We use our Taz 3 (
http://www.lulzbot.com) for our 3d printed parts. On our robot, we use flexible filament for:
- Air tank mounts on the outside of the robot (the tank mount acts like shocks)
- "Ears" on the front of our intake to hold the ball up for backwards shots
We also print out flexible wristbands, just because they are cool (we may even have some to hand out, if you drop by our pit in Archimedes).
The flexible filament we use is called Ninjaflex, and its strong suit is taking impacts, yet returning back to its original shape. Consequently, we use the flexible filament for parts that are likely to take hits (such as tank mounts and pieces on the front of the intake). I will post pictures of these pieces when I can.
Swing by our pit in Archimedes to see our printed parts. We are Team # 4499.
*Disclaimer: Lulzbot is one of our new sponsors.