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up125arrow-down1message-squarewhat printers do youlike?lemmingsareawesome@sh.itjust.works to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square44linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNihilsineNefas@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoHave you been printing in POM? (Because I’d love to start actually prototyping some of my designs in the real, and that or nylon seem to be top candidates for actually strong parts.)
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoNo, but I’ve done both polycarbonate and Nylon, or at least PA-6.
minus-squareNihilsineNefas@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoAh nice, read up a bit about trying to extrude pom and it looks like it’s an injection moulding job only (if you want decent results)
Have you been printing in POM? (Because I’d love to start actually prototyping some of my designs in the real, and that or nylon seem to be top candidates for actually strong parts.)
No, but I’ve done both polycarbonate and Nylon, or at least PA-6.
Ah nice, read up a bit about trying to extrude pom and it looks like it’s an injection moulding job only (if you want decent results)