Bike Tire Lever – Easy To Print 3D Printer Model
The file 'Bike Tire Lever – Easy To Print 3D Printer Model' is (scad,stl) file type, size is 4.0KB.
The file 'Bike Tire Lever – Easy To Print 3D Printer Model' is (scad,stl) file type, size is 4.0KB.
I needed a tool to change a tire on my bicycle. The design from emac looks great but it's not easy to print. Which ever orientation you put it on the bed, it will require supports. I wanted it to print on the side to use the strength of the layers at my advantage.
I extruded the profile of the shape in OpenSCAD and cut holes on the end of the handle.
Normally, you print those in pair. You work your way in the tire with one and attach it to the wheel spokes while working with the other one.
I printed it using PLA. Many will say that's a bad idea, but so far I have been very impressed with PLA strength. This will probably push the plastic to its limits, we will see...
UPDATE [2017-09-08]: It turns out that PLA is strong enough to do the task. Using stronger material would be overkill.
NOTE: I also printed gaarden's tire lever https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:12362 . I prefer mine; it's larger so it has a better grip on the tire. But it's just a personal preference, both works very well.
Is it a plane? Is it a racing car? No! It's a tire lever...
| bike-tire-lever.scad | 1.6KB | |
| bike-tire-lever.stl | 37.6KB |
