Here's a little #repair project I did with a secret goal of more #3dprinting material endurance testing.
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Here's a little #repair project I did with a secret goal of more #3dprinting material endurance testing.
Our dishwasher's cutlery basket broke. Over the time the plastic net developed holes big enough for the cutlery handles go through it. Before I threw the thing away, I decided to do a little experiment.
I took PETG, ABS and ASA and basically re-made the bottom part of the basket. My idea was to see how these materials would fare in the rather harsh environment of a dish washer, that runs up to 70°C temperatures during wash cycles. I did a quick and dirty #FreeCAD model of the base that went between the bottom and the divider parts, that fortunately separated without much resistance.
That was in winter of early 2025. I see no degradation of any of the used materials. In the picture there's ABS at top, ASA in the middle and PETG at bottom. The basket itself is made of ABS judging of the markings. I had assumed PETG would be the first to go, but that white cheap one I used seems just fine.
Just as my other still running test where I put Benchys made of various materials onto a board and left it on the roof, this was prompted by claims that 3D print's just won't last.
