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I can't remember if I put anything in my MT410 build thread or not, but to recap i broke the 3D printed front cage mount I had installed. The rear one was fine, but since I was going to have to rethink the design and the printer filament, I thought I'd go ahead and implement some of the ideas I had to make the cage mounts better.
This is a first print, and I'm somewhat surprised it seems fine. There's usually something you forgot or an interference with something you have to correct. However, the print quality isn't what I'd consider good enough. I'm using TPU filament, which I haven't used very often before and need to tune the settings on my printer some before I get it down. The parts look fairly ratty as I didn't clean them up other than to remove some support material. I'm printing another now that should turn out much better.
The reason I'm using TPU is that it's flexible and strong. The PLA that I used for the first version of the mounts is strong, but brittle and doesn't withstand shock very well.
I wanted to figure out how to make the cage mounts in a way that I can easily swing it out of the way or remove it. This is the rear mount which I designed with a hinge utilizing 5mm carbon fiber tube that I had on hand. It seems to function well enough from what I can see at this point. I also incorporated adding the brake lights and tail lights to the base of the mount, although those items aren't installed in these pictures.
The pictures aren't great. I'll get better ones on the final parts.
This is a first print, and I'm somewhat surprised it seems fine. There's usually something you forgot or an interference with something you have to correct. However, the print quality isn't what I'd consider good enough. I'm using TPU filament, which I haven't used very often before and need to tune the settings on my printer some before I get it down. The parts look fairly ratty as I didn't clean them up other than to remove some support material. I'm printing another now that should turn out much better.
The reason I'm using TPU is that it's flexible and strong. The PLA that I used for the first version of the mounts is strong, but brittle and doesn't withstand shock very well.
I wanted to figure out how to make the cage mounts in a way that I can easily swing it out of the way or remove it. This is the rear mount which I designed with a hinge utilizing 5mm carbon fiber tube that I had on hand. It seems to function well enough from what I can see at this point. I also incorporated adding the brake lights and tail lights to the base of the mount, although those items aren't installed in these pictures.
The pictures aren't great. I'll get better ones on the final parts.