I am interested in printing a thin, raised grid of fine lines onto a piece of acrylic (permanent adhesion). I would like the grid to have some texture to create a high-friction/non-skid surface. Is this possible with a flexible PLA or other elastoplastic? Thanks!
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Hey there,
on the basis of the fact that Silicone is used to seal acrylic baths to walls and takes some shifting, I think it would be worth investigating the Discov3ry paste extruder aftermarket add-on for 3D printers. Take a squint at…
http://www.structur3d.io/#discov3ry
cheers!
AndyL
Pot8oSh3D
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Filemon
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Nice one @Pot8oSH3D!
@hopper3ds any image or sketch you can share? I found this difficult to visualise
notrix
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Hey,
I had some tests with filaflex. ( http://recreus.com/en/ )
And i thing maybe that is what you are looking for.
I’t is flexible but also bit stiff
Gre
Thanks for the tips so far. Here is a sketch to illustrate (green represents the rubberlike grid, gray the acrylic). I want the two parts to be permanently fused. Normally, acrylic would slide around on any flat surface, but what I am curious to see is if a printed grid of a high-friction material would prevent slipping.
Filemon
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Got it! Indeed, as @notrix mentioned, something like Filaflex should do the trick
No doubt Filaflex would be flexible enough and produce friction but question in my mind is whether it would fuse permanently with the Acrylic, even if it’s printed straight onto the surface. Should work if the Acrylic surface has been subjected to Corona Treatment in advance but you’d have to experiment with the virgin Acrylic.
Filemon
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Fair points!
ps. this kind of expertise is out of my league 
Thanks AndyL; very helpful.
No probs @hopper3ds.
How big is the acrylic sheet you’re intending to use?
Cheers!
AndyL
Pot8oSh3D
For now, a 12" x 2" strip.
nylon can be added to a polymer and you can make your electrostatic and and also tpu
Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) might be good
Or you can get a rubbery ABS plastic
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