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Re: Deformable printed objects - 9 years ago
Thanks for all these thoughts and links. I think what I need now is mainly to hang around the nearest fablab for a while, and try out a few things. Quotecdru Different materials and different printers printing with different settings in different orientations are going to have drastically different results Yes, I have alsot that in mind. A calibration test would be necessary, but I guess you canby OliveOyl - General
Re: Deformable printed objects - 9 years ago
Thanks for both answers. The spring structure in the eggbot is interesting for me, it may well be a better example rather than the lever of what type of elastic structures are currently possible using 3D printing: It seems that currently such parts are created according to pure know-how and intuition of the maker, aren't they? In the case of the lever, as cdru writes, the intuition is thatby OliveOyl - General
Re: Deformable printed objects - 9 years ago
Thanks tchitchou. I was thinking of cases where the flexibility is not just a feature but accomplishes a mechanical purpose. The S-Carabiner is somewhat like this (your first link), meaning that elasticity is a possibility for designing objects with a mechanical purpose. Now is it used in more complex mini-machines (I've seen ones with cogwheels, etc.) and if not, what are the issues ? I thinkby OliveOyl - General
Deformable printed objects - 9 years ago
As a foreword, please bear with me as I am completely novice in 3D printing -- but I have an extensive experience in the mechanics of deformable objects and of liquids. I believe that many useful 3D printed parts are made of relatively soft material, and this deformability can be used for a practical purpose : as a simple example, think of tablecloth clips: It seems to me that this type of stby OliveOyl - General