Need a bit of help with getting something printed

[Exc3l]

Aight guys just bout to get something printed. I need help with what Material I should use. PLA or PVA? Here's what Im up to. Changed @suchtragedy 's design a bit.

 

[typhon#5]

That says hust and i think pva is better

 

[Exc3l]

That says hust and i think pva is better

OOPS. Thanks, I forgot to change it. TYPO!

 

[Camaroboy383]

Pva is water soluble.. pla is plastic..

 

[DetroitSS]

For wings I usually use CF/Nylon. I have made rc parts out of ABS or PETG+ that are holding up pretty well, PLA tends to get maliable in the hot sun. Once in a great while I use HTPLA but its not really strong until you bake it and it tends to warp a little and shrink so adjustments in the slicer need to be made to compensate. Side note I made a mount and wing for my big rock out of TPU that is holding up exponentially better than I thought it would.

 

[3d-rc.myshopify.com]

For wings I usually use CF/Nylon. I have made rc parts out of ABS or PETG+ that are holding up pretty well, PLA tends to get maliable in the hot sun. Once in a great while I use HTPLA but its not really strong until you bake it and it tends to warp a little and shrink so adjustments in the slicer need to be made to compensate. Side note I made a mount and wing for my big rock out of TPU that is holding up exponentially better than I thought it would.

I print a lot in tpu. Ninja armadillo is great for rc type parts. Btw welcome fellow michigander

 

[Exc3l]

I print a lot in tpu. Ninja armadillo is great for rc type parts. Btw welcome fellow michigander

I finally got around to printing a front "wing" like the one u designed for me last December.lol

 

[3d-rc.myshopify.com]

I finally got around to printing a front "wing" like the one u designed for me last December.lol

What was the final look?

 

[Exc3l]

What was the final look?

It still looks the same... lmao
It was a bit too much downforce. The wing was too tall causing lots of drag.

 

[3d-rc.myshopify.com]

How fast? Well you have the file. Its easy to alter lol

 

[Exc3l]

Guys, how much infill should I get?

 

[S0A]

Guys, how much infill should I get?
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For a non "impact oriented" part I would suggest you 15%, just to keep the weight low. My 2 cents!

 

[chaosmage]

PLA and less infill, as it will break at the mount points due to weight

 

[Ginglehopper]

What is the highest infill you should ever do on a print. Is 75% too high for a bumper support? I've been doing 5 wall layers for strength and 75% gyroid infill.

 

[dure16]

I print a lot in tpu. Ninja armadillo is great for rc type parts. Btw welcome fellow michigander

Can you share a little more about armadillo? Why is it good for RC parts? I’m curious about it’s so expensive that I’m hesitant.

 

[3d-rc.myshopify.com]

Can you share a little more about armadillo? Why is it good for RC parts? I’m curious about it’s so expensive that I’m hesitant.

I got some. It isn't. Too brittle. Not even sure how it is called a tpu

 

[claytonbakerjr]

I printed something similar to that for my Typhon. For testing I used PETG.
When it was all done and said I went a different direction.
PETG will be a good material however something with a Nylon base would be
your best bet especially if you are planning a Speed run vehicle with the F1 style front like above.
I would personally not go less than 50% infill if you expect it to survive a direct blow.
That part depending on settings could take up to 12 or more hours to print if you want a good solid end result.
TPU....TPU would take the smack much better and likely would not tear or separate depending on the level of crash.
Again it depends on the settings, when I do TPU for Quad parts I (personally) use 60% or more infill, just me.
No matter what you stick on the front its eventually going to break
Depending on your vehicle there are F1 types on eBay that are metal but like I mentioned what ever
you use will end up getting blasted at some point.