CONSTRUCTION/METHOD

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The full insert will be made of one plastic material. There will be a bumper piece and a base piece for the insert to have. The plastics will be PLA plastic for the base piece as well as ABS plastic for the bumper. The two pieces will be connected by a screw that is glued and set into the front bumper of the pieces. The pieces will have to be 3D printed over a few hours’ time and will have to be made at separate times since they are different pieces and the machine is not all that big. After that there will potentially be a sanding process to follow the 3D printing. The sanding will be used to smooth the surface and make the surface of the insert be more applicable to a coating if it was chosen to do so. However, it is more likely that a shaving off of the excess amount will suffice. Then, a material will be glued/ adhered to the inside of the base piece for comfort sake of the individual.

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TESTING 

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 The testing will require a vast majority of standard testing of materials. The needed testing will be impact, stress, hardness, and weight. These tests can all be found in the lab and can be used like the metal materials but will need to be run using ABS  plastics. The simplest test being to weigh the insert overall to see if it matches the weight calculated. These tests will take a few runs so there will need to be multiple tries with a part. Refer to the official testing section for further details regarding the testing of the project.

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