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Originally Posted by Kyle Love

We may be using parts actually made on the 3-D printer on the robot this year, ofcourse these parts will not have significant loads put on them (ie. custom encoder mounts etc.)

We've made a lot of parts in our 3D printer this year. We made a few hubs for a Fisher Price Gearbox, spacers, and inserts so that we could use PVC as rollers.

At my Job I make a lot of prototype parts in our 3d printer. I found that the strength of a part often has more to do with the orientation of the part when printed then anything else. As long as your not putting the forces on where each layer of the material is you should be ok.