BigBird007
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Personal use only… if I started selling them I am sure I would be up $hit creek.
3D printed plugs
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Four-Reel Drive
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thoughts on making a teaser head with a 3d printer? seems like it would be possible.
3Dplugprint
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just printing an open sourced file.
Selling any could for sure land you in a simmering boil. But for now just scratching my own itch. Gives me a similar feeling to catching on hand tied flies.
seachicken
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Most slicing software will allow you enter the filament cost per roll and give an estimate of cost of the print based on the parameters you've asked for. But ya I would say $0.50 would be an overly generous estimate even with some infill.
ChilliSpoons
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If you remove the name Tomic style and do even the slightest alteration it becomes just another variation of a plug. Even if you decide to sell good luck someone taking you to court on copyright infringements if it isn’t exact to the tinniest detail.
Alex_c
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I’m no expert, but I am not sure if trademarks or copyrights apply to lure design. Maybe specific painted patterns or logos. There are lots of different plug manufacturers out there, so as long as you don’t call it a Tomic you might be ok. And don’t sell it. Disclaimer: I am 65% retarded.
Clint r
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What brand/model of printer are you running?
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PEETZcanada
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The issue is using the TRADE name in any way while selling in any form of commerce, even as a hobby. The design may or may not have been patented. In Canada, that is only protection for 19 Years. Businesses pick and choose their battles. For the most part first to market, brand and longevity of the product will always win out in the market place overall, especially a high quality Canadian or USA made product. Knock-off's happen all the time, some stay some go. Cool to see the technology at work.
BigBird007
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seachicken
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Nice, what amount of infill are you using?
BigBird007
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20% Gyroid infill with 4 perimeter lines.
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BigBird007
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ChilliSpoons
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Did you weigh them before and after?
ship happens
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I want that green one, but I want to put a paint job on it
BigBird007
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That would have been smart … I will just print another and compare them.
ChilliSpoons
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The pressure at depth and while trolling will be the ultimate test for leaks.
BigBird007
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True, I don’t think they will have a problem. I squished one in the vice and it took way more force than I anticipated.
Left them in water overnight and they weigh exactly the same as a freshly printed one.
seachicken
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I was wondering the same thing, I've never added any metal to a print. Might be a matter of drilling and epoxy but you would want to get the metal bonded into the infill. Would want to load test them, might be more important than being water tight.
seachicken
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And I just found that my son has glow PLA so I might give it a go once my work stuff is done printing.
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