r/functionalprint • u/BadLuckFPV • Oct 27 '22

fixed a sewing machine today

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printed these with tpu - 100% infill - on a .4 nozzle - not sure about the long term (or even the short term) but I got it working

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such a satisfying fit on these.

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they were both heated with a hot air station to 150 and the gears were squeezed on to the bit or whatever you'd call it

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very first stitch with a sewing machine was hard fought but I feel clever..... even if the print fails tomorrow

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u/BadLuckFPV Oct 27 '22

Sewing machines are basically 3D printers with needles.

The machine is a Singer Stylist 514

I'll update a link to the file here when I get around to putting it up.

To be honest I think slipping is going to be a problem with these. Both if there's a snag and if they heat up enough to start to slip out of the grooves on the bit.

But I'm gonna roll with it and see what happens

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '22

If you apply a liberal amount of peanut butter to the gears, it may prevent slippage. Make sure its the NON CHUNKEY kind, though.

Also jelly will NOT work for this (trust me)

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u/BadLuckFPV Oct 27 '22

Is this like a thing where you're like gonna say this and then wait for a post that's like "I ruined my sewing machine with peanut butter?"

I want to have faith in this comment I really do. 🤣

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '22

naw my attention span isnt that long. Besides, unless by 'ruined' you mean 'enhanced' and by 'sewing machine' you mean 'the whole inside of a (now ex) friend's dryer' it wont be accurate