I reprinted some Tough cases too. This material is probably the best so far. Too bad it comes in blue. It can be dyed a gray or black if needed and would make a decent non-donor case. It’s what Formlabs says is their “ABS-like” material.
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Here’s the final two assembled red test carts. It came out decent but it’s still not prime time. The material Durable is slightly flexible which isn’t ideal but it dyes well. I’d also probably suspend the part in the dye next time with some flow in the tank to get more uniformity. The material also warps slightly at the cart connector end.
These are ok for prototyping but I would not ship them to people as part of any project. It’s very close to being good enough but just not quite there. I’m going to try a few more materials and then probably table 3D printing cases and connectors.
First dyed red batch going in for final cure. Semi-transparent dark red.
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Came out even better than I expected.
First Durable resin prints. There are some artifacts due to me not washing it well enough. The big deal here is they can be dyed. Red dye is on its way. The material is a bit flexible but could be used for cases. Material cost comes out to $7 per case.
First test prints of the enclosure. Surface finish won’t be as nice as past projects but it will do for a development tool. There will be some adjustments to fix print issues before the next run.
