Skib Posted November 29, 2022 Report Share Posted November 29, 2022 Its a 1:1 scale wearable helmet Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted December 3, 2022 Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 Made my own boot screen lol But.... if you have an ender 4.2.2 board with a GD series chip... it appears they swapped to in as a "get what you can" during the chip shortage. It does not jive well, or at all with marlin or your own coded firmware mods. So I have a 4.2.7 board coming with the hope it has the proper chip in it. 6 Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 I may... have got carried away fucking with firmware.... 5 Quote Link to comment
Dguy210 Posted December 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2022 Had way too much fun with this one. 4 Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted December 12, 2022 Report Share Posted December 12, 2022 Clean 👍 Iv been making Christmas ornaments lol 5 Quote Link to comment
Anonymous Waffle Posted December 13, 2022 Report Share Posted December 13, 2022 I also wanted to get into 3d printing, and me and my old man are finally getting to it. I've got 0 experience with cad software, so its been a learning curve for me, but I'm starting to get the hang of it. I've been working on these broken vent brackets that are on my 69 dash. I don't think anyone has cad'd these up for a 69. I still haven't printed this up yet. I'm trying separate pins first to make printing of the vents (hopefully) faster. 5 Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted December 13, 2022 Report Share Posted December 13, 2022 Model looks good 👍 I started about 5 years ago and taught myself Fusion 360, Its got a pretty intuitive GUI 1 Quote Link to comment
Anonymous Waffle Posted December 13, 2022 Report Share Posted December 13, 2022 20 minutes ago, Skib said: Model looks good 👍 I started about 5 years ago and taught myself Fusion 360, Its got a pretty intuitive GUI Thanks! I first started with freecad, hated the interface and learning curve, so I'm on fusion360 now. Maybe I'll go back to freecad in the future, we will see. Learning as I go! 1 Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted December 13, 2022 Report Share Posted December 13, 2022 8 minutes ago, Anonymous Waffle said: Thanks! I first started with freecad, hated the interface and learning curve, so I'm on fusion360 now. Maybe I'll go back to freecad in the future, we will see. Learning as I go! Its a great tool to have, my printer runs almost 24/7 lol the poor thing... 1 2 Quote Link to comment
Anonymous Waffle Posted December 13, 2022 Report Share Posted December 13, 2022 Printed the vent. Found that my tab dimensions are a touch off than the original vent, which is fine. And I found a structural weakness in the vent tube tabs, so I fixed it and v2 is printing. I'm happy with how it is so far. Later down the line it'll be printed in Asa to last longer in the car. Maybe I'll even try drawing up the vent hoses, since I only have one. 6 Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted December 13, 2022 Report Share Posted December 13, 2022 Looks good. PLA is good for test fits but it wont last long in a car in the summer. PETG is a good option for it. 2 Quote Link to comment
Anonymous Waffle Posted December 13, 2022 Report Share Posted December 13, 2022 6 minutes ago, Skib said: Looks good. PLA is good for test fits but it wont last long in a car in the summer. PETG is a good option for it. Yup exactly, PLA is all for just prototyping for me. I haven't actually looked at PETG, I'll have to take look today thanks 2 Quote Link to comment
Dguy210 Posted December 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 On 12/13/2022 at 12:34 PM, Anonymous Waffle said: Yup exactly, PLA is all for just prototyping for me. I haven't actually looked at PETG, I'll have to take look today thanks Other than stringing, I really like PETG over ABS. 1 Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted December 16, 2022 Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 On 12/14/2022 at 7:38 PM, Dguy210 said: Other than stringing, I really like PETG over ABS. Iv never really had an issue with PETG stringing Quote Link to comment
Dguy210 Posted December 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 (edited) I was missing a heater knob on the 1200. A new set is $45, so I made one. Technically the second knob is supposed to be blank but I decided it wasn't that big of a deal with the fan icon. I could also fill that in with wax and recast if I really cared. Also has the hole on the bottom to take the screw too. Dyed black resin with a fine steel wire fill for extra strength. Original on the left, copy on the right. I ended up making a few of these but the cold was really playing havoc with the resin curing. Edited December 25, 2022 by Dguy210 6 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 Resin print or using a mold to cast? 1 Quote Link to comment
Dguy210 Posted December 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 (edited) On 12/26/2022 at 6:25 PM, Draker said: Resin print or using a mold to cast? Mold to cast. Literally just the lid to a spray can as a form and a small amount of silicone. Hot glue on the under side to hold the original down when I made the mold and I pour the dyed resin from the top for the copy (casts upside down). The casting sprue then ends up actually strengthening the part as the underside on the original is actually hollow and the copy is only hollow at the end where it needs to be to accommodate the screw. Any flashing is also on the underside which is easy to just carve it off with a sharp knife or with a file. Completely rinky-dink way of doing it but probably less than $5 total in materials for everything used. Edit: Since I had to figure this out thought it might help someone else later, the machine screws holding the knobs on are M3. Edited January 18, 2023 by Dguy210 4 Quote Link to comment
Z23T Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 I don't know shit about 3D printing, but people are making some cool stuff. I saw this YouTube video below, and the guy made 3D printed dies to form sheet metal. 4 Quote Link to comment
Dguy210 Posted January 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Resin cast test piece for 1200/B210 visor base. While it does work I'm not supper happy with the silicone mold for this though so will be making a new mold. I test mounted one of these in my 1200 and it seems strong enough but I think I'd like to do some fiberglass fabric reinforcement to improve the strength more. Original on left, recast on right. 4 Quote Link to comment
Dguy210 Posted January 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 (edited) Some tinkering with color to get closer to the original and using a different resin to cast with. Also poured a new mold but that is still setting up. Black marks are from grime on my gloves and does clean off (almost out of gloves, been reusing some old ones). Strength testing some fully set pieces of the original cast (by trying to break some slightly miscast ones) indicate they are more than strong enough as is and definitely stronger than 50 year old plastic originals. I was able to screw in the tan colored middle one several times into my 1200 without issue. Edited January 29, 2023 by Dguy210 2 Quote Link to comment
Dguy210 Posted March 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 (edited) The start of something. Test piece to see what needs to be changed. Polyterra PLA Charcoal Black which is very nice to print. Also this.... fits 1200, B210, and 620. Now in 3D printable version. Edited March 21, 2023 by Dguy210 4 Quote Link to comment
Dguy210 Posted March 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2023 With some minor tweaks to get a cleaner print. 6 Quote Link to comment
Dguy210 Posted April 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 This got moved up to the next project, going to try doing a phone scan first to make a model and produce a pair of printed ones.... unless I find a matching left one of course. 3 Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted May 2, 2023 Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 68 510 or all years of Blue birds. made it shorter so it's easier to put on. 3 of my cars needed them and no way I was spened 150 bucks a set. I scanned them at work (when we had a scanner) then used some software to get them into Solidworks then adjusted them until they fit. 7 Quote Link to comment
Str8jacket Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 Anyone own a 3d scanner? I'm looking at one of the shining Einstar 3d's. Seems to have good reviews mostly. Good for car parts etc. Quote Link to comment
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