Thread: 3D Printed Parts

Seems that a few of us are printing parts using 3D printers so I though why not start a thread to share our experiences.


I have an Up Mini 3D printer that cam with a CAD package I purchased. A few days ago I decided to give it a try and see what can be done and am really impressed. The print quality at 200micron is excellent, strength seems to be great and being able to knock a part up in CAD then sit back whilst it is being made is quite a novelty. I have pretty much had the printer running all day for the past 3 days.


I give all my parts an acetone treatment to increase their strength but also to improve the surface finish. MEK (methyl ethyl ketone) can also be used but a mot more smelly and harder to come by. It also pays to watch the orientation of the parts to be printed to ensure the layers are running in such a way that the part will not loose strength


Here's a few pictures of what I have made (bike related)


Freshly printed parts with support material around them, handlebar mounts in there also

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