1 Topic by Ollie Hicklin (edited by Ollie Hicklin 2019-01-29 08:29:48)

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Topic: Personal alarm parts printing

Hi everyone. I'm working at https://sospersonalalarm.com/. Now we're trying to find some new ways to create our products, and interested in 3D-printing. So i'm here to ask if it is possible to make any parts on 3D printers.
I'll be grateful for any usefull info)

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2 Reply by Grendel

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Re: Personal alarm parts printing

it really depends upon how many you will be printing and how quick you want them, 3d printing is relatively cheap and great for prototyping, but the one thing it struggles with is volume, when parts can take hours to print, if you want 5 then fine, but if you want 100, the time factor may be the critical point, if on the other hand you are hand building the electronics, and each one takes several hours, then the 3d printing may be a viable option.

3 Reply by Dave455

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Re: Personal alarm parts printing

It all depends on how many parts you need vs how long.
Injection molding has the big up front cost of having a mold made, and runs of parts in the hundreds at minimum.  But the parts are cheaper and stronger than 3D printed.

I run a printer for the small company I work for, and we make several small parts on it, and prototypes.

Dave
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microswiss hot end, Bondtech extruder, twin cooling fans & ducts, insulated heater block, enclosed with Lexan like the Wanhao D6 it is based on.

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