after seeing some youtube videos about 3d printers where they praise the strength of the "plastic" pieces they made (e.g. "this wrench is as strong as steel"), I was wondering about making some plastic idler gears for a John Deere Van Brunt grain drill. it's a 10 foot early B on steel.
I have a friend with a small less sophisticated 3d printer and the idler gears on the grain drill would be near maximum size for his machine's work table, and a good durability field test for his widgetry.
do you think plastic gears could drive a grain drill (plus grass seeder attachment) reliably for occaisional use? would they hold up in a serious farming situation? keep in mind the B drills have the drive mechanism gears exposed--comments on that environment for plastic parts?
has plastic really come that far?
karl f
I have a friend with a small less sophisticated 3d printer and the idler gears on the grain drill would be near maximum size for his machine's work table, and a good durability field test for his widgetry.
do you think plastic gears could drive a grain drill (plus grass seeder attachment) reliably for occaisional use? would they hold up in a serious farming situation? keep in mind the B drills have the drive mechanism gears exposed--comments on that environment for plastic parts?
has plastic really come that far?
karl f