Anyone into 3D printing?

[OneWheelPeel]

I just found an Ender-3 V3 Plus printer locally at $499 Cdn. It has the 300X300 (12X12) build plate. Is that a decent hobby machine?

Thats the one I tried to link above, its targeted to hobbyists so probably fine.

 

[Scott Engelhardt]

My customer printed a suppressor for one of my .22 semi autos. Super quiet

 

[SLANTFISH]

I use a Qidi Q1, it does high temp filaments and has great print quality, I have over 500hrs of mostly trouble free printing.

I use it to make custom fender tags and I'm working on a new product, '70 Rallye wheel center caps that weigh 1/3. The initial design work is done, just finalizing some details. I use ASA for all this for it's UV, weather and temp resistance

 

[Photon440]

I think this has the 300 by 300 build plate for under $450. Probably what I would look at getting if my current printer died.
Here
I think I cleaned up the link

$749 on the Canadian site.

 

[qkcuda]

Canada Computers & Electronics is still showing them for $499 here.

 

[OneWheelPeel]

$749 on the Canadian site.

Well damn!

 

[Photon440]

Canada Computers & Electronics is still showing them for $499 here.

Thanks for the tip, I wasn't aware of that store. I see that there are some of them in my area.

 

[MJF_]

I use a Qidi Q1, it does high temp filaments and has great print quality, I have over 500hrs of mostly trouble free printing.

I use it to make custom fender tags and I'm working on a new product, '70 Rallye wheel center caps that weigh 1/3. The initial design work is done, just finalizing some details. I use ASA for all this for it's UV, weather and temp resistance

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Could you make 1968 style fendertags?

 

[SLANTFISH]

Could you make 1968 style fendertags?

I'll have to play with it later today and see if I can do the small font, if the small letters turn out decent I would need a physical sample tag to get millimeter precise dimensions for the initial design layout. The biggest challenge on these is getting good crisp numbers and letters at such a small scale, if that works out the rest is straightforward.

So far I've done multiple '69-'73 A, B And E bodies and a few 'custom words', with my favorite being a Superbird.

 

[SLANTFISH]

Well that was a fun challenge. I didn't think the small fonts would work out well, I'm a bit surprised that they look halfway decent. Do these look like they might be acceptable? If anybody is in the Denver area and has a tag that I can get better measurements from it would help nail down the design a little better because this was purely off of visual pictures

 

[Photon440]

Having now read the book that I mentioned in a previous post, I can't really say that I would recommend it. It's too sparsely written and I'll be looking for a more detailed instruction book.

There are quite a few online sources and sites with downloadable programs though, and here are some of them:
This is one of the better known places:
Support - Bambu Lab

https://makerworld.com/en?from=bambulab.com

3D models database | Printables.com

https://cults3d.com/

3D model community. Search & download free 3D models. Share 3D models

CREALITY CLOUD - The All-in-One 3D Printing Platform

And finally, a site that is dedicated to 3D printers that replicate more 3D printers.

RepRap - RepRap

 

[OneWheelPeel]

Online resources are definitely the way to go, but also I say just jump in and do it. You can start crude and refine your skills from there, at least for me jumping in the deep end for that kind of stuff has usually worked out. Designing on tinkercad.com is free, whatever you design you download to your computer and process it in also free slicing software. Even without a printer the slicer will show you how it would be printed so you can educate yourself with just a small time commitment. This all assumes you have a decent computer of course. You can do the tinkercad part on an iPad