The set of parts to assemble the front (or back) driver are shown above. Each sits on it's respective green ABS raft and support structure. The wheels and bearings are printed horizontally on the printer platform while the axle is printed vertically. The orientation and raft-support structure was determined after many trials, particularly for the wheels and axles.
The support removal and clean-up process is as follows: Remove the support material by hand or with pliers, remove residue strings with pliers, remove attached residue with model knife and Dremel tool sanding wheel, trim off any remainder with model knife. The above picture shows residue support after being removed from the bearings in the upper left along with the bearings. The axle in the top middle has already been cleaned up. The driver at left has about half of the strings removed with attached residue still to be removed. The driver at right has about half of the attached residue strings remaining after sanding with the Dremel tool
Another view of the parts in the process of support removal and clean up.
The finished set of drivers, bearings and axle all fit properly and are ready for painting and installation.
The assembled MIDS-FDS chassis with all black ABS driver sets. The main driver set at the rear still needs to be cleaned up.
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