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No mention at all of the strength/rigidity/hardness of the jigs. The professionally printed one was made from ABS, which is a harder plastic than HIPS. It is al
by tsomctl 10y ago
No mention at all of the strength/rigidity/hardness of the jigs. The professionally printed one was made from ABS, which is a harder plastic than HIPS. It is also possible that the professional machine bonds the plastic filament to the workpiece better. The best way to test this would be destructively.
Of course, if the jig is just going to be used for a short period of time, structural integrity doesn't matter. And the hobbyist machines are just going to get better as technology improves.
- saidajigumi 10y agoAlso missing from the discussion are tolerances. If the Stratasys is able to print meeting high significantly higher design tolerances, that alone could justify the price tag. Certainly in other areas of manufacturing, adding zeros to the accuracy/repeatability of a system often adds zeros directly to the price tag. If you can get a print hot off the printer and immediately say "LGTM" without further ado, that may just mean your application isn't very demanding.
- Domenic_S 10y agoUnderrated comment here. The same exact part can cost $20 or $2,000 to produce depending on tolerances!