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geekhack Projects => Making Stuff Together! => Topic started by: runningngunning on Mon, 17 February 2020, 15:59:11

Title: Adhesive Gasket Strip Options?
Post by: runningngunning on Mon, 17 February 2020, 15:59:11
Looking to source gasket strips for a personal build I'm working on. What are my options and what do people typically use? Alternatively, if I wanted to 3D print custom gaskets - what would the best filament/material be? Trying to avoid foam seals and looking for something a little more substantial/rigid if that makes sense.
Title: Re: Adhesive Gasket Strip Options?
Post by: nevin on Mon, 17 February 2020, 16:36:27
craft foam would have been my 1st suggestion (easy to cut to shape, bunch of different thicknesses....)

neoprene? rubber sheet? silicone?

you can probably buy a roll of gasket material for vehicles, usually a cork or a synthetic material with similar characteristics.

with drones they use a flexible filament called TPU. they picked it because of it's flexible (won't break/crack, etc..) characteristics. it's used as canopies, motor spacer/mounts (to reduce vibrations).

might be tricky to get to print initially (probably have to make adjustments to setting or printer)

check durometer harness between what's typical with gasket builds and what TPU filament is.