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Hi everyone!

Random question here, but has anyone tried adding dents to plastic or 3D printed (in this case, PLA) parts?

I 3D printed the knee armor pieces thanks to [USER=4963]RafalFett[/USER], but I need to add some ROTJ era dents to them.

I had a scrap gauntlet piece that I used to test out some denting methods. I ended up heating the piece with a heat gun and pressed the end of a ball-peen hammer into it:

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I then sanded the pieces to see how the surrounding areas were affected by the heat. Not too bad, but you can definitely see the areas around the 2 circled dents got a little warped.

I might try again with a smaller ball-peen hammer, and maybe taping off the other areas with some foil to hopefully isolate the heat.

Any ideas anyone?

Thanks!

<blockquote data-quote="Bob A Feet" data-source="post: 515087" data-attributes="member: 12969">Hi everyone!Random question here, but has anyone tried adding dents to plastic or 3D printed (in this case, PLA) parts?I 3D printed the knee armor pieces thanks to [USER=4963]RafalFett[/USER], but I need to add some ROTJ era dents to them.I had a scrap gauntlet piece that I used to test out some denting methods.&nbsp; I ended up heating the piece with a heat gun and pressed the end of a ball-peen hammer into it:[ATTACH=full]214294[/ATTACH]I then sanded the pieces to see how the surrounding areas were affected by the heat.&nbsp; Not too bad, but you can definitely see the areas around the 2 circled dents got a little warped.I might try again with a smaller ball-peen hammer, and maybe taping off the other areas with some foil to hopefully isolate the heat.Any ideas anyone?Thanks!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bob A Feet, post: 515087, member: 12969"] Hi everyone! Random question here, but has anyone tried adding dents to plastic or 3D printed (in this case, PLA) parts? I 3D printed the knee armor pieces thanks to [USER=4963]RafalFett[/USER], but I need to add some ROTJ era dents to them. I had a scrap gauntlet piece that I used to test out some denting methods. I ended up heating the piece with a heat gun and pressed the end of a ball-peen hammer into it: [ATTACH type="full" width="500px"]214294[/ATTACH] I then sanded the pieces to see how the surrounding areas were affected by the heat. Not [I]too[/I] bad, but you can definitely see the areas around the 2 circled dents got a little warped. I might try again with a smaller ball-peen hammer, and maybe taping off the other areas with some foil to hopefully isolate the heat. Any ideas anyone? Thanks! [/QUOTE]

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