Advice for Flexible Material

[spooner777 0]

I need to print a flexible ball that can be grabbed by a robotic hand and be gently squeezed. Something like a stress ball.

What material can you recommend for that? Got an original Ultimaker and printed many things but only with Faberdashery pla so far.

 

 

[Nicolinux 288]

Check out this flexible filament (PLA):

http://www.formfutura.com/3mm-filaments/specialty/flexible-pla/

 

[gr5 2,070]

Nylon would be good also. e.g. google "taulman nylon filament 3mm".

 

[gr5 2,070]

gently squeezed

Actually if you want it to deform with gentle squeezes then you need flexible pla. Here is a video explaining how to print on a UM as it is difficult due to it easily getting stuck (it's rubbery) in the bowden tube:

Skip to 0:50 in the video.

 

[antonverburg 1]

Use this mod if you want to do flexible filaments: https://www.youmagine.com/designs/ultimaker-2-straight-tube-flexible-filament-spool-holder