3d printing

[wolfie1]

Whats the chances of someone on here printing a battery tray from a maxx for me from thingyverse or similar from elsewhere? Obviously i would pay for this item. This is what i would like

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5983594

[TommyC]

I could do it for you. That profile says to print in carbon fibre reinforced, which I do have, but it’s very expensive and I’ve not actually used it yet so not sure how easy it is to use. 
 

I could print in petg for you which is relatively cheap (£18/kg as apposed to £71/kg for pa-cf) but not sure how much abuse it would take.

[Kpowell911]

4 hours ago, TommyC said:

I could do it for you. That profile says to print in carbon fibre reinforced, which I do have, but it’s very expensive and I’ve not actually used it yet so not sure how easy it is to use. 
 

I could print in petg for you which is relatively cheap (£18/kg as apposed to £71/kg for pa-cf) but not sure how much abuse it would take.

I received an ESC Mount off @TommyC the quality is excellent! Thanks

[wolfie1]

I have absolutely no idea, battery trays are usually made from plastic and they hold up to plenty of abuse do they not? I am assuming the stuff you are on about is plastic?

[TommyC]

There are many different types of plastic the 3d printer can work with. The most common in 3d printing is PLA but it’s not actually that durable. There are abs and nylons amongst others and some are carbon fibre or glass fibre reinforced.

 

I have read that nylon is the best suited for rc use so I bought some carbon fibre nylon but not used it yet as it’s so expensive and I’ve not printed any high stress parts

 

Everything I’ve made so far is out of PETG which is durable enough for low stress parts.

 

ultimately, because it prints in layers, there is a risk of those layers coming apart. I’m not sure a 3d printer is capable of producing something as strong as an injection molded part.

 

 

Edited December 13, 2024 by TommyC

[wolfie1]

So how much do you think the stronger stuff you have would be to make the part if you dont think the pla would be strong enough?

[TommyC]

It would only be a few quids worth of filament. But with pla or petg it’s pennies. How big are the batteries you’ll be strapping to it? Is there not something available aftermarket already?

[wolfie1]

Yes there is from the states but its pretty much the same price for postage as the part!

[TommyC]

I’ll download the file tomorrow and take a look at it

[wolfie1]

I suppose there is universal ones that could be made to fit, never thought of that till now

[wolfie1]

5 minutes ago, TommyC said:

I’ll download the file tomorrow and take a look at it

Thanks let me know what you think

[TommyC]

Printed the first on the left and it had a slight imperfection on the bottom right screw holes. Second print also did it and seemed to miss a small section (looks like a scratch near the centre hole)
 

[wolfie1]

9 hours ago, TommyC said:

Printed the first on the left and it had a slight imperfection on the bottom right screw holes. Second print also did it and seemed to miss a small section (looks like a scratch near the centre hole)
 

They look perfect 🙂