I've also printed a few thingies for the car and my experience is, PLA deforms on the first hot day and you can throw it out. PETG lasted 2-3 years for me until it became brittle and broke.
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gnu@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
How does it handle the heat of being in a car? The mirror housings I made for my dirt bike got a bit soft just being outside in summer sun (until I annealed them), and inside a car can get pretty toasty. My mirrors were PLA though, if you’re printing with higher temperature material it might not be an issue.
hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 1 month ago
Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
I’ve made it out of PETG so a hot summer day shouldn’t be an issue.
herrvogel@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Don’t count on it. On really hot days the interior of a car sitting under the sun can reach petg’s glass transition temp. I’ve had petg prints, also attached to the visor as it happens, soften up and deform in my car.
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
The battery in the phone won’t be too happy with the heat either.
Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 5 weeks ago
Nice name. I live in the Netherlands so for the next few years summers will be bearable for the most part.