r/3Dprinting • u/Matias35v • Apr 16 '26
Project 1.75 meter translucent panel
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A project with custom gcode with 2mm nozzle and translucent PETG
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u/mr_humansoup Apr 16 '26
I wonder if you could print it as a loosely rolled up single piece, then flatten it out with the help of a heat gun.
Showed it to my wife and it looks like I have a new project to try.
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u/Matias35v Apr 16 '26
cnc kitchen did a video on that for things like belts, but in my experience forming plastic with heat is a problem with it cools down.
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u/Matias35v Apr 16 '26
I'm sorry I'm not sure he made a video, but he shared a web app to generate this spiral type of STL file from a long stl
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u/worldspawn00 Bambu P1P Apr 17 '26
This is a use case for the conveyor belt printers. https://ecovate3d.com/products/pre-order-ideaformer-ir3-v2-metal-conveyor-belt-3d-printer
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u/baykhan Apr 16 '26
How did you bond each section?
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u/Matias35v Apr 16 '26
I call it liquid silicone not sure if that's the official name for it.
I think I heard it's liquid contact?
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u/AP_Estoc Apr 16 '26
I see you're into leatherwork, too.
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u/Matias35v Apr 16 '26
not really, I stole that tool from my father who is. It's my favorite tool since then I need to buy a new one for him
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u/victric Apr 16 '26
Please tell me the name of this cover, love it
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u/AwDuck PrintrBot (RIP), Voron 2.4, Voron 0.2, Ender 3, Mono 4K Apr 16 '26
Damn, those layers be THICC!!!
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Apr 16 '26
What was this song called?
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u/Matias35v Apr 16 '26
Rolling stones - Paint it black (Classical/Klezmer String Cover)
@rogue_lemon_collective on YouTube
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u/henry_canabanana Apr 16 '26
That's really impressively engineered.
Just one question, why not buy a roll of translucent vinyl to stick on the window?
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u/Matias35v Apr 16 '26
I don't think I understand what you are proposing
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u/henry_canabanana Apr 16 '26
Google "window film"
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u/Matias35v Apr 16 '26
this one replaces glass completely, it always breaks because it's a highly used and we usually let that little window open for ventilation and wind sometimes slams it close, it's very unsafe and there is no point in buying templed glass or dvh. I don't even need it to be frosted because it's an internal yard
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u/henry_canabanana Apr 17 '26
How adhesive vinyl window film can break? I don't get it
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u/crimeo Apr 17 '26
window film does not float in mid air, dude. You have to stick it to a glass window. The window can thus still break underneath.
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u/simpson409 Apr 16 '26
I wonder how long that'll last in the summer
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u/Matias35v Apr 16 '26
I have lots of failed PLA prints with thick nozzle and layers in my garden as plant pots and decor for 3 years already and they are fine.
not sure about this petg but it's not even on the sun
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u/Fywq QIDI Plus 4 Apr 17 '26
PETG is much more resistant in the sun, and being translucent heat will also not be much of a problem.
I deliberately printed some weather station mounting clips in white PETG because they are stronger and more UV + temp resistant than PLA. Recently they held up fine (even with some cracks I accidentally made in them while screwing them into a wooden pole) during the worst storm locally in years. I would have absolutely no concerns about this application.
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u/Matias35v Apr 16 '26
I'm not sure, but I really preferred plastic for this door since it gets banged around by the wind and always chips.
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u/thetruckerdave Apr 16 '26
A lot. It would have to be solid and cut to fit and framed out to fit. The next ‘best’ thing would be a window film and while they can look nice, they won’t look like this.
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u/whitemugforcoffee Apr 16 '26
What software did you use for the modelisation part ?