{"id":1818,"date":"2018-08-22T13:29:34","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T12:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mark3d.com\/en\/?p=1818"},"modified":"2018-09-17T12:21:30","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T11:21:30","slug":"have-you-ever-thought-about-printing-a-living-hinge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mark3d.com\/en\/have-you-ever-thought-about-printing-a-living-hinge\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you ever thought about printing a living hinge?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This blog takes a look at how to print a living hinge, which are really simple and very robust. We&#8217;ve bent ours literally thousands of times and it doesn&#8217;t show any signs of wear or discolouration. There are plenty of applications which suit it very nicely, such as rugged cases, electrical control boxes, enclosures and general protection equipment. We&#8217;re continually impressed by Onyx as a printing material &#8211; each time we test it on a new application it surpasses our expectations.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 720px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1818-1\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mark3d.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/Living-Hinge.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mark3d.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/Living-Hinge.mp4\">https:\/\/www.mark3d.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/Living-Hinge.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>We perfected our hinge by running a few tests to find the optimum thickness. We also discovered it&#8217;s possible to make left handed, right handed or universal folding actions. We also did a weight comparison and it comes out very favourably indeed when compared to a similar printed hinge that requires a steel pin.<\/p>\n<p>There are a couple of other things you should consider if you are going to try printing one:<\/p>\n<p>1. Hows stiff do you want the hinge action to be &#8211; this is controlled by thickness.<\/p>\n<p>2. How many &#8216;cycles&#8217; does the hinge need to perform throughout it&#8217;s life &#8211; this may impact on thickness too.<\/p>\n<p>3. Where your support materials goes &#8211; if you think about it beforehand you can make sure the supported surface ends up inside the fold when the hinge is actioned.<\/p>\n<p>4. You can print hinges that are permanently closed (the default action is to spring back to shut) or in a neutral position &#8211; this will sometimes dictate the orientation on the print bed.<\/p>\n<p>5. Do you want a left hand, right hand or universal hinge?<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you would like to know <\/strong>anymore<strong> about printing living hinges you can give us a call on 0800 193 3650 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mark3d.com\/en\/3d-printers\/mark-two\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">take a look at the printer this was produced on.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This blog takes a look at how to print a living hinge, which are really simple and very robust. We&#8217;ve bent ours literally thousands of times and it doesn&#8217;t show any signs of wear or discolouration. 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