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Old 01-03-2017, 02:38 PM   #27 (permalink)
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There are new and exotic filaments out there now. Some that have carbon fiber in them.

PLA will not be good for you. It melts if left on your dash. Abs can work.

If the printer you buy can reach temperatures of 300 degC you can print in nylon filament (or some use trimmer line).

As for resolution you will mostly print with layers of 200 microns (0.2mm). But your printer should be capable of printing 0.1 mm. (And verify that from the forums, not just from the manufacturer specs).

If you print with PLA, you can do lost investment casting where you can get your material out of any metal you like.

For the modeling software, i highly recommend fusion 360, it is normally a commercial application but free for hobby use.

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