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I have been doing a quite a bit of 3d printing. There is a wide variety of what people can do 3-d printing. I am surprised how how difficult some things can be. While it seems to be a good solution for one off individual items, Making things for consumption can be a bit difficult. Some things don't print well. The surface is often less than....production quality. The plastics often not appropriate.

Often the part needs more hands on attention to get right than some realize. Once the part is made a mold can be made. With a mold, a part can be casted of different materials. LOTS of opportunities!!:



We 3D print the cabinets for our small monitor speakers. Our biggest challenge (other than the time it takes to print) has been with consistent surface finish. If we achieve a nice finish one side then usually the adjacent side isn't the same. All the 3D printed cabinets are now sanded, filled, sanded then painted.  Higher resolution printing takes even longer and surface finishing is still required.

I suspect your vents will need to be, at very least, sanded and painted with UV resistant paint. Also, research the different plastic filament that is available. Different companies have standard and unique blends. Check the thermal specs.

Mike

 

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  • Half of cabinet
  • Finished pair
  • Iris front in black

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