Martian Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 got a bit stuck on my Tigercat so decided to printed and build a Humvee using stl files from 3dlab I didn't notice how big it was going to be anyway after about 300hrs printing buying additional parts like tyres, dogbones ,ali bar, servo ,suspension units and goodness how many nuts and bolts also waterproof ESC and 540 motor I used 3kg of filament and have no real idea of the completed cost. it is over 630mm long with led headlights. At least I learnt about shear strength of different filaments for example silk finish filament looks very nice but the torque on the drive units just snap then so easily. I found matt filament an improvement but the best for shear strength is standard filament from Sunlu it has properties not unlike Nylon. all drive parts have been reprinted with Sunlu . pics 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Now that's impressive! What filament PLA?, PETG? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 Thanks Ron it is PLA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme White Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 This is awesome. One day I will make the jump to 3d printing when I have a bit more spare time. They do seem useful in the hobbies I have chosen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Very impressive Martian, I hope you are well, Just think how many hours it would take to make one without a 3D printer to that standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Eric Robson said: Very impressive Martian, I hope you are well, Just think how many hours it would take to make one without a 3D printer to that standard. I dread to think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Graeme White said: This is awesome. One day I will make the jump to 3d printing when I have a bit more spare time. They do seem useful in the hobbies I have chosen. Great for grandchildren projects to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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