Jacob Kaplan-Moss

Tag: 3d Printing

💡TIL: 3d printed parts have different strength characteristics than conventionally-manufactured parts

An interesting 3d printing lesson about how the physical characteristics of printed parts differ from other manufacturing:

I needed to replace a rubber hydraulic hose retention strap on my tractor. The part’s $40 + shipping – ludicrous for a 6x2" strip of rubber – so perfect to try to replicate. I have some TPU filament that’s of similar flexibility, let’s go.

For V1, I just replicated the geometry exactly - including, without thinking about it, some little relief holes around the main hose holes:

July 8th, 2025 • 3d printing