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Honestly had not thought about selling these, give me a week or two to test them. I plan to do my seals in the next week or so and will make sure they function as intended. I did a 40% fill on these, but can go with a higher fill or even solid if I feel like they aren’t holding up as planned. I’ll update once I use them, but happy to help another member!
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I've made most/all of them, and even sold some. However, I've had to go through several iterations of revisions from the metal design dimensions in order to get them to fit, survive use and print well. They take a long time (20-40h/ea), and a lot of filament, to print. I print them (90%) solid now, because when used on stubborn seals they were really taking a beating.
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A friend that used to work on these overseas said they never had the tools, they used the socket, cans, or anything else that was roughly the same size and flat. So def not needed, just hoping it makes my life a little easier since I’m doing the whole truck.
good point...... might be good for those of us who have the proper big arse socket..... to have a printed up cap that fits the socket on the opposite end. one with a centered tap spot to squarely drive the seals in?
What machine are you using? Have you gone to a larger nozzle? I'm running a .8 nozzle for the large prints I'm doing these days. Cuts the time in half. Given the design, I don't see much fine detail outside the "engraved" text.
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You might be able to make something out of PVC plumbing.
