Elegoo Mars 3 Resin Printing - Are USEFUL 3D Printed mechanical gears possible? 3DO FZ-1

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(NOTE: I have had some serious health issues so apologies for the quality of the voice recording. Thanks so much for your patience.)

Description

In this video we 3D Print some gears for the CD-ROM unit of the Panasonic 3DO FZ-1. The original gears were nylon which, over time, shrink and crack causing the drives to fail. This is the start of an investigation into whether "engineering resin" is a suitable material to use. Previous resin types have been far too brittle.

This video covers the printing process. The fitting and testing will be in a separate video due to video length (and my lack of stamina).

Links

EvilPaul Gear Model - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2852461 Robert Dale Smith Remix - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5327942 Music featured in this video: https://www.epidemicsound.com/playlist/ynekc1srdn70vcgljekb57qblajybxtx/

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