I’d noticed the dimples at joints, great idea. So doing the same as filler makes sense.
Once you get your method down, I’d love to see some shots of the filling / cutting / sanding.
This seems to work nicely. Let’s start with this slot and tab.
First step is to weld it shut.
The build up the area with filament. Make sure you melt the base material as well, to get a good bond.
Continue until you have a good pile.
Trim close to flush with an X-Acto, and then with various files, smooth it down. You may find voids that you have to go back and refill. This is just like welding!
Eventually you get it nice and clean. Next I would coat in primer and see how bad it looks. Might need some putty to smooth things out.
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Excellent, thanks Bob. Looks like it really works.
Do you know of a putty that will adhere well to PLA?
Squadron white seems to stick to PLA pretty well. We’ll see how it does with PETG once I start printing these in that.
I’ve wondered if anyone has used a filament pen for this sort of gluing. It seems like the ideal way to squeeze just the right amount of plastic into cracks.
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Great idea, Bill. I saw one a couple years ago but never pursued it. Seems like it’s pretty useful:
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First test assembly of the 25 footer. Came out pretty nice.
And for comparison with the 22 and 28 footer
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Bob,s manufacturing company might be a good siding