Anyone thought of designing a cage and having jlc3dp.com print it in stainless
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Yes, it is what i am going to do
On the website you already know the amount of grams used (and the mm³ used among other things)
Mine is just really basic and to give some idea the cage alone is under 50 grams, i think i could get lower since once the design is done and i am happy i can tune specifically for steel rather than plastic, proper steel wont need that much material in key areas like plastic does
And the price is low, about 50€ so is not that expensive, the best thing is that it will be custom fitted
An old example
Less than 20€ + shipping and as i said i can make it less, density of 316L is 8Tons per cubic meter, or in other words, 8 times the regular density, this makes 9.07*8 around 70 grams of material
On the website you already know the amount of grams used (and the mm³ used among other things)
Mine is just really basic and to give some idea the cage alone is under 50 grams, i think i could get lower since once the design is done and i am happy i can tune specifically for steel rather than plastic, proper steel wont need that much material in key areas like plastic does
And the price is low, about 50€ so is not that expensive, the best thing is that it will be custom fitted
An old example
Less than 20€ + shipping and as i said i can make it less, density of 316L is 8Tons per cubic meter, or in other words, 8 times the regular density, this makes 9.07*8 around 70 grams of material
Yes. After learning that BAWR wait time is 6 months AND the observation that JLC3DP SS printing is a similar price, I started designing a cage:
It is based on a BA-25 which I have, but I find to be a little too large and the end bars create odd bumps. Also on a cheap PA device who's size I like but it has a domed end which traps urine.
The design is very parametric. I can adjust the major dimensions by changing some numbers. I've done it in FreeCAD, which has some problems but great value.
I've started with a PA pin from the domed device and designed the cage around that. This requires that it be longer than I intend but it lets me do some home prototype prints. I could then print the cage and ring in nylon, which would be quite light.
Or I could scale it back to the size I want, then print the pin only in SS, clean that up and continue prototyping around the pin. Shapeways cost for a SS print of the pin was $160.
It is a project, but I'm pleased with progress so far.
It is based on a BA-25 which I have, but I find to be a little too large and the end bars create odd bumps. Also on a cheap PA device who's size I like but it has a domed end which traps urine.
The design is very parametric. I can adjust the major dimensions by changing some numbers. I've done it in FreeCAD, which has some problems but great value.
I've started with a PA pin from the domed device and designed the cage around that. This requires that it be longer than I intend but it lets me do some home prototype prints. I could then print the cage and ring in nylon, which would be quite light.
Or I could scale it back to the size I want, then print the pin only in SS, clean that up and continue prototyping around the pin. Shapeways cost for a SS print of the pin was $160.
It is a project, but I'm pleased with progress so far.
