Pete F
Titanium
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2008
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
I recently posted some pictures of FFF 3D printed parts in the hope that it may help those who are considering a 3D printer for their workshop.
Continuing in the same theme I'll post here a link to a fellow Aussie's Youtube channel where he prints and tests some new filament from a US manufacturer. I use some of the same manufacturer's nylon also, called "Bridge Nylon", I can't recall the exact type of nylon that uses, and is largely proprietary anyway. It prints well, however is often too flexible to be of use for many projects. This new 910 formula seems to be much stiffer.
Now before anyone piles on me, this video is NOT about machining applications, however I thought it may be of interest to some here as I think it shows in plain English if you like, the strength and flexibility of the material using a real world example that we can all relate to (ie some pliers and brute strength).
Some people have claimed there are/will be many changes in the hardware surrounding FFF printers and I'm afraid I don't really subscribe to that. An FFF 3D printer is quite basic and just drives a hotend around in space. Big deal! However there is currently a true revolution in filament going on right now that is honestly hard to keep up with. Every week or two a manufacturer somewhere releases some new filament that is often quite significant. I've seen a printer that can directly print carbon fibre/nylon and it's mind blowing the strength/weight ratio of some well designed parts off it due to the fact parts are typically hollow with infill.
Anyway, here's the link and hope it can put real world perspective on some of the plastic (in this case nylon) available to be printed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_pt_05BqYk
Continuing in the same theme I'll post here a link to a fellow Aussie's Youtube channel where he prints and tests some new filament from a US manufacturer. I use some of the same manufacturer's nylon also, called "Bridge Nylon", I can't recall the exact type of nylon that uses, and is largely proprietary anyway. It prints well, however is often too flexible to be of use for many projects. This new 910 formula seems to be much stiffer.
Now before anyone piles on me, this video is NOT about machining applications, however I thought it may be of interest to some here as I think it shows in plain English if you like, the strength and flexibility of the material using a real world example that we can all relate to (ie some pliers and brute strength).
Some people have claimed there are/will be many changes in the hardware surrounding FFF printers and I'm afraid I don't really subscribe to that. An FFF 3D printer is quite basic and just drives a hotend around in space. Big deal! However there is currently a true revolution in filament going on right now that is honestly hard to keep up with. Every week or two a manufacturer somewhere releases some new filament that is often quite significant. I've seen a printer that can directly print carbon fibre/nylon and it's mind blowing the strength/weight ratio of some well designed parts off it due to the fact parts are typically hollow with infill.
Anyway, here's the link and hope it can put real world perspective on some of the plastic (in this case nylon) available to be printed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_pt_05BqYk