<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Things that are impossible to 3D Print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/13317/things-that-are-impossible-to-3d-print/ Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:39:37 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Things that are impossible to 3D Print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/115156/#p115156 jagowilson wrote:

True, but his application was a simple thumb wheel with integrated threads on the plastic shaft. no load to speak of.

Ahhh   ok   :-)

]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:39:37 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/115156/#p115156 <![CDATA[Re: Things that are impossible to 3D Print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114745/#p114745 True, but his application was a simple thumb wheel with integrated threads on the plastic shaft. no load to speak of.

]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2016 23:12:03 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114745/#p114745 <![CDATA[Re: Things that are impossible to 3D Print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114724/#p114724 jagowilson wrote:

A friend of mine needed a threaded piece. I just printed it at the initial required diameter for the die at 100% infill, and he was able to die it and thread it into a nut without problems. Printed vertically on the bed with a brim to prevent it from detaching.

I like simple solutions.

No so fast there tater tot  ;-)

So you printed the blank horizontally and then used a die to put threads on it?

Not quite the challenge here but honorable mention

OR....

The entire thing was printed vertically?

Vertical printing rods is weak due to the layering.

]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2016 19:46:09 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114724/#p114724 <![CDATA[Re: Things that are impossible to 3D Print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114722/#p114722 A friend of mine needed a threaded piece. I just printed it at the initial required diameter for the die at 100% infill, and he was able to die it and thread it into a nut without problems. Printed vertically on the bed with a brim to prevent it from detaching.

I like simple solutions.

]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2016 18:51:54 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114722/#p114722 <![CDATA[Re: Things that are impossible to 3D Print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114522/#p114522 DonJuanito & TickTock....

Wow, some impressive ingenuity there !   big_smile

Doesn't "exactly" solve the issue, but those sure are great work arounds !!

I'm going to try them BOTH !!!

]]> Tue, 19 Jan 2016 21:06:35 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114522/#p114522 <![CDATA[Re: Things that are impossible to 3D Print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114490/#p114490 Or.. just put a flat on one side down to the root and use it like that.  Will still be stronger than printing vertically.

]]> Tue, 19 Jan 2016 12:36:38 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114490/#p114490 <![CDATA[Re: Things that are impossible to 3D Print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114489/#p114489 Print the rod sliced in two halves longitudinally, the use glue smile
No problems with glued section stress and the glued rod will still retain most of the longitudinal strength gained from the horizontal print position...

]]> Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:41:04 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114489/#p114489 <![CDATA[Re: Things that are impossible to 3D Print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114083/#p114083 Tin Falcon wrote:

3d printing is one way of making an object. The 3d printer is not the only tool in my workshop.  IMHO  3d printing is not the best tool for threaded rods and plastic not the best material for threaded rods.   why not use steel, brass, or aluminum.
Tin

I have several applications where a vertically printed threaded rod is working fine.   But in those applications there is no torsional stress on the threaded rod.

If there was someone clever enough (I wish it was me) to find a way to print a threaded rod horizontally, it would advance the utility of these devices quite a bit.

Pressing for innovation here   ;-)

]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2016 00:13:29 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114083/#p114083 <![CDATA[Re: Things that are impossible to 3D Print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114081/#p114081 heartless wrote:

or go to your local hardware store and purchase some threaded rod - it does come in multiple sizes...

That's not the challenge.
Thanks for playing

]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2016 00:11:15 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114081/#p114081 <![CDATA[Re: Things that are impossible to 3D Print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114080/#p114080 Morganism wrote:

I'll take the bait...

Beer. You cannot 3d print beer.

pfffffftt

Easy peasy.  Anyone else?

https://images1.sw-cdn.net/model/picture/625x465_3602510_11143809_1436451599.jpg

]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2016 00:09:40 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114080/#p114080 <![CDATA[Re: Things that are impossible to 3D Print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114038/#p114038 I'll take the bait...

Beer. You cannot 3d print beer.



P.S.-I would be worried that the rotational force on and any 3d printed object would cause it to split between layers.

]]> Wed, 13 Jan 2016 14:55:23 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114038/#p114038 <![CDATA[Re: Things that are impossible to 3D Print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/113805/#p113805 or go to your local hardware store and purchase some threaded rod - it does come in multiple sizes...

]]> Sun, 10 Jan 2016 23:28:07 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/113805/#p113805 <![CDATA[Re: Things that are impossible to 3D Print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/113796/#p113796 3d printing is one way of making an object. The 3d printer is not the only tool in my workshop.  IMHO  3d printing is not the best tool for threaded rods and plastic not the best material for threaded rods.   why not use steel, brass, or aluminum.
Tin

]]> Sun, 10 Jan 2016 20:54:00 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/113796/#p113796 <![CDATA[Re: Things that are impossible to 3D Print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/113731/#p113731 dubbsd wrote:

If you print it in ABS and then do an acetone Vapor bath it should seal the outer layer and make it stronger.

That will change its dimensions however and may no longer thread. The vapor finish does cause the outer surface to melt.

]]> Sat, 09 Jan 2016 19:45:05 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/113731/#p113731 <![CDATA[Re: Things that are impossible to 3D Print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/113717/#p113717 If you print it in ABS and then do an acetone Vapor bath it should seal the outer layer and make it stronger.

]]> Sat, 09 Jan 2016 16:05:56 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/113717/#p113717