Z Layer Adhesion

Printing this part provided us with another opportunity to pay attention to Z Layer Adhesion.

 

 

 

 

When the pivot point on your refrigerator breaks it’s handy to have a near by 3D printer.

However, when printing the part you need to pay attention to the direction of loading when the part is being used.

In this case if the part is printed vertically as in the image with the ruler.

The part shears on a Z layer under use as it did in the following image.

Printing the part horizontally increases the amount of support material needed but also results in a part that is much stronger when trying to shear the post off the base.