3D printerama or why I need to stop cluttering up other threads

[Dguy210]

And a quick bit of sanding, filler primer, and a lick of paint. Not quite finished with sanding and filling clean up but wanted to see about what it would look like.

 

 

Edited July 4, 2021 by Dguy210

[Dguy210]

Screws fit and mount correctly, test fit of mirrored version also shows that works. Final painted and sanded version at the end.

Edited July 5, 2021 by Dguy210

[]2eDeYe]

That looks great. 

[Dguy210]

Just a tiny bit undersized, I made an error and based the design on the size of the metal grate which is just a bit undersized for the original plastic vents.

However, I'm done with messing with this I think as these are more than workable. The STL file still has some remaining errors and could use a bit of a clean up of some minor vestigial remnants. Second test for the one on the right was without support and I got a good print down to about 8 hours. Total cost of plastic to do so is around $2. Could use a bit more sanding and primer fill to clean it up but I'm getting bored now. I'll probably order some white PETG (this was all PETG) as it is a bit more heat tolerant than PLA and print up a few sets. Mostly did this because I needed a set and as a personal challenge. Still a few nagging issues I could clean up but I'm kind of not interested in dealing with this much any more. I will NOT be making this STL public likely as I do not feel the quality is quite there and I've put quite a few hours of effort into it and frankly I've been burned on people taking my effort to make a profit.

 

Edit: these are insanely strong for what they are. I was painting the new one on the right on some cardboard on the shop floor and ended up stepping on it as I'm a clutz and not a small guy by any means. Held up without a problem and that is with a 10% infill. The plastic is quite a bit thicker than the original and also not 50 years old too.

 

Edited July 11, 2021 by Dguy210

[Ranman72]

22 hours ago, Dguy210 said:

Just a tiny bit undersized, I made an error and based the design on the size of the metal grate which is just a bit undersized for the original plastic vents.

However, I'm done with messing with this I think as these are more than workable. The STL file still has some remaining errors and could use a bit of a clean up of some minor vestigial remnants. Second test for the one on the right was without support and I got a good print down to about 8 hours. Total cost of plastic to do so is around $2. Could use a bit more sanding and primer fill to clean it up but I'm getting bored now. I'll probably order some white PETG (this was all PETG) as it is a bit more heat tolerant than PLA and print up a few sets. Mostly did this because I needed a set and as a personal challenge. Still a few nagging issues I could clean up but I'm kind of not interested in dealing with this much any more. I will NOT be making this STL public likely as I do not feel the quality is quite there and I've put quite a few hours of effort into it and frankly I've been burned on people taking my effort to make a profit.

 

Edit: these are insanely strong for what they are. I was painting the new one on the right on some cardboard on the shop floor and ended up stepping on it as I'm a clutz and not a small guy by any means. Held up without a problem and that is with a 10% infill. The plastic is quite a bit thicker than the original and also not 50 years old too.

 

you should make these per request and charge accordingly as these are unobtainable 

[Dguy210]

3 minutes ago, Ranman72 said:

you should make these per request and charge accordingly as these are unobtainable 

 

I ordered the white PETG. I'll probably make 2 or 3 sets and bring them to some meets. Making and charging is just not worth my time really, as just getting out to ship something is a serious pain. Remember each set will cost me something like 16 hours of print time.

[]2eDeYe]

What brand PETG are you using? 

[Ranman72]

23 hours ago, Dguy210 said:

 

I ordered the white PETG. I'll probably make 2 or 3 sets and bring them to some meets. Making and charging is just not worth my time really, as just getting out to ship something is a serious pain. Remember each set will cost me something like 16 hours of print time.

tell me what you need for a set i might buy just to have spares as they are all old and brittle 

you have my #

[Dguy210]

16 hours ago, ]2eDeYe said:

What brand PETG are you using? 

Esun. I actually like it a bit better than PLA for prints. About the same tensile strength but more ductile.

 

13 minutes ago, Ranman72 said:

tell me what you need for a set i might buy just to have spares as they are all old and brittle 

you have my #

 

Don't worry man, I already planned to hook you up with some. 

Edited July 13, 2021 by Dguy210

[]2eDeYe]

Thanks. I tried some but was not having good results. I learned with PLA that brand matters. 🙂

 

Will order a roll and see how it goes. 

