Same here. I wouldn't trust PLA to do the job, even solid. But 3-D printing metal is here!
IMO, it seems easier to machine that part though.
Same here. I wouldn't trust PLA to do the job, even solid. But 3-D printing metal is here!
IMO, it seems easier to machine that part though.
yes, PLA for mock up before he actually machines it. my former company 3D prints metal turbine engine compressor blades, probably other companies doing the same as the tech has evolved.
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6061 or 7075, still sourcing the rubber and making changes to the design as the drawings from the guy who made them I believe left them open...this is what was printed from the original design so far
Wouldn’t polyurethane be a better material for the bushing? Nice job so far.
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If you can find the right material. Is poly. much stiffer than rubber?
Anyone test the shore durometer of the factory bushing? That’s where I would start.