Comment on Designed & printed a bracket to mount wheels on my hammock!
neidu3@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I was about to ask whether you were one of those to set up a printing-gantry in the garage for that extra print volume until I realized you were only talking about the wheels.
Is that PLA, or something else?
Have you done any stress testing to see how much load the can handle?
Haha, this was just printed on my voron. Although a giant garage printer would be pretty cool.
I printed this in ASA to help with the heat. No scientific stress testing but I’ve been using it for a week or so without issue. And with this print orientation it should be strong enough, since the forces are perpendicular to the layer lines. If it does break, the hammock would drop maybe an inch so I’m not worried.
I used to know a guy who built a garage printer back in the repeal days. His plan was to print ABS garden furniture.
Dang, that would be sick. I can’t imagine the amount of abs warping on furniture size prints though.
wjrii@lemmy.world 1 day ago
For your edit, you don’t want the direction of shear forces right along the layer lines. This is less pretty but will be much stronger for the intended purpose.
Duallight@lemmy.today 1 day ago
Yup, exactly this. And with the tear drop holes, there’s no need for support material in this orientation.