@JoshuaSlowpoke777 to No Stupid [email protected] • 9 months agoIs PLA a good material for 3D printing a tool intended to remove pack ice from a driveway?message-square8arrow-up19arrow-down12starcopymore-verticalflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
arrow-up17arrow-down1message-squareIs PLA a good material for 3D printing a tool intended to remove pack ice from a driveway?@JoshuaSlowpoke777 to No Stupid [email protected] • 9 months agomessage-square8starcopymore-verticalflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-squareSmuuthbranelinkfedilinkEnglish13•9 months agoNo. First hit it’ll chip or break. For ice you need steel. arrow-up113arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@polygon6121link8•9 months agoSounds terrible. But I encourage you to try it, it is a good exercise in understanding the material better. Maybe try a smaller scale first arrow-up19arrow-down11file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@Everythingispenguinslink8•9 months agohttps://www.homedepot.com/p/Snow-Joe-7-in-Impact-Reducing-Steel-Ice-Chopper-with-Shock-Absorbing-Handle-SJEG700/303889999 I don’t know what PLA cost but this is $25 and will actually do the job. arrow-up18arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•9 months agoNo. Go buy a shovel, it will probably be cheaper than the filament anyway and actually be able to do what you want. arrow-up16arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@TheKrackenlink2•9 months agoNo arrow-up12arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•9 months agoHow big is the printer? This sounds like a very expensive, bad idea. arrow-up12arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@JoshuaSlowpoke777OPlink1•9 months agoI was thinking something like a chisel, but yeah, these comments suggest even that would break before the ice. arrow-up11arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•9 months agoTry salt? arrow-up11arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
No. First hit it’ll chip or break. For ice you need steel.
Sounds terrible. But I encourage you to try it, it is a good exercise in understanding the material better. Maybe try a smaller scale first
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Snow-Joe-7-in-Impact-Reducing-Steel-Ice-Chopper-with-Shock-Absorbing-Handle-SJEG700/303889999
I don’t know what PLA cost but this is $25 and will actually do the job.
No. Go buy a shovel, it will probably be cheaper than the filament anyway and actually be able to do what you want.
No
How big is the printer? This sounds like a very expensive, bad idea.
I was thinking something like a chisel, but yeah, these comments suggest even that would break before the ice.
Try salt?