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I certainly wouldn't 3d print it, that is a job for off the shelf metal part.
by progbits 2y ago
I certainly wouldn't 3d print it, that is a job for off the shelf metal part.
- Filligree 2y agoNobody has any clue what the thing is. :D It claims to be BSP, but it’s 1 inch (1.1?) with 19 threads per inch (18?), which matches no standard I’ve ever found.
- linsomniac 2y agoPrint a mold, cast it in wax, put that in casting sand, then do a lost-wax casting in aluminum or something more exotic if necessary and you're able?
- Filligree 2y agoI think at that point I'd have to ask someone to make it for me.
- r2_pilot 2y agoLathe would be the tool to use in that case.
- linsomniac 2y agoYou're absolutely right. But I have a 3D printer, casting sand, and a torch... I don't have a lathe, sadly.
- nmeofthestate 2y agoA 3D printed plastic part could be fine depending on the application. Certainly worth considering/testing. Printing it flat on the bed (with a small flat side) so layers are lengthwise may work.
- 83 2y agoIf it needs any amount of strength you'll want to find someone with a lathe. BSP tells me it may be tapered(?) so find someone with a taper attachment. Even as a hobbyist I could probably make one of those on my lathe faster than drawing it and printing it on my 3d printer.
- hinkley 2y agoSee also threaded inserts for the other half of that fastener.