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Spider89@lemmy.world 1 year agoFirstly, these are open-source for community improvement.
bending/tampering resistance by the use of guards.
Front guard disallows the shackle from being bent. Image
The Back guard protects the back shackle from bending. Image
The ring guard protects tampering of the guards. Image
(This info below may be inaccurate since I changed partial lock design. FEM testing wasn’t used right now.)
The shackle is designed to withstand 2-7k netwons. (2k when aluminum is used, 7k if steel is used.)
(This was found on the web. This may be mild/severly innacurate. Take this with a grain of salt.)
These forces (2k) are similar to require a car to move.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 year ago
And this is… plastic instead of metal? Or am I misunderstanding things?
Spider89@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The entire device should be 3d metal printed.
If you want a lighter device. Plastic works on:
Metal is needed on:
Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 year ago
Oh, wow. I’m obviously new to 3D printing, but you can basically replace a forged piece of steel/brass!? If so, that’s awesome!
Spider89@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yes.
With PLA, you can submerge your part with sand and use molten metal. (PLA Casting)
3D printer can also print metals. You just need a special nozzle and metal fillament.