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Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) is a powerful solvent used for cleaning in various industrial applications, especially those involving adhesives. After a 1 hour soak in MEK the PA12 parts show no changes, including part flexibility or strength. The same parts were then resubmerged in MEK for 24 hours and after removal and washdown showed minor plasticization on the fine detail as well as leaching of ...

We recently had the opportunity to get back the very first nesting detail we ever printed with MJF TPU Rubber on it from the customer we designed and printed it for back in 2019! This nest was used to assemble automotive door handles and was used to build over 3,000,000 parts! The line is being updated for a new door handle design and this nest was removed so new 3D Printed nesting can replace ...

We have been working on the idea of printed suppressor parts for the last few months and after a few small scale tests it was time to print up some parts in Nylon 12 on our HP MJF machines and run them to the point of destruction! The results are pretty interesting and not entirely unexpected, but it was a great opportunity to see how strong and heat resistant these printed parts are even when ...

Test footage as we were developing a design guide for installing E-Z Loc inserts in TPU parts.

Here at forerunner 3D printing in our never-ending quest to test the limits of what's possible with 3D printed parts we decided it was time to take our previous AR15 live fire testing to the next level with a fully automatic M16. We hold a Federal Firearms License (FFL 02) and also are a special occupancy taxpayer (SOT 07) for manufacturing. This means we're able to produce fully automatic weap...

We wanted to see if using 3D Printed Nylon break press tooling was effective for forming Aluminum and Stainless Steel parts while preventing them from being marked during the bending process. This also acted as a perfect test of putting the 3D Printed part under many tons of pressure and seeing how it held up from a wear perspective. We found the Nylon 12 part was non marking and did not damage...

Since we got our Federal Firearms License this past fall we have been working on a little promo video around the topic of firearms to demonstrate a few of our capabilities in this area as a company. We offer inhouse engineering, prototyping, and even production of firearms and defense related products with a wide range of services including: - Laser Scanning / Reverse Engineering - 3D CAD Desig...

We have been doing wear tests of 3D Printed parts since we got our first HP 3D Printing MJF 4200 back in 2018, but this may be the last test we need to do in this category! We wanted to test how well gripper fingers printed in different materials (Nylon 12, Nylon 12 GB, and TPU Rubber) would hold up to over 1,000,000 cycles so we rebuilt our test cell with a PLC and a pick and place gantry, the...

Link to more info about Cerakote on a 3D Printed Part: forerunner3d.com/hp-mjf-cerakote-paint/ At Forerunner 3D Printing we have been putting various coatings and finishes on 3D Printed parts for years. But the question we always get asked is which one will do the best with long term exposure to the outdoors? So, we decided the best way to find out was to test it. (4) identical Space Marines we...

We recently had a project here at Forerunner 3D Printing that required us to figure out what the strongest joint type would be for a 3D Printed SLA part using adhesive. Normally we just use UV curable adhesive to light weld SLA parts together, but we figured we would also test our old standby Loctite HY 4070 as well. But, along with the strength difference between them there is another tradeoff...

Footage showing printed in threads and EX-LOK inserts being taken up to 400lbs of tension. Both passed this test!

There are many small tricks to keep in mind when you are designing a snap features to hold two 3D Printed parts together, this guild will show you several different snap designs as well as things to look out for when you use them.

Need to trace a complex logo for use on your 3D printed parts? Check out this video explaining how to use this hidden gem in the SolidWorks software.

Guide showing how to use the new mesh editing tools in SolidWorks 2022 in order to edit STL files for use with 3D Printers.

How To Use The SolidWorks 3D Texture Tool for 3D Printed Parts

3D Printed Part OmniBall Pogo Pin Testing

How To Design 3D Printable Threads using Solidworks

Heatset Design Guide For 3D Printed Parts

3D Printed Glue Joint Design Guide

How To Design Support Free 3D Printed Parts (FDM & SLA)

Proper STL file setting for 3D Printing

Glue Joint Shock Test with 3D Printed Hammer

3D Printed TPU Threads vs Helicoil Installed in 3D Printed TPU

Forerunner 3D Printing - low volume production

Forerunner 3D Printing - Prototype Projects

3D Printed Part Glue Break Shear Test

Extreme Cerakote Wear Testing On a 3D Printed Part

Printing small threads into 3D Printed parts.

3D Printed Part Extreme ESD Wear Testing