3D printed fob

 

 

Synopsis

Plastic molding for the key to a Mitsubishi Space star broke in half
Attempting to insert the metallic part and the RFID chip into the print by pausing print at layer 25 and layer 27
while printer head is located at "rest" position on the sacrifical pillar

 

3D modeling

 

After print

It worked perfectly
It's completely fused

Now for some real world testing and to find out if it's durable also

 

 

Update -160912

-Key works perfectly.
-Printed a second one and tore the plastic from the spare key also.
- Added  an inprint, because reasons

 

 

 

Afterthougth -200625

keyfob held on for almost four years
nothing to modify, just printed it again..

-Key works perfectly.
-Printed a second one and tore the plastic from the spare key also.
- Added  an inprint, because reasons

 

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