I've printed in pla , abs and nylon. nylon was a bit too flexible. Abs was neutral. I found pla to be the best for me.
draganjr
almost 9 years
PLA or ABS?
Shannon Greim
over 9 years
i'll be printing a set for a refreshing nonconductive tool.
Cleven
almost 10 years
I think they designed the nasa one to click at 3ft-lbs (hence the title). This way they are able to put the required amount of torque on it without a torque wrench. At least that is how i would have designed it if it were to go to space and require 3ft-lbs.
This one is designed to work until you break it, then print repair parts.
It would be nice to see an actual comparison between the two.
Mark_Rehorst
almost 10 years
This looks a lot better than that piece of junk NASA sent to the ISS!
cpdude
almost 10 years
Anybody try this with Bridge nylon?
Cleven
over 10 years
I did 20% worked nice, durable when not 100%
cbrinker
over 10 years
Printed this out at 100% infill. Needed a brim to get the pin to print, but it works wonderfully.
Cleven
over 10 years
I've been testing different centres. I been moving them and uploading as I've been improving it. Just test as you like. Let me know if you have some ideas.
Nencho G
over 10 years
<p>Very Cool !!! Let me know if you need help with something. I can test it with different materials ! I'm definitely printing those! And will stretch them to the limit ! :)) </p>
Cleven
over 10 years
added a ratchet set 3mm-13mm, and now zipped up all the files. Easier to manage this way :)
Cleven
over 10 years
nice, I have been testing it and making slight modifications to the centre piece to increase its durability. I found it just doesn't like impact :). I have thrown it onto the floor and had one of the ratchet arms break, but overall it actually still worked after :). I have more ways to improve it, I am just taking it in small steps as I am testing it myself.
Nencho G
over 10 years
This is Awesome. Just print one and run a test! Works great. I don't know how much work will handle but it's a great example what you can make with your 3D printer ! <div>I will use it until I find out the limit ! </div>