3D print a chain like layout

[kjah00]

just wondering out of the blue, would it be possible to print stuff like chains? cant imagine what it woud look like, what can be done to not make the links fused together.

 

[TheHighTable]

ofc you can, I've seen people printing chains on YT, just check it out there

 

[Little Miss Kay]

Exactly what @TheHighTable has said, you definitely can print chains, you can even find tons of ready made chains on sites like thingiverse

 

[4dmaster]

just wondering out of the blue, would it be possible to print stuff like chains? cant imagine what it woud look like, what can be done to not make the links fused together.

The trick is to design the links with enough space between them, so they don't fuse while printing. I don't know what kind of printer you have but for this you need a good one with well tuned profile and the melted plastic doesn't blob and stick the links together. It's not simple but with enough precision and spacing you will succeed.

 

[What.Is.DDD]

just wondering out of the blue, would it be possible to print stuff like chains? cant imagine what it woud look like, what can be done to not make the links fused together.

tbh there's nothing you can't print right now except things with LIFE and isn't that quite scary

 

[kjah00]

The trick is to design the links with enough space between them, so they don't fuse while printing. I don't know what kind of printer you have but for this you need a good one with well tuned profile and the melted plastic doesn't blob and stick the links together. It's not simple but with enough precision and spacing you will succeed.

Thank you! Will keep this in mind.

 

[kjah00]

Thanks to all who responded, will go for it now!

 

[eightthugs]

Been wondering the same, please share some photos!