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jeepxj

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ptt49er said:
Not that we're going to open a print farm, I'm still curious.

What software are you using to manage all of those printers? How do you keep up w/ the PM on each machine? Or is your PM to just fix the parts that break when it happens?
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ptt49er said:
The joints are perfect but she looks great hanging from the ceiling. Just need to get some artistic help to make it look like a fossil. 32" long, 24" tall.
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That looks pretty great. I'd dig a hole in the front yard... put caution tape around it and make it look like you just dug that up. I'm fun with my neighbors.
 
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Experimenting with 3D printed press brake tooling. Works surprisingly well. PLA, 20 walls, 50% infill. The test piece is 16 ga steel.

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I've got a short video of the action on instagram:

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Rich Pantaleo on Instagram: "In Santa's workshop doing some experimenting with 3D printed press brake tooling for this year's Christmas gift. This worked surprisingly well! For the 3d printing nerds, this is PLA printed with 20 walls at 50% infill.

12 likes, 2 comments - richiep_meche on December 13, 2025: "In Santa's workshop doing some experimenting with 3D printed press brake tooling for this year's Christmas gift. This worked surprisingly well! For the 3d printing nerds, this is PLA printed with 20 walls at 50% infill. Metal is 16...
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I just did the same thing with a custom dimple die for a drain in my plasma table. I printed it in petg at 100% infill and it had no problem and im sure it could be used many times over.
 

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RichieP_MechE said:
Experimenting with 3D printed press brake tooling. Works surprisingly well. PLA, 20 walls, 50% infill. The test piece is 16 ga steel. [...] I've got a short video of the action on instagram:

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Rich Pantaleo on Instagram: "In Santa's workshop doing some experimenting with 3D printed press brake tooling for this year's Christmas gift. This worked surprisingly well! For the 3d printing nerds, this is PLA printed with 20 walls at 50% infill.

12 likes, 2 comments - richiep_meche on December 13, 2025: "In Santa's workshop doing some experimenting with 3D printed press brake tooling for this year's Christmas gift. This worked surprisingly well! For the 3d printing nerds, this is PLA printed with 20 walls at 50% infill. Metal is 16...
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Cue said:
I just did the same thing with a custom dimple die for a drain in my plasma table. I printed it in petg at 100% infill and it had no problem and im sure it could be used many times over.
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Absolutely wild! I had no idea PETG and PLA would be strong enough to use as dies. 16 ga steel is beefy stuff!

Cue: on the dimple die, did you just draw it tight with a draw bolt?
 
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RichieP_MechE said:
Experimenting with 3D printed press brake tooling. Works surprisingly well. PLA, 20 walls, 50% infill. The test piece is 16 ga steel.

20251206_162840.jpg

I've got a short video of the action on instagram:

www.instagram.com

Rich Pantaleo on Instagram: "In Santa's workshop doing some experimenting with 3D printed press brake tooling for this year's Christmas gift. This worked surprisingly well! For the 3d printing nerds, this is PLA printed with 20 walls at 50% infill.

12 likes, 2 comments - richiep_meche on December 13, 2025: "In Santa's workshop doing some experimenting with 3D printed press brake tooling for this year's Christmas gift. This worked surprisingly well! For the 3d printing nerds, this is PLA printed with 20 walls at 50% infill. Metal is 16...
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This was the application that pushed me over the edge for getting a printer. Metalworking applications.
 
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jeepxj said:
i wonder if this could work...
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In your climate I expect the bulk pellet storage works best if it's kept inside and away from the temp swings. Been in a couple injection mold shops and they all kept raw pellets indoors to make processing as consistent as possible. Assuming they're coming in a probag or similar setup like we can get seed in....heavy duty large bag with lifting hooks on the top and a draw close chute in the bottom. Build a basic steel stand over a small conveyor or flex auger system to empty the bag then use the auger/conveyor to fill an internal hopper/bin. Saves you 6' of headroom height vs trying to fill a tall bin or hopper direct from the bag which then has to be hoisted above the bin/hopper opening
 
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RichieP_MechE said:
Experimenting with 3D printed press brake tooling. Works surprisingly well. PLA, 20 walls, 50% infill. The test piece is 16 ga steel.

20251206_162840.jpg

I've got a short video of the action on instagram:

www.instagram.com

Rich Pantaleo on Instagram: "In Santa's workshop doing some experimenting with 3D printed press brake tooling for this year's Christmas gift. This worked surprisingly well! For the 3d printing nerds, this is PLA printed with 20 walls at 50% infill.

12 likes, 2 comments - richiep_meche on December 13, 2025: "In Santa's workshop doing some experimenting with 3D printed press brake tooling for this year's Christmas gift. This worked surprisingly well! For the 3d printing nerds, this is PLA printed with 20 walls at 50% infill. Metal is 16...
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Very clever!
 
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loganb said:
In your climate I expect the bulk pellet storage works best if it's kept inside and away from the temp swings. Been in a couple injection mold shops and they all kept raw pellets indoors to make processing as consistent as possible. Assuming they're coming in a probag or similar setup like we can get seed in....heavy duty large bag with lifting hooks on the top and a draw close chute in the bottom. Build a basic steel stand over a small conveyor or flex auger system to empty the bag then use the auger/conveyor to fill an internal hopper/bin. Saves you 6' of headroom height vs trying to fill a tall bin or hopper direct from the bag which then has to be hoisted above the bin/hopper opening
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super sacs just cost more to transport is all. What we can do is go over the machine with hoppers since they only need 6' head room.
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loganb said:
In your climate I expect the bulk pellet storage works best if it's kept inside and away from the temp swings. Been in a couple injection mold shops and they all kept raw pellets indoors to make processing as consistent as possible. Assuming they're coming in a probag or similar setup like we can get seed in....heavy duty large bag with lifting hooks on the top and a draw close chute in the bottom. Build a basic steel stand over a small conveyor or flex auger system to empty the bag then use the auger/conveyor to fill an internal hopper/bin. Saves you 6' of headroom height vs trying to fill a tall bin or hopper direct from the bag which then has to be hoisted above the bin/hopper opening
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Worked for an injection molder for a little bit. We used hopper loaders and pulled from dryers or gaylords. Saves a lot of height and were automated. Just needed to shove the nozzle in, turn on it on, and come back when pellets were getting low to swap out.
 
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R07AG said:
Worked for an injection molder for a little bit. We used hopper loaders and pulled from dryers or gaylords. Saves a lot of height and were automated. Just needed to shove the nozzle in, turn on it on, and come back when pellets were getting low to swap out.
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raw -> dryer -> machine surge hopper. air transfer system.
 
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jeepxj said:
raw -> dryer -> machine surge hopper. air transfer system.
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This is to feed the filament production line, correct? Or is there a possibility of pellet feeding the printers?

Either way pneumatic conveying is the way to go as long as you go with a solution that has a reasonable noise level.
 
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