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Depends on the material that is being used and application. I could see this being highly useful for tents and similar fabric structures. I probably would not b
by lightedman 3mo ago
Depends on the material that is being used and application. I could see this being highly useful for tents and similar fabric structures. I probably would not build a satellite solar panel structure/frame with them (atomic oxygen is a nasty critter) but for some lightweight terrestrial applications I can see much potential.
- clickety_clack 3mo agoInteresting, which material?
- lightedman 3mo agoFor example, if you used PLA you'd get a stiffer, more mechanically-rigid structure in the zipped-up state. If you used TPU, you'd get a more flexible and elastic structure. I'd want PLA for tent seams and TPU for the door zipper.
- clickety_clack 3mo agoIs PLA stiffer somehow in this state than it would be as a conventional beam?
- AngryData 3mo agoTheoretically it could be because the structure could be held in compression while zipped. But the reality of imperfect manufacturing tolerances and the limits of how difficult to zip you can make a zipper and still be usable makes me think not.
- fragmede 3mo agoI don't want door zippers, I want a door!
- pajko 3mo agoIt looks like this could be made from any metal, where the small segments are connected together like links of a chain.