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Re: Do you use 3d printed mounts?

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Originally Posted by 346CADmen View Post
Did you actually order these or was there a typo in your post? The Andy Mark pages you reference do NOT show them as being compatible. And those pages describe the components diameters as being 2.5" and 2.7". While that may be trite, I think cost is a concern too. Printing a clip like the one shown, for our team, would be much more expensive (filament isn't cheap) than the COTS part.
Not 100% sure what is or is not compatible, but the second page (tank) he linked states "A mounting bracket is available to order (am-2008), but is not included when ordering just this item."

We buy ABS at ~$12/lb, so the 0.066lb bracket should cost roughly $0.80 to print vs. the $2 list price (which is also very reasonable). While I wouldn't get in the business of printing them to save my team money, if I happened to need one and my options were to rush order one (and pay shipping on a single item) versus print one and have it in a few hours, I could see justifying printing one.
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