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Written by Chris Huck :freecad: :ubuntu: on 2025-01-19 at 03:19

In 2016, I 3D printed a replacement steering wheel for a toy tractor that I played with as a kid. We’re talking about a plastic toy that has survived for a little over 45 years. My nieces and nephews now play with it. The printed steering wheel broke recently, and now I have to make a new one. Looking at the original g-code file, it took 9h20min on my original 3D printer. I’m curious how much faster it will print on a modern printer? This edition will also be PETG instead of PLA. #3dprinting

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Written by Chris Huck :freecad: :ubuntu: on 2025-01-19 at 03:19

The original version was modeled in Fusion360 before I knew better. Luckily, I have the STL that I can measure from to recreate it in #FreeCAD. I’ll probably increase the wall thickness and change the infill to gyroid for increased strength.

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Written by M4x on 2025-01-19 at 09:21

@chrishuck Nice, I'm looking forward to it!

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