zip tie

I printed these from Nylon and it works GREAT!!!!!. But Nylon being a tricky filament. It did take a lot of time b/c I've never printed plain nylon before. But before I go on, I want to clarify that Nylon is only considered complicated because ....in my opinion. there are no simplified instructions available that encompass just a few important settings to achieve success. I've learned most of them and now produce zip ties that look and feel very much like those purchased in a store . The flexibility and function are very much on par. So I would like to thank you for posting this great design as it gave me something to strive for and learn how to print nylon consistently. But wait!!! There's More!!!!! After dozens of failed attempts to print your design using Gizmo Dorks Nylon (plain not carbon fiber). I was researching tips on how to improve. I came across a video from CNC Kitchen. He demonstrated that Nylon is the exact same material as grass trimmer line colloquially known as a Weed Eater. I was intrigued and for a small purchase of 5 dollars I was about to find out if this was true. And TLDR not only is this true, but it prints as well as commercial 3D nylon!!! Since this was still very much a learning journey, I had to tune my printer settings as the default print profiles for nylon are WAY OFF. But turning on pressure advance, correctly applying glue stick, slowing down print speed, limiting volumetric print speed to 6, calibrating filament flow to 1.14, and turning off cooling , results in almost picture perfect prints. And the icing on the cake is this trimmer line is about 4 times cheaper than standard 3d printing nylon and found at any hardware store in a variety of lengths and colors. I used .065in /1.5mm trimmer line in the 1st pic (yes 1.5mm will print just fine in a Bambu P1s) of your design. I had to slightly enlarge them for a more reliable pass through the gate. But otherwise this design works great!! .08 layer height , Gyroid infill. ....Its crucial for flexibility to insure the infill runs perpendicular to the zip tie direction. Having the infill working against the flex will encourage creasing or permanent folds. I included a pic of a recommended filament angle. This can be changed in slicer until looks right. This will promote flexibility. Sorry for the long post. Ever since I purchased my 3d printer it's been a dream to print my own zip ties as I need them often but I need varying sizes. Now I can just print mine as I need them. And the bonus is I can print Nylon consistently and found a very cheap and available source for it. This has been such a wonderful experience. Thanks again.

Ah man, was looking forward to these being good in PETG and securing onto luggage tags. First one kinked and broke on first bend. oh well, back to my purchased stash

these are awesome and pretty strong for normal pla I used some to manage my cord problem

damaged , big mess on bed

didn’t work too good

I printed this in PA12. However, the overhangs are very difficult. But that's a material problem. All in all, nice idea. I think it needs a little tuning.

the pla profile DID NOT work but that was kind of expected

they work

nice

had adhesion problems but overall good