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Razor
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Can I/How Do I Make a Plastic Punch?

The screws in my aluminum screen door have stripped out. I have some oversized screws that I’m going to use but the screw holes and the area around them got a little bent up. For a little engineering project I was thing about having my son make a block/flat punch to smooth things out and the bracket sits flat.

I have tons of PLA, PETG, ABS, and ASA. Problem with the latter filaments is I don’t have an enclosure for the Mini+ yet so I was going to try and stay away from them. Although part of me thinks that I could probably considering considering how the print is going to be used. 😏

Does anyone have suggestions as to how many walls I should use and what the infill should be? Thanks!

Best Answer by Diem:

For this job it would be much better to cut a wooden form.  All of your filaments would shatter under the hammer.

Cheerio,

 

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Posted : 06/09/2022 11:33 pm
Diem
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For this job it would be much better to cut a wooden form.  All of your filaments would shatter under the hammer.

Cheerio,

 

Posted : 07/09/2022 12:37 am
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Razor
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Topic starter answered:
RE: Can I/How Do I Make a Plastic Punch?

Kind of what I thought, but it didn’t hurt to ask. Thanks!

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Posted : 07/09/2022 3:56 am
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