Experiment

[chappyman66]

My wife heard me whining about glass a while back.

Then a roll of "clear" filament shows up. So......

It's interesting to play with. Curved windscreen won't work....the terrace effect of the layers kills the clarity.

But.....if I print a thin sheet all in one direction, it's thin enough to form against a body with some hot water.


So.... it's interesting. Not sure it's a replacement for vacuform. But it's not black windows.......

[lance]

I know this is the print 3D thread, but wouldn't tracing the window opening onto paper and cutting that template on a water bottle (water bottle plastic is curved and really flexable) work better?

[Frank9129]

Another step forward. Keep at it and let us know how it is going.

[mattb]

Slot car building is experimenting,,,,much like my cooking....Wife says,,,,what are you cooking?.....I say it's a science experiment.

[ccobra]

I saw a video recently where a guy used the clear filament by using the 3d pen and extruding on to aluminum foil, folding the foil over the plastic and flattening it with a metal ruler. I haven't tried it yet but it looked good on the video.