| Would small holes like this print? [message #53714] Thu, 06 September 2012 22:34 UTC |
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I'm toying with an idea (no pun intended  ). But I'm not sure if the detail is too small for a print. I've done my best to scale up the design as much as possible, with the holes now at 1mm diameter. A couple of walls taper off to smaller than 0.7mm, but anything structural stays at 0.7-1.6mm minimum.
Here is a link to an image of the model. http://shpws.me/gTuh
Also, which material would be best for the details (I'm no good with abbreviations, so not sure what SF or FUD is, sorry)?
If need be, the holes could be drilled by a steady hand. But if they can print, it would be great. 
Thanks!
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| Re: Would small holes like this print? [message #53728 is a reply to message #53714 ] Fri, 07 September 2012 08:06 UTC |
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The holes should be OK and for greatest accuracy use Frosted Ultra Detail (FUD) - With the likes of the Strong & Flexible (SF) range, the accuracy may not be as good and you'd most likely need to poke out support powder and possibly drill out the holes to their correct sizes.
Paul
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| Re: Would small holes like this print? [message #53731 is a reply to message #53729 ] Fri, 07 September 2012 08:41 UTC |
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Yes, FUD is very accurate e.g. my OO scale K2 Telephone box has window bars just 0.3 x 0.5mm and the lettering on the roof is embossed by 0.1mm with ~0.15mm lettering.
Strengthwise, FUD is acrylic so it would depend on the thickness as to durability. The roof of the phonebox is around 1mm thick and is quite sturdy - the only part I've managed to break was one of the window bars when I dropped the model whilst painting it (I think the model landed on a corner and stressed the bar enough to snap it out)
Paul
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| Re: Would small holes like this print? [message #53761 is a reply to message #53731 ] Fri, 07 September 2012 22:47 UTC |
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Thanks! I'll keep all that in mind. I might redesign it again for Strong & Flexible as I think I've finally found a connector the size I need! It's not the number of terminals, but I can fudge the design to make it work. 
It will also hopefully mean I wont have to be too fiddly with threading in some wire through 1mm holes.
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