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Old 11-27-2024, 03:31 PM
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And... it broke. It lasted just over 3 years, not bad for a PETG printed part. I really thought it would only last 6 months. Below is a photo of the failed part.

As expected, it broke on the sections with weak adhesion.

The failure caused the window to detach from the carrier and fall down. However, the carrier itself is still good, that is, the pulley wires are NOT mangled, so that's a small win. Lol

Ok, now... do I take the trip to the store to buy the license plate stuff and macgyver the fix so, or do I 3d print the same exact design again, but this time using nylon?!

Since the break occurred along the adhesion lines, I don't think nylon will help strengthen the part there. I am gonna have to go watch that license plate video again...
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