On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 10:17 AM, andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 28 March 2017 at 17:18, Les Newell <les.new...@fastmail.co.uk> wrote: > > The prints also aren't that strong. If you > > put enough time into it you can get some good results but most of the > > stuff I want to make either needs to be strong or dimensionally accurate > > (or usually both together). The thing about 2D printing is that it does not work well if you are making replacement parts for an existing product. The original parts were likely of metal or a stronger kind of plastic but where 3D printing works well is for new designs where you design the part knowing the properties of the material. For example if printing a design that uses timing belts, you'd use a wider belt them if using aluminum pulleys. -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
