There's a lot of great exotic filaments nowadays.
Yes there are . . . and I haven't seen
any with the right properties for this application.
- Ninjaflex is
way too flexible and wears too easily.
- TPU is too flexible and wears too easily.
Even if you find a suitable exotic filament that works in your printer you'll need the right settings to get the best possible results.
Bottom line: With currently available materials, casting a Tron upper restrictor is
absolutely more likely to yield acceptable results than 3d printing one.
Besides, is this even a 3D shape?
The center hole is slightly tapered so yes, there is a bit of a 3d shape.
- If you look at the pic that Arroyo posted, you can see the word "TOP" on the part so you know which way to install it.
Seems like you could cut it really easily from urethane sheet stock. I have a little desktop CNC that would make quick work of it.
Milling could be a viable approach, but the taper would make laser cutting a non-starter for most desktop CNCs.
Does anyone want to measure some parts for me?
You're more likely to get a response if you ask in the related thread mentioned earlier -- there are more eyes in Main than here in B/S/T.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,159989.0.htmlScott