@DaveRigDesign That's a worthy quest - it will be the holy grail of dog toys! (Side note: I have a Rogz rubber bone that seems indestructible, but it bounces so high it gets lost too easily. Those spiky balls like your dog's blue one seem to be the best toy I can find, my dog's favourite even when she's reduced them to a tiny piece she'll still find and bring that little scrap for me to throw. )
That depends on how big the print is and when it fails. 1 roll of PLA filament costs around $25 and you can get a lot of average size prints out of that. I’d say most prints cost around 1-5$ in material. The slicing software that prepares the model for printing tells you how much material will be used and the estimated cost before you start. Also these days machines have gotten so good they don’t fail that often as long as they file is setup right.
If your dog chews toys like this please remove the toy when dogs start ripping pieces off like this baby did (he spit them out thankfully) as it can cause intestinal blockage as well as other health problems that could lead to death also when you have a super chewer please always supervise them when playing with toys
When I worked at a vet, this happened at least monthly. Dog would be rushed in by owners and then the vet would have to surgically remove the blockage. Not fun for the doggy or for your wallet 😰💲
my husky can also destroy any toy so it's more of how long the toy will last instead of it being unbreakable :) TPU seems to be the only real option, all other materials are too ridged and run the risk of hurting the dogs teeth/mouth as they bite it or fracture and splinter when they do break that can stab their mouth or swallow and cause internal issues. TPU is a really tough material and will withstand most abuse from a dog except the cutting they can do with their back teeth. So really if you can design the shape of the toy so they can't really do that you have a change of the toy lasting. PLA isn't a good idea as it will shatter and fracture seriously hurting your dog.
Wouldn't be any fun without a friend to try it out😊
That spiky ball is my dogs all time favourite toy too.
Mine is a pint-sized fur covered jaws of life😅
Help up really well. Cool video.
Thanks. Ya my husky destroys everything. I think prints could last a while if your dog isn't a chewer.
Impressed with the image stabilization during the tug of war 😅‼️5:18
Thanks, lots of practice filming the dogs. lol
Pretty cool video brother!
Thanks :)
The lengths we go to to satisfy our curious urges to create...(All in the name of our pets, of course 😂)
I’m thinking or revisiting this and see if I can design a shape he can’t destroy :)
@DaveRigDesign That's a worthy quest - it will be the holy grail of dog toys!
(Side note: I have a Rogz rubber bone that seems indestructible, but it bounces so high it gets lost too easily. Those spiky balls like your dog's blue one seem to be the best toy I can find, my dog's favourite even when she's reduced them to a tiny piece she'll still find and bring that little scrap for me to throw. )
I love this video!
I have a question my dog can break through anything so what do you recommend material wise like a metal cause he can break through that
Love this dude, i just wonder how this would hold up with my rottweilers playing tug with it
Playing tug should be fine. I doubt the tpu will break. It only failed when my husky chewed on it the cut it.
When a print completely fails how much money do you think that costs ? I want to get into the hobby but I’m worried about operating cost
That depends on how big the print is and when it fails. 1 roll of PLA filament costs around $25 and you can get a lot of average size prints out of that. I’d say most prints cost around 1-5$ in material. The slicing software that prepares the model for printing tells you how much material will be used and the estimated cost before you start.
Also these days machines have gotten so good they don’t fail that often as long as they file is setup right.
@@DaveRigDesign thank you 🙏
If your dog chews toys like this please remove the toy when dogs start ripping pieces off like this baby did (he spit them out thankfully) as it can cause intestinal blockage as well as other health problems that could lead to death also when you have a super chewer please always supervise them when playing with toys
When I worked at a vet, this happened at least monthly. Dog would be rushed in by owners and then the vet would have to surgically remove the blockage. Not fun for the doggy or for your wallet 😰💲
I have pla
I have a question my dog can break through anything so what do you recommend material wise like a metal cause he can break through that
my husky can also destroy any toy so it's more of how long the toy will last instead of it being unbreakable :)
TPU seems to be the only real option, all other materials are too ridged and run the risk of hurting the dogs teeth/mouth as they bite it or fracture and splinter when they do break that can stab their mouth or swallow and cause internal issues.
TPU is a really tough material and will withstand most abuse from a dog except the cutting they can do with their back teeth.
So really if you can design the shape of the toy so they can't really do that you have a change of the toy lasting.
PLA isn't a good idea as it will shatter and fracture seriously hurting your dog.