Fixing My Friend's Jeep with 3D Printing…

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@EngineeringAddiction 8 ай бұрын

Correction: I meant to say there are 1000g on a spool

@MegaCasey09 7 ай бұрын

Still, even if it was 100g, your solution would cost 4x less

@adam5zki 8 ай бұрын

Had the lettering been sunk in rather then extruded on top, it could have been printed without supports. Also looking at the top surface quality, I'd say maybe a little tuning is needed. All in all, nice idea, ok execution.

@RobertLaneTech 8 ай бұрын

The recessed print would also make painting the lettering pretty easy

@TS_Mind_Swept 8 ай бұрын

If you printed it that way, the flange would still need supporting, though

@adam5zki 8 ай бұрын

@@TS_Mind_Swept good point.

@aduckwithgrapes9572 8 ай бұрын

@@TS_Mind_Swept Ideally they could bevel the flange and get rid of that problem too (although, if you didn't want to, you could easily put a 45-degree wall in the inside of the cap until the overhang on the top was small enough to be bridged too, so I suppose there are mutiple solutions here).

@TS_Mind_Swept 8 ай бұрын

@@aduckwithgrapes9572 I'm not sure there's enough clearance inside the rim to chamfer the flange, I did think of making the inside sloped and printing it in the shown orientation tho; even made a comment about it (tho ik those tend to quickly get lost in the mix SoonerLater )

@aduckwithgrapes9572 8 ай бұрын

A couple of tips: 1: Print that upside down to GREATLY reduce support. If that does not work, you can also print at a 45 degree angle (copy and paste the below text to see a good video on this, would put in a link but dont want to make youtube angry) The Correct Orientation to Print Boxes | Design for Mass Production 3D Printing 2: For your application, PETG would probably do the job for many years. I printed a single-layer thick cosmetic cover for a bumper (in short, the bumper was black but had a grey connecting area that my client didn't want painted for reasons I guess), and the single (albeit very thick + vase mode) layer of PETG withstood a couple months of summer heat (and possibly a couple years, we never talked after I checked in a few months later) with no breaks or discoloration. Of course, I could have gotten crazy lucky, but you could have further halved your cost (plus cut extra maintenance that comes with printing goofy materials like that). If you have any specific logic for why I am wrong/why you needed your filament, ignore me (I literally only use PLA, TPU, and PETG on a couple of budget printers just because its super cheap and I can crank out lots of stuff without breaking the bank), but oftentimes the 3D printer community vastly underestimates PETG (and honestly PLA also). Not sure if this will help anyone, but if it does, good luck and happy printing!

@SianaGearz 8 ай бұрын

Upside down and have the cosmetic surface be the supported one? Please no. 45 yeah you can do it but it's more likely to come out slightly oval and you have layer lines going in a random direction. I feel the print orientation as in the video was actually the best possible one for this particular print. My pet trick is reducing the line width for support material to under the nozzle size, way under. It not only saves material you can also reduce support distance and the support material becomes weak and fluffy sort of. Especially use it if you're supporting a model that was never supposed to be fdm printed and would more likely break when removing the usual robust supports. Also one of my favourite materials is HIPS. It's pretty robust and naturally matte, and very easy to print. More temperature resistant than PETG, less creep; better sunlight resistance than ABS. Low density and lightweight.

@heavygunt10 8 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this video. I wish the printed text had been white to kind of match in line with the tire and also be readable upon glance.

@Lena-iq6kd 8 ай бұрын

Definitely consider using an ironing setting on the flat face of the centre cap for the next lot to remove the top layers line a bit more (first week 3D printer here😅)

@TS_Mind_Swept 8 ай бұрын

Probably could have designed some slopes into the inside to have prevented the need for supports, but it's always nice to have things work the first time; hopefully the nylon holds up to everything

@Rich77UK 8 ай бұрын

I hope the tyre shop coughed up! That's a costly mistake..

@Luistube_54 8 ай бұрын

Love it. Great video

@EngineeringAddiction 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! It was fun to make

@Vandel212 8 ай бұрын

I would have started with PETG, then upgraded to Nylon if PETG didn't hold up. One suggestion if you need to make more, flip the cap around on the print bed, and do an indent of the lettering instead of them sticking out. You'll be able to print it without using as much support, and the finished product will look nicer. Good work though, saved your friend a lot of money.

@EngineeringAddiction 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions. I decided to go with the Nylon because I already had some on hand and Nylon's strengths were perfect for what I am doing. The Indent lettering probably would have been better, I also could have printed out and glued on white lettering that would fit into the indent which would look cool.

@Vandel212 8 ай бұрын

@@EngineeringAddiction Yeah, that would have looked pretty sweet.

@BenTurman 8 ай бұрын

I like your suggestion, though I probably would have started with PLA ro prove it fit. Glad this one worked on the first try, though. It's always satisfying when measurements play out right.

@22Tech 8 ай бұрын

clean! turned out well

@Blissful_Soundscapes 8 ай бұрын

Because of the demo print early in the video - I thought you were going to print pineapples for the hub caps. LOL

@byfunkyoid2917 8 ай бұрын

I like but I felt they needed to be clean up a bit around the letters. Better than no cap though. Plus, considering your car mate designed them, kudos to them.

@willofthemaker 8 ай бұрын

I liked it so you can afford to buy yourself a jeep one day

@EngineeringAddiction 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@quirijndeboer3562 8 ай бұрын

Would be cheaper With different support you should look into it

@KnexJunkie 8 ай бұрын

So now he saved money on the wheel hub caps now he has money to remove that nasty nasty dent =) in 1 of the fenders near the front light. (nice jeep by the way).

@SianaGearz 8 ай бұрын

1:54 cheater. Silk PLA is actually a rubber blend and a bad one, there is very little bond between molecules, so it actually comes out brittle. A print with these dimensions and just a couple walls in standard PLA printed at 220°C (yes it's higher than what you use for decorative models) you won't be able to snap it like that. But also yeah not an outdoor friendly material.