On Wednesday, 10 February 2016 18:05:05 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article . com,
dennis@home wrote:
On 10/02/2016 12:01, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

The one experience I've had of 3d printers is some clips made for the
parcel shelf on the old Rover. The originals are plastic and break after a
few years. The 3D replacements after a few weeks. I eventually made new
ones from ally plate. Which are far stronger.


Wrong sort of 3D printer.
FFF is never going to be strong in the Z axis.

The original was simply a lump of plastic. Injection moulding, I'd guess.
If a 3D printer can't make the same and as strong, not much point other
than as a toy.

Some can. You used the wrong plastic, as well as copying a flawed design.


NT