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We decided to 3D-print an “airless” basketball out of PA6 (nylon) carbon fiber-reinforced filament. After printing the ball, we covered it in sand and annealed it at 90 degrees Celsius for 6 hours. Next, we weighed the ball and gave it a drop/bounce test. TL/DR – it ended up splitting in half after the first bounce. We will be focusing on more flexible filament in the near future, so be sure to subscribe to the channel so you don’t miss out on any future videos! Also, if you want to support the channel and have commercial licenses for our files, please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/MakeItLab

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Link to STL file for the airless basketball: www.thingiverse.com/thing:6045662

Link to the black PA6-CF Nylon filament used in the video: store.bambulab.com/products/pa6-cf

Printer settings/info:
Printer: Bambu Lab P1S
Bambu PA6-CF Profile
Nozzle Temperature: 275C
Bed Temperature: 100C
Speed: 50 mm/s
Walls: 3
Infill: 50% gyroid infill
Support settings: I had to block supports at the top and paint them on the bottom using Bambu Studio, then I used normal (manual) supports.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 – Intro and information about the basketball
00:23 – Annealing the PA6-CF Basketball
01:07 – Weighing and bounce test
01:30 – Conclusion
02:03 – Make It Lab end video

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