WD40 might damage the plastic so I would recommend not using that.
For the model of the bottom end we put some thin oil that we have for bearings onto any of the rotating parts and then we put some sort of paste/powder onto the cylinder walls to make it rotate easier.
PLA? No? Hmm. I think every ABS printed could handle PLA with no problems.
It’s chemical resistant to most hydrocarbons, but dissolves veryyy slowly in water.
The structure material is ABS but there is a second support material which may be that PLA. Its put down purely to keep the rest of the model in place and after it finishes printing we put it in a bath to dissolve off all of that support material.
Have you found out the make and model of the printer? Thanks.
And the software of course too. You have some nice prints.
right i forgot… well. he did said other lubricants was used. but i’m still wondering would teflon help much?
also. are you gonna attach some sort of flywheel to that?
Heres what the whole engine looks like currently
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I got a header designed for it now
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Increase the diameter of the common pipe after each new attachment, then it will look like real. Good work.
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Yes! You are designing a supercharger for it as well! That’ll be awesome when it is finished!
I think all I have left to do is drive everything with pulleys and gears and then it should be ready to print which will probably take awhile considering how many pieces and how large this is.
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Nice belt-driven intake manifold! That’s gonna look awesome.
NEAT! Now if only it could be printed with clear abs plastic, so it becomes a see through engine.
Awesome meter through the roof
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If only we could run fuel thru it. Good job man
Unfortunately theres no clear plastic compatible with our printer or else im sure thats what we would print it with.
I always thought clear plastic valve covers would look cool, that way you could see OHC valves in action without making a huge mess.
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Printing has finally started on the engine.
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