Anyone have first hand experience 3D Printing Soft jaws?
Have been considering this lately for jobs that are 1-10 parts.
The advantage is not tying up programming and machining time to make jaws that could print themselves offline, along with being able to make more intricate jaws for odd setups.
My largest hesitation is that they cannot take the compression force of clamping in a vise, although doing some research there are some advanced materials that seem pretty tough.
Have been considering this lately for jobs that are 1-10 parts.
The advantage is not tying up programming and machining time to make jaws that could print themselves offline, along with being able to make more intricate jaws for odd setups.
My largest hesitation is that they cannot take the compression force of clamping in a vise, although doing some research there are some advanced materials that seem pretty tough.