3D Printing

Ah I see. Last time I had a 3D printer in front of me was in Italy at the ex’s nearly 4 years ago. Her dad pretty much assembled them to spec so I’ve only known them to be quiet but slow.

@Brun thanks will look that up too

Can’t wait to have a trip reset knob fitted on the motorbike again. Friend with the printer is making me a handful in case I lose one again.

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Can someone print me one of these?
Will need to be posted.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3617976

I can if you still need it

Black is OK?

Hi
Yes please, if you don't mind popping it in the post.

Yes, fine.

Here we go

Pm me your address and I'll post them in a day or so

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Impressive, thank you.

If I had something plastic, how easy would it be for someone to recreate it with having the item in hand.

Very much depends how complex a shape it is and how good on a cad package they are.

Most 3d printers have limitations that you have to work around too.

So probs a lot pricer than tracking the thing down in the states and probs buying one there!

Post a pic of what it is. ABS for printers is mad cheap now, £15-30 a kg, its the time thats the cost, material and actual printer time is very low cost these days.

It’s this

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I get that, but if I do something as a job and can look at something and give a rough price. So I imagine people doing 3D printing as a job/2nd job can price stuff like I do with work!

It was more the lack of context - what it is, what dimensions it has, what the other sides look like. Just a bit of a piece of string.

if someone has done the hard work of making the file then printing it is relatively straightforward

assuming that is the size of a stem and comes in two pieces then depending on settings it would print in an hour

without a file the cost to sketch it up is likely to be prohibitive

Kinda hard to tell from the photo but that looks like more than one piece, connected together somehow?

If you wanted to send it down to London I'd be happy to recreate and print it. Hard to be certain without seeing it from more angles but wouldn't have thought it'd be more than a couple of hours. Would only charge for return postage, but you'd be welcome to buy me a beer if all goes to plan.

What's the application, and is strength a consideration?

Total stab in the dark, assuming its approx 8cm to 10cm long?
An hour to measure and model £25, 0.25 hour to slice and setup printer, prob 2 to 3 hours to print depending on density. So for an amateur you'd be paying £30-40 for the 1st one.
Then around £1 per part after that

It looks like it might be thin walled from the left hand corners, not an ideal part for 3D printing if strength is important. If it’s just a cover or similar non load bearing part then would probably be fine. More pics would be helpful, ideally with a scale..

Anyone here clued up about 3D-scans? Ideally something within a reasonable budget. Seen some iPad attachment thingies, are they good?

Nah it’s, one piece. I’ll strip the one off the bike. It’s for a swing arm, so sit over the end and the chain rubs on it. So it’s not structural, it’s more to prevent the chain wearing through the swing arm and you replace them when it’s getting thin

I’ll get more photos

Haven't used any apps, but am familiar with some of the software.

It's very hit and miss, largely dependent on subject matter. Organic stuff usually fares very well, smooth surfaces with no discernable texture much less so. The resulting geometry can be a pain in the tits to deal with as well, depends what you want to do with it.

Have you checked thingiverse to see if somebody has already made one?