[]2eDeYe]

Here is a dump of what I have been printing. Some lenses for these leds I have had sitting around for years 

 

So many switches in my green truck lol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ECU mounts and delete plate

 

 

 

 

I will post more when I get the truck reassembled 

 

[Dguy210]

On 7/13/2021 at 6:32 AM, ]2eDeYe said:

Here is a dump of what I have been printing. Some lenses for these leds I have had sitting around for years 

 

So many switches in my green truck lol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ECU mounts and delete plate

 

 

 

I will post more when I get the truck reassembled 

 

 

I've been really liking the PETG. Seems a bit better than PLA as far as ductility and prints nicely if a bit slower on some machines (60mm/s which is about the limit of the Cr2v10 anyways). Esun seems to be one of the better brands without being expensive. 1kg role was about $20 off Amazon. I've got the white vents printing currently.

 

That little panel in the radio delete is pretty freaking sweet.

Edited July 18, 2021 by Dguy210

[Dguy210]

4 minutes ago, Dguy210 said:

 

I've been really liking the PETG. Seems a bit better than PLA as far as ductility and prints nicely if a bit slower on some machines (60mm/s which is about the limit of the Cr2v10 anyways). Esun seems to be one of the better brands without being expensive. 1kg role was about $20 off Amazon. I've got the white vents printing currently.

 

That little panel in the radio delete is pretty freaking sweet.

 

The white seems to be a bit more stringy than the black but it bridged that gab between the ribs like a champ.

Edited July 18, 2021 by Dguy210

[]2eDeYe]

Is that printing with no support?

 

I will order a roll of their pteg and try it out. 

 

 

And thanks, I think it took about 8 prints to get it right. That pic is #7 I had to pitch the display up 30degs to get it to read 0deg on the tilt gauge. 

[]2eDeYe]

The display is a sweet little unit. I mostly wanted a tiltmeter and altimeter. 

It has those plus all sorts of other information. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/CARTOOL-M60-Speed-Slope-Meter/dp/B08ZXTG4KQ/ref=sr_1_3?crid=234CCGWWSTAZC&dchild=1&keywords=cartool+gauges&qid=1626614332&sprefix=cartool+ga%2Caps%2C224&sr=8-3

 

 

[Dguy210]

4 hours ago, ]2eDeYe said:

The display is a sweet little unit. I mostly wanted a tiltmeter and altimeter. 

It has those plus all sorts of other information. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/CARTOOL-M60-Speed-Slope-Meter/dp/B08ZXTG4KQ/ref=sr_1_3?crid=234CCGWWSTAZC&dchild=1&keywords=cartool+gauges&qid=1626614332&sprefix=cartool+ga%2Caps%2C224&sr=8-3

 

 

 

Yes without support, cuts print time from 13hrs to 8hrs and really reduced cleanup. I'm actually amazed it printed those big gaps too, the design was tolerant of those having sag but it actually worked pretty well

 

 

That is a neat little unit, not too bad price wise either. 

[Dguy210]

First 2 sets off the printer. Will still need a bit of sanding and touchup (haven't decided yet if I will do this myself or not). Tempted to try skimming with some bondo to fill the layer lines and then, not sure yet. I also have the other ones already finished and installed on the 1200. Now I just need to figure out what is next.

 

[mklotz70]

What about a high build primer in a rattle can?

 

[Dguy210]

13 hours ago, mklotz70 said:

What about a high build primer in a rattle can?

 

That's what I used on the ones on the car now. It works fine and is the alternative, I just always feel the finish is a bit soft on those afterwards.

[]2eDeYe]

Thanks for the pteg recommendation. Printed decent right away. Love that it is flexible. So far dishwasher parts are holding up now.

The delete plate is the final print, I think... 
 

 

[mklotz70]

If you're actually using Bondo, look up Feather Fill by Evercoat......not that cheap.....Eastwood may have an alternative.  Way easier to work with.

 

[Dguy210]

11 minutes ago, mklotz70 said:

If you're actually using Bondo, look up Feather Fill by Evercoat......not that cheap.....Eastwood may have an alternative.  Way easier to work with.

 

 

I'd have to see what I actually have as a body filler, that might be it. I used "Bondo" as the generic term, I personally find actual Bondo to be kind of crap. 

[mklotz70]

On 7/25/2021 at 11:18 PM, Dguy210 said:

 

I'd have to see what I actually have as a body filler, that might be it. I used "Bondo" as the generic term, I personally find actual Bondo to be kind of crap. 

Yep.....the brand Bondo sucks compared to Feather Fill.  FF is lighter, sands easier, mixes easier, dries faster.....better in every aspect.

[Dguy210]

720 sunvisor clips off the Thingiverse file. This print well actually, about an 1hr a piece. I'll bring a few to the Datsuns Around Bend camping event this weekend if anyone wants to buy some.

 

Edited August 25, 2021 by Dguy210

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