Filament choice for doweling jig

Hi,

I am planning to make a jig out of 3d material to help a drill bit to make holes. What material would be best for this function. I know it isn’t the most resistant and best design but 1 metal insert bushing for that function is way too costly and since I need both imperial and metric sets, it’s prohibitive.

So I have ready access to PLA, PETG-HF and ABS. I have the A1. ABS seems the best option, but do to my A1, it will probably warp beyond usefulness. I could buy PLA-CF, but I am trying to avoid that (to limit my filament buys).

On a different note (and probably for elsewhere) how in bambu studio can you specify a zone where wall thickness/ infill density is greater than the rest?

Why don’t you make one jig, with a metal bushing, but single small diameter that you can use as a pilot for either imperial or metric drills?

Hi,

I am not able to find said metal bushing at a reasonable and or in both 1/2" diam and 8mm.

1/2" is a pretty big dowel. You’ll find plenty in 3/8" size.

8mm yes 3/8 yes 1/2 NO

https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/hardware/jig-and-fixture-parts/40089-drill-guide-bushings

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in fact it’s not a dowel, but a Concealled Leveller that requires to make a vertical hole of 12mm / 1/2" at the end of a long pole so I can’t put it in a drill press.

Is the long pole round, square, oval?
How long?
Was the pole made on lathe?

How about using these…

You can change the wall thickness/infill density in a certain area using modifiers. Setting Guide of Slicing Parameters | Bambu Lab Wiki

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The part is an Ikea IVAR Side unit vertical pole (so a rectangular 31mmx43mm) and I wanted to use them because I liked the functionality and design.

I think you slipped a decimal point here, probably 31cmx43cm. In any case, if your drill press table top will rotate 90 degrees (most do), then you could easily jig and clamp that to drill the ends with better accuracy than a hand drill jig.

Hole size:
A 12.5mm hole in that IVAR frame will only leave 9.5mm on two sides of the hole. I would use a foot with a smaller diameter shaft, to keep more of the leg in place.

If you have drill press, drilling an offset wood block (with something like a 3" tall section to guide the drill bit) will be a lot faster than 3d printing the object.
In either case, if you need the guide to last, metal inserts are the best option.

Of course, as you have a 3D printer, why not print the guide block from PLA, in fact, why not print two at the same time, if you wear one out, use the spare.

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