[SGVHAK] 3D-print a tiny wrench? [was: 3D Printer World ...]

[James McDuffie]

Not really. Consumer plastic extrusion 3D printers do not have the
tolerances to print something that small. It would also probably be
cheaper to just buy a wrench.

On Fri, Jan 23, 2015, at 07:26 PM, John Kreznar wrote:
> Would 3D printing be a practical way to make a wrench for eyeglass
> repair?  These eyeglasses have tiny nuts (2.8 mm flat-to-flat) holding
> the nose bridge to the plastic lenses.  They don't need much torque
> obviously, but a snug fit would be nice.  Would open-end or socket be
> better?  There isn't much clearance for an all-around socket, so the
> material would have to have some strength.  What would be the material?
> 
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