Yeah, it’s not the material, it’s the chewed off bits that I would be worried about. It would help you prototype something, then make a mold that you can use.
For my dog though, if it doesn’t squeak, it doesn’t exist.
I see your point about parts breaking apart being a concern.
How familiar are you with TPU? It’s quite durable and robust. It’s a plastic currently used in many dog toys. Between that and Part of me feels like TPU being a soft plastic that would minimize risk.
Pretty familiar, I also use it for prototyping. It’s an awesome material, but FDM is no match for a dogs teeth.
I wouldn’t want to take the risk, peraonally, but I guess it comes down to your level of risk tolerance and if you’re absolutely confident it won’t harm your pet
TPU prints are very robust for FDM prints, but dog toys need to be solid objects. Even a small dog will tear apart a printed toy. Layer adhesion is no match for dog teeth.
Printing a mold and then casting the toy would give much better results.
I’d be very concerned about the dog toys breaking apart and causing the dog harm.
I think non-used prototypes would be fine, but nothing that would actually go near the dog
Yeah, it’s not the material, it’s the chewed off bits that I would be worried about. It would help you prototype something, then make a mold that you can use.
For my dog though, if it doesn’t squeak, it doesn’t exist.
Good point on the mold.
I see your point about parts breaking apart being a concern.
How familiar are you with TPU? It’s quite durable and robust. It’s a plastic currently used in many dog toys. Between that and Part of me feels like TPU being a soft plastic that would minimize risk.
Pretty familiar, I also use it for prototyping. It’s an awesome material, but FDM is no match for a dogs teeth.
I wouldn’t want to take the risk, peraonally, but I guess it comes down to your level of risk tolerance and if you’re absolutely confident it won’t harm your pet
TPU prints are very robust for FDM prints, but dog toys need to be solid objects. Even a small dog will tear apart a printed toy. Layer adhesion is no match for dog teeth.
Printing a mold and then casting the toy would give much better results.