Typhon Has anyone ever tried 3d printed Input Gears for mega/blx 3s models?

[FireDrake001]

Hey everybody! I was wondering. Has anyone destroyed one of their input gears and 3d printed a replacement out of ABS or even PETG? I was thinking of trying PETG and if that failed using reinforced Nylon.

 

[islandlife]

It will fail. Stamp it!

 

[dure16]

reinforced Nylon

I give reinforced nylon a 20% chance of survival. Any other filament gets a 0% chance.

 

[FireDrake001]

I give reinforced nylon a 20% chance of survival. Any other filament gets a 0% chance.

I cant print with Polycarbonate but would bet that could work. Polycarbonate is by far the strongest filament in the world

 

[dure16]

I cant print with Polycarbonate but would bet that could work. Polycarbonate is by far the strongest filament in the world

I believe carbon fiber nylon would work better than either PC or carbon fiber PC. The better impact resistance of nylon would help in this application. PC is too rigid.

I have quite a bit of experience printing in both nylon and PC. They each have their benefits.

 

[kspitters]

I cant print with Polycarbonate but would bet that could work. Polycarbonate is by far the strongest filament in the world

As @dure16 said, CF nylon would probably do better. PC actually isn’t the strongest filament, but it’s the strongest of common filaments.