Though Philips is no longer the consumer electronics giant they once were—they've shifted into health technology—they still manufacture some personal care items, like electric shavers and hair dryers. Now, somewhat bizarrely, they're dipping their foot into the DIY repair movement. The company has partnered with Prusa, the Czech company that
I just measured the red ones original dimensions with calipers and the individual comb parts have 0.5mm at their thinnest and 1mm at their thickest. My 3D printing is not perfect, but i just dont see how that is gonna survive. Maybe i will try on the weekend and let you know how it went.
I’ll give it a shot too, since I have the razor for the one model they have released
https://www.printables.com/model/1289421-philips-fixables-oneblade-1-3mm-comb
It looks like they made those thin sections roughly 2x wider in the stl files to strengthen it. That makes me a little more optimistic.
It was a super fast print (about 16 minutes) so I went ahead. I think it’ll be fine, and I even had a random layer issue on the back side. Put it on the razor, and it used the angle of the blade to lock it in place, so I don’t think there will be much issue.
Lemmy is not letting me upload images on mobile, but I’ll see if I can do it on desktop