Any heat resistant Plastics for GPS bracket in a boat?
Any heat resistant Plastics for GPS bracket in a boat?
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?
Is it even possible to find plastic filament that can create parts that could handle the heat?
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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.
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Assuming sunlight as the heat source. Petg or epc. You are.not mounting.your GPS in the engine compartment ? Lol
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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.
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.
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Thanks for the advice
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PETG all the way. don't even think about ABS, the humidity would crumble it in a month.
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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.
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.
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do they now? what caused abs to crubble so badly then? UV?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.
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.