2 Simple Ways to Make Stronger 3D Prints + an Experimental Way @NeedItMakeIt

Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Is the simplest solution always the best? Or, is the experimental solution the way to go? We're looking at a few ways to make stronger prints in this video.

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We had a pretty epic but funny fail, I made a set of prints for a friend looking to make his Yaseu FT-891 Radio portable. I found a nicely designed set and printed them for him and then went and sent him a short video showing that they were flexible so we were pretty confident that they'd work well. Well he arrived and we were about to mount them, and he accidently broke one by twisting it, like I had in my video to him. It made me wonder if this was the right solution to use on an expensive radio and if I should modify the design to make it stronger.

I came up with a few different options but thought about using a technique that I had used in woodworking called steam bending, aligning the 'grain' of the plastic to be continuous.

Each of these prints were made from the same spool of filament, extremely dry and printed with no fans. The original model which broke was printed with normal fans and the door was open on the printer. I forgot to mention that part in the video.

Check out the video for all of the details, it was a lot of fun and I learned quite a bit on this one.

I hope you found this video helpful and interesting!

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2 Simple Ways to Make Stronger 3D Prints + an Experimental Way

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$Simple Ways to Make Stronger 3D Prints NUMBER TWO What happens when you do real drop tests on 3d prints? Do they bend, do they break, do they shatter? In this video well find out by testing different materials and designs at several DROP heights. Help support this channel! https://www.patreon.com/Needitmakeit I see a lot of testing videos, some of them are useful to compare materials against each other, but theyre not as useful when you want to apply them to real designs. If we want to protect something, should we use ABS? How about PETG? Or Maybe youre the PC type. I have an okay sense about each of the materials, but I couldnt tell you which material was best to protect expensive equipment, and which material could take continued abuse and not just break after one drop. This video is dedicated to doing realistic dop testing to see if we can get some real answers to those questions so we have a better idea of how to design 3d printed parts, and that we also have a sense about which materials perform the best under which conditions. In the previous video, we tested only PETG, it has a good reputation for being flexible, but it also has this other very strange property of becoming brittle and fracturing at a certain point. In this video were going to see if we can figure out the right mix of flex and strength for that material so we can use it and have the confidence that itll do the job. Which material do you think will perform the best? Check out the video for all of the details, it was a lot of fun, and I learned quite a bit. Lets just say that it isnt all about the size, there is more to it than that. Another way to support this channel indirectly is through my affiliate links (where I receive a small commission). It helps me to continue to provide high-quality content videos. Thank you for your support! NEW MIC (I bought this) https://amzn.to/3vcMKAr - Rode Wireless ME mic (Saved me about 4+ hours/vid) https://amzn.to/3NBFvZe - Mag clip (Super handy, but a little pricy) BAMBU PRINTERS https://shrsl.com/4aghz CREALITY PRINTERS https://shrsl.com/4aghy CREALITY HYPER PLA https://shrsl.com/4aghn Original Design: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4757295 #bambu #crealityk1 #3dprinting$

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