Just wanted to share

[daaguilar]

I'm hoping to build my own simplified version of the Derelict in the near future. It's been one of my all time favorites for a while now. Decided to see if I could come up with a decent and affordable chassis design and this is what I got. Just gonna go with the 3D printed route.
Hope you guys like it. (apologies if the pictures come up too small or of low quality)
derelictchassis.jpg
derelictchassis2.jpg
derelictexploded.jpg
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derelictinternal.jpg

[CET]

Looks like a solid design. Personally I recommend against 3D printed chassis. In the long term they don't hold up and end up breaking apart like dried spaghetti.

[darth_chasm]

In the long term they don't hold up and end up breaking apart like dried spaghetti.

Do you have a source for this? I'd love to read up on it and which materials and processes are more prone to this condition.

[CET]

Do you have a source for this? I'd love to read up on it and which materials and processes are more prone to this condition.

Source? That's been my experience so far. My best results have been using TCSS chassis parts.

[Forgetful Jedi Knight]

What's going to get 3D printed? The hilt OR the chassis??

[darth_chasm]

FJK, Looks like the chassis.

CET, just curious. I'm on the flip side of that coin and have not experienced any issues with my SLS prints. In fact, I've drilled them, dremel'ed them, and dunked them in chemical solutions with no apparent degradation. The oldest pieces are over a year old now. Maybe more time will prove different.

The only piece I ever had an issue with was a switch ring a friend printed for me in ABS on a very cheap machine. That thing was crap. I have heard rumors of things "disintegrating," but have not researched the validity of those claims.