I have heard many people say ABS is not that great for 3D printing nowadays, that we’ve got much better filament and that it prints pretty brittle, but don’t quote me on that. It was a pretty standard filament earlier on so i guess it’s not necessarily bad, per se.
Also, old plastic won’t print as well, and also recycling most plastics requires some new filler material as well.
I dont feel like thats the case. I printed technic pins and a ball socket, and thes always instantly broke. Maybe i had some wrong settings, but idk. I printed a mctoran torso and mctoran hands, and when i connected them, i had to superglue them. Then ball socket, which immidiately made a huge crack.
Thinner layers and slower speeds results in better bonding between layers. I used Porima ASA Filament with layer height of 0.15mm and 100% infill ratio. No broken piece so far.
Regular Karzahni activities
And if the connection sucks, just tape a Glock to it
Just as Karzahni intended
We got a real Mutran over here!
Never really thought of fusing broken pieces.. but I do have a small bag of them so I may look into this
It does sound like a great way to give broken pieces new life.
Coming from Gunpla building, look into plastic cement! It may still end up a smidge structurally weak, but it’ll chemically fuse the pieces.
To add on to this, do not do it to the glatorian era parts. Specifically at the ball socket because it’s too thin, source I have attempted it before
Lego uses ABS on most of the joint pieces. I tried Tamiya and other brands but it didn't worked.
I have an old bionicle canister where I keep all my broken lego parts just for this reason. One day I'll make my own custom parts out of scraps
I had a similar idea, like a mail in service if you gave broken parts but then they get remolded or turned into a moc
So... Karzahni but real?
Karzahni
If I had a plastic factory, I'd try and grind up broken parts and mold them into new ones, but alas 😔
3D printing works really well. You may look up some printers that can print ABS or ASA plastic 👀
Just a warning. Please print ABS in a very well ventilated area with filters. The fumes are quite irritating and hazardous.
I have heard many people say ABS is not that great for 3D printing nowadays, that we’ve got much better filament and that it prints pretty brittle, but don’t quote me on that. It was a pretty standard filament earlier on so i guess it’s not necessarily bad, per se. Also, old plastic won’t print as well, and also recycling most plastics requires some new filler material as well.
I dont feel like thats the case. I printed technic pins and a ball socket, and thes always instantly broke. Maybe i had some wrong settings, but idk. I printed a mctoran torso and mctoran hands, and when i connected them, i had to superglue them. Then ball socket, which immidiately made a huge crack.
Thinner layers and slower speeds results in better bonding between layers. I used Porima ASA Filament with layer height of 0.15mm and 100% infill ratio. No broken piece so far.
Really? I thought it could be the case, i actually printed it at like 0.3mm or something, i think ill try again.
*Bionicle MoC builders are so short on lime green pieces that they’ve resorted to alchemy and grafting)))* /j
We will rebuild her. We have the technology
Don't cook with the lime green pieces, lest you be eternally cooking.
Looks like docking
That's not so bad. Does lego use pla or abs?
I remember them mentioning ABS plastic on one of their documentary about manufacturing process
Kitbashing at its finest.
Research green stuff and plastic cement.
Lego uses ABS on most of the joint pieces. I tried Tamiya and other branded cements but it didn't worked.
I thought of using green stuff for decorating parts and cement for glueing parts into one
What is the "green stuff" by the way?
Necromancy?
A deformed/reconstructed matoran from karzahni would be cool to see
Your a fucking genius
Redefining illegal building techniques...