Long Nose Pliers

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Long Nose Pliers

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Long Nose Pliers 0.2mm layer, 7 walls, 25% infill
Long Nose Pliers 0.2mm layer, 7 walls, 25% infill
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Long Nose Pliers with Pads 0.2mm layer, 6 walls, 25% infill
Long Nose Pliers with Pads 0.2mm layer, 6 walls, 25% infill
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Here is a design for a light duties long nose pair of pliers where electrical isolation is most important. The pliers are intending for holding wire or parts. Common pliers squeezing or crushing tasks are unsuitable for these pliers. These pliers do no include grip serrations to keep them smooth.

 

I've provided two print versions of the pliers. One version relies on a brim to keep the plier points from curling/lifting during the print. The brim works, but introduces some post processing to cleanly remove the brim from the parts. A second approach incorporates round pads at the plier tips, so no brim required. Post processing still required to remove the round pads, but a simpler step.

 

My print is made in Bambu Lab PLA Tough Gray filament, with 0.2mm layer height and 25% infill on a Bambu Lab X1 Carbon printer. Print supports are required.

 

I hope that you can find this print useful, too.

 

Remember to leave me some feedback or even a tip to keep me enthused to make more of these drawings.

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Long Nose Pliers 0.2mm layer, 7 walls, 25% infill
Support Issue:supporti non ottimali
Strength Issue:appena l'ho montato alla prima chiusura si è rotto
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Hi. From your very good photos, I can see that the rotating joint has not printed correctly. Did you try to remove what was not print supports at the joint area? You could try the print again. Apart from that, the rest of the pliers appears to have printed well.
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the problems were: - above the supports a smooth layer was not created - the 2 parts of the caliper were asymmetrical and do not match perfectly on the tip - Using PLA the resistance is very low, I think for the problem 1 on the supports part. I am new and maybe something is wrong in the media set, but they were already set up, maybe there is something more to do?
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Mold with A1 printer
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absolute garbage. You cannot close these flat It's just not designed to work. If you try to squeeze them closed you're going to break one of the handles before The two halves lay flush.
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Thanks for your feedback. There is a difference between "it's just not designed to work" and "I did not manage to print it successfully to get it to work". My prints came out fine, so the design does work. Constructive criticism is most welcome.
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I tried these with the brim and the 2 halves would not fit together despite my post processing, I think I jacked up the bit that’s supposed to lay flat in the middle, it’s not longer flat. Bambu A1 - beige PLA basic from Bambu.
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Unsure how to guide you, perhaps other readers can contribute? I've had good success with the pliers joint design on this and a previous set of pliers I designed.
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