Question for material Gurus Hi guys, In looking to recreate some roller wheels (for plastic on smooth painted metal contact) which were injection molded I'm Delrin (POM/Acatel). From the research I've done, Delrin isn't widely available or easy to print. Is anyone aware of a suitable 3D printing friendly material? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,861315,861315#msg-861315 Wed, 20 May 2026 18:55:09 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,861315,861530#msg-861530 Re: Question for material Gurus https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,861315,861530#msg-861530
I'm going to go with VDX here and say that you're better off with a lathe.

Get a chunk of nylon or other material, drill a hole in it and use a nut and bolt appropriate to the axle size. Put it in a drill chuck, and shave it to size. You'll end up with a far superior result.]]> SupraGuy General Mon, 28 Oct 2019 13:34:13 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,861315,861374#msg-861374 Re: Question for material Gurus https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,861315,861374#msg-861374 Bill Clark General Fri, 25 Oct 2019 12:10:40 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,861315,861361#msg-861361 Re: Question for material Gurus https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,861315,861361#msg-861361
Thanks,
Kevin]]> khannon3 General Fri, 25 Oct 2019 06:11:36 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,861315,861354#msg-861354 Re: Question for material Gurus https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,861315,861354#msg-861354 Bill Clark General Fri, 25 Oct 2019 04:35:44 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,861315,861326#msg-861326 Re: Question for material Gurus https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,861315,861326#msg-861326 VDX General Thu, 24 Oct 2019 12:36:36 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,861315,861320#msg-861320 Re: Question for material Gurus https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,861315,861320#msg-861320 Srek General Thu, 24 Oct 2019 09:55:49 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,861315,861315#msg-861315 Question for material Gurus https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,861315,861315#msg-861315
In looking to recreate some roller wheels (for plastic on smooth painted metal contact) which were injection molded I'm Delrin (POM/Acatel). From the research I've done, Delrin isn't widely available or easy to print. Is anyone aware of a suitable 3D printing friendly material?]]> khannon3 General Thu, 24 Oct 2019 08:08:18 -0400