Silicone trowel / Silikonabzieher
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Tool to smooth silicon joint
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- Printables
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- Accessories
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- Creative Commons — Attribution — Noncommercial
Hello,
i always have trouble to create nice silicone joints and startet to look for some handy tools. I saw some good tools in wood, but they were very expensive (4€ each size). Good we have 3D printers, so i designed some and tested them. They worked as expected. I finaly experienced, that the tip size of the silicone tube is very important and added a recommended tip cut in 45° directly in the tools. As mentioned in the comments, this holes are quiet too small and i added a cutting tool for the silicon tips.
Tools can create silicone joints from 15 to 6 mm. I tried different shapes (as you can see in last picture), but there was not a big difference and i used a default circle shape. Other shapes are possible.
I recommend to smooth the tip with little sanding (240-400), to have a really smooth edge.
Print with at least 3 perimeter and 15% infill in the orientation provided. I used dynamic layer height to have a very smooth tip (0.24 to 0.08 layer height). This also decrease print time, as most will be printed in 0.24. No supports needed.
Feedback is always welcome.
Best regards
Brainbug