Weasel
Well Known Member
I am finding that the small unique items that we fabricate are so much easier with 3D printer.
Here I was fretting over a mount for a small Deutsch electrical connector.
Easy enough to make with all fiberglass but would have required quite a bit of time to get the dimensions exact enough so that the connector could "latch" into the hole and remain secure.
~15 minuets on Solidworks and then walk off. ~15 min later stop back in the office and pick it up off the build plate.
Also it seems that making parts on a regular bases contributes to having them print correctly on the first try...there is sort of an art to producing a good print.
Yes I know ...... the temperature under the cowl gets warm.......maybe it will get hot and fail so that the naysayers can jump with glee
Here I was fretting over a mount for a small Deutsch electrical connector.
Easy enough to make with all fiberglass but would have required quite a bit of time to get the dimensions exact enough so that the connector could "latch" into the hole and remain secure.
~15 minuets on Solidworks and then walk off. ~15 min later stop back in the office and pick it up off the build plate.
Also it seems that making parts on a regular bases contributes to having them print correctly on the first try...there is sort of an art to producing a good print.
Yes I know ...... the temperature under the cowl gets warm.......maybe it will get hot and fail so that the naysayers can jump with glee
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