Yodajammies
Sr Member
CNC milling that latest part you posted would be a pretty challenging undertaking. If I were handed this part to fabricate, like OldSkool said, I would probably have to do a good bit of reverse engineering on the important parts (drill points, etc) to ensure correct tolerances are met. That and running something this complex would probably take the better part of a day or two once all is said and done. If it were printed, I'd do a quick check on the stl mesh, click print, and then carry on with some other task. If rigidity / durability is such an issue, I'd look at molding the 3d printed part and then casting with an aluminum filled resin. Weighs a ton but is rugged as hell. On top of that, if you were to cold cast that resin, you'd have a hard time telling that it wasn't an actual billet machined part without really giving it a close inspection.
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