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ExtremeDullard@piefed.social to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

3D Print Becomes Cast Iron Wrench Via Microwave

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3D Print Becomes Cast Iron Wrench Via Microwave

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ExtremeDullard@piefed.social to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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Consumer-grade 3D printing is good for prototyping and making relatively soft plastic stuff. If you wanna make tough things, though, it’s really hard to beat the strength of metal. [Shake the…
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    …And also breaks instantly as soon as it’s put under load. The process is for sure very interesting, but a simple casting like this is not the correct method for making something like a wrench. It’d be useful for plenty of other parts, though.

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      Yeah I’d much rather buy a wrench. Making a unique replacement part perhaps would be a better use example.

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      Well, it will work… until it suddenly doesn’t.

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