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Any heat resistant Plastics for GPS bracket in a boat?
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 10:06 pm
by Kirk.AIA
Are there any heat resistance plastics, that an M2 V4 extruder can handle, that would work as a mounting bracket for the GPS in my boat?
Is it even possible to find plastic filament that can create parts that could handle the heat?
Re: Any heat resistant Plastics for GPS bracket in a boat?
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 11:34 pm
by wmgeorge
As setting out in the sun heat or engine heat? I don't know why ABS or PETG (more flexible) would not work. Both would tend to melt at the 400 Deg F range.
Re: Any heat resistant Plastics for GPS bracket in a boat?
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 11:35 pm
by PcS
Assuming sunlight as the heat source. Petg or epc. You are.not mounting.your GPS in the engine compartment ? Lol
Re: Any heat resistant Plastics for GPS bracket in a boat?
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 11:59 pm
by Kirk.AIA
The GPS would be mounted on top of the helm just under my windshield.
The boat is in a dry rack storage and covered when not in use, but when we have it out on the river it can get pretty hot here in Florida.
Re: Any heat resistant Plastics for GPS bracket in a boat?
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 12:37 am
by PcS
petg epc should be fine
Re: Any heat resistant Plastics for GPS bracket in a boat?
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 12:41 am
by Kirk.AIA
Thanks for the advice
Re: Any heat resistant Plastics for GPS bracket in a boat?
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 1:03 am
by PcS
Your welcome !
Re: Any heat resistant Plastics for GPS bracket in a boat?
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 12:47 pm
by Matt_Sharkey
PETG all the way. don't even think about ABS, the humidity would crumble it in a month.
Re: Any heat resistant Plastics for GPS bracket in a boat?
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 1:15 pm
by jimc
the humidity would crumble it in a month.
you do realize they make water pipes out of abs
i do agree though, petg or epc. both super strong. epc is just more rigid.
Re: Any heat resistant Plastics for GPS bracket in a boat?
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 1:19 pm
by Matt_Sharkey
jimc wrote:the humidity would crumble it in a month.
you do realize they make water pipes out of abs
i do agree though, petg or epc. both super strong. epc is just more rigid.
do they now? what caused abs to crubble so badly then? UV?
the replacement extruder bracket that was printed for me literally crumbled after a summer of no use, so i could only imagine it was humidity or UV, either would be in high supply for this application.