3d printed body..first try

[Pinewood Outlaw]

Here is my 1st try at 3d design and printed ladder body. 4.75" wheel base with 1/16" shaved on dfw side with nice smooth taper towards rear. Came in heavier than I wanted at 9.5 grams. Have to figure out how to lighten it up.

 

[Jimmy & his 2 Kids]

It looks nice. Wondering how much weight you will loose after thinning out the front of the body down to a thin wedge and drill axle holes. Might be a gram or 2. If that happens you are golden with what you have I would think. Finish prepping that body for the build then weigh it. Looking forward to your R&D.

Jimmy

 

[Charles Studer]

You'll be fine. Make sure you got good wheels and good axles paired and tuned

 

[Pinewood Outlaw]

I was thinking I be ok...a set of basx wheels would be 9.8 grams and 4 grams for the axles brings me to 23.3 grams so that leaves 5 grams for vinyl cover and 4 oumces of tungsten cubes

 

[Charles Studer]

Dial in a perfect Alignment and you'll be on the podium!

 

[Racing358t]

How flexy is it? If league racing then with shipping and all the things that go with shipping I like to keep flexiness in mind while also keeping it light.

Scott

 

[Pinewood Outlaw]

Well I didn't print it with enough infill and axles wobble around in my drilled holes. Either I inject the holes with epoxy and re drill or I print the body minus the axle ribs then print the axle ribs separately at say 80% infill and then glue them into the body.....

Then again I might just find a local wood shop with cnc and give them my 3d model and have them mill me some lol