I’ve been thinking about print-in-place joints, and playing with my new multi-head printer.
Has anyone been playing around with making one half of a joint from PLA and the other from PETG to get snugger PIP joints? Seems like that would be a good way to get real right tolerances without bonding.
I did a casual search and I couldn’t find anyone talking about it.
HelloRoot@lemy.lol 3 weeks ago
I think the interface will be difficult to print. If the underside is smooth, the non sticking material might not stay in place. If the underside is rough … well then you have a joint with at least one rough spot in it’s rotation. But thats just from thinking about my experience with using pla with petg supports (and vice versa) Depending on the usecase, I think it might work.
clb92@feddit.dk 3 weeks ago
If you print really, really slow, I think it could be done without too many problems.
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
That’s what I’m thinking, wonder if I can isolate joints themselves in the slicer to just show down for those parts