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John Steven Bowers

john_bowers023
john_bowers023 Member Posts: 2 ✭
in Learning Center
Fairly new to Onshape.  I am printing on a Creality K1 Max printer with a couple projects successfully completed.

I need to design a shift boot, which will seal a airplane nose wheel steering rod where it goes through the firewall.  The rod is a 10 mm diameter rod, and passes through a 14 mm X 60 mm vertical slot (because of the nose wheel up and down movement during takeoff and landing. I will use TPU filament because of its pliability.

What is an easy method to produce the flexing sides of the part??

Best Answer

  • Matt_Shields
    Matt_Shields Member, Onshape Employees Posts: 986 PRO
    Answer ✓
    Draw a squigly line.
    Sweep it around an elipse or oval or something to make a surface.
    Thicken.


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  • robert_scott_jr_
    robert_scott_jr_ Member Posts: 907 ✭✭✭
    Shape? Round, square, other? - Scotty
  • Matt_Shields
    Matt_Shields Member, Onshape Employees Posts: 986 PRO
    Answer ✓
    Draw a squigly line.
    Sweep it around an elipse or oval or something to make a surface.
    Thicken.


  • S1mon
    S1mon Member Posts: 4,516 PRO
    In my experience, flexible 3D printed parts are really only durable enough for a short term proof of concept prototype. If this part is life-critical, I would question using 3D printing.

    Simon Gatrall | Product Development, Engineering, Design, Onshape | Ex- IDEO, PCH, Unagi, Carbon | LinkedIn

  • Matt_Shields
    Matt_Shields Member, Onshape Employees Posts: 986 PRO
    Agree with Simon.  That said, if you've got the budget, this stuff is amazing:
    https://www.stratasys.com/en/materials/materials-catalog/fdm-materials/tpu-92a/
  • michael3424
    michael3424 Member Posts: 783 ✭✭✭✭
    I think that Formlab just released a silicone resin for their brand of 3D printers and that may work better than TPU.

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