Experimentation: Print Pausing, Part Insertion, Techniques.

[Mortimer452]

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but what about embedding wire into 3D prints for added strength, anyone ever tried this?

Very thin steel or Kanthal wire (I'm thinking 28ga or less) could add a lot of strength to some parts. It wouldn't work for everything - but for reinforcement around screw holes or hinges, for example, it could make a huge difference.

For example this bearing mount below (and sorry for the poor quality I did this in MSPaint). One strand of 28ga Kanthal added halfway through the print (red line), or even better, two strands (at 1/3 and 2/3 layer height) would add tremendous strength to this part. You could probably print the bearing housing way thinner and still have similar strength