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Originally Posted by
okiemark
This is really cool. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Thanks okiemark, I'm having a lot of fun sharing my project with all of you.
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Originally Posted by
5JeepsAz
Assembly before cure? Cure before assembly? Are those screws real or printed? Are you going to cure the tires or leave them squishy? If you leave the seat cushions squishy, will they hold or deteriorate? You don't have to answer. I'll just sit here chattering and watch
5JeepsAz, no worries, fire the questions as they come, it's my pleasure to share what I know with all of you as you all do with me.
Curing is required to make the resin solid and non toxic, so it must be cured before assembling. There is no curing involved with my FDM printer.
Side note: Long story short, the resin printer is going back. it stinks, really stinks, it irritates my eyes, the cleaning process creates a giant waste management problem. It requires a ton of paper towels and water that are both contaminated. Too much trouble for me.
I'm back with my original printer which generates good prints without the hassle. Not as good on smaller scale like 1:16 but I'm willing to live with that
The screws I use are real M2-6 for the 1:10 scale, and M3-10 for the 1:6. No screws for the 1:16 I used filament to align the parts and CA glue
The tires will be printed using a softer filament. I have two options, I have a roll of PETG that is more flexible than usual PETG. I also bought a roll of TPE flexible filament for that exact purpose. It is very flexible like on this picture.
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But apparently it's a one of the more difficult material to print with due to its elasticity. It is also a lot more expensive.
I had not thought of using flexible material on the seat cushion so they are squishy. I like the idea, but the only color of flexible material I have is black, I'm not sure it can be painted and keep the squishy feeling without the paint flaking off. I like the idea, thanks for bringing this up, I will look into options I can find for squishy cushions.
I received my army green filament, today I should print some tests and see how it looks.
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