I know you like to print things yourself, but you might look into getting this particular high stress part commercially printed in metal or nylon https://jlc3dp.com/ Just make sure to keep the weight of your order low enough to allow you to choose “Global Standard Direct Line” as the shipping method. I ordered five prototype items printed in resin just to check the fit. Each print was 53 cents and the total cost including shipping was $6.47. I ordered them on the 7th and received them on the 15th.
Dimensions 6×2.02×1.87cm
Volume 5.85cm³
Surface Area 74.9cm²
3D Technology SLA(Resin)
Material 9600 Resin
Colors Matte White
Surface Finish Sanding-General Sanding
Build Time 3 days
Qty 5
Product Desc Plastic Connectors
I made a couple minor adjustments to the design and ordered a batch in SLS nylon that I expect to use. The SLS nylon prints of the same part are costing me $1.41 each.
Dimensions 6×2.02×1.87cm
Volume 5.87cm³
Surface Area 77.7cm²
3D Technology SLS(Nylon)
Material 3201PA-F Nylon
Colors Grayish Black
Surface Finish No
Build Time 4 days
Qty 9
Product Desc Plastic Connectors
Appreciate the tip. Yeah I think the constant movement does not allow for ABS so I was thinking about using another material that has more elastic characteristics. I did NOT realize there was a place that would supply nylon parts that cheaply. I’ll give it a shot!
My most recent order was placed on the 15th, shipped on the 19th, and it looks like it will be here on the 27th. So twelve days instead of eight this time.
Ordered the print from the professional company. Arrives in two weeks.
I forgot that I needed to swap out the nozzle for Nylon, so I couldn’t just print it. It’s take a bit to replace that part, so I postponed that from yesterday. Planning to do that today
I’m trying to imagine how you printed it that it would snap when just removing the support. It looks like it would be a solid chuck of plastic. There must be some nuance of the part that I’m not aware of.
Depending on the support type, it could be difficult. Sometimes I need to use a blade to wiggle it free. If I slip, it breaks. There’s an art to using supports and getting them off. I’m not too experienced in dealing with the nylon stuff so it’ll get better as I keep honing the skills.
It’s pretty rough. I’m going to install it anyway to see how it does. The 0.6mm nozzle just isn’t as smooth but this material is considerably stronger.
You probably already know this, but have you tried changing the support interface distance so it’s “further away” but really just touching the print a tiny bit less? Tweaking this for PLA prints made my supports a lot easier to pop off
I have. The PA6 material is just difficult to work with. If I put that separation distance too high, I get slumping. There’s a balance there I just haven’t figured out yet.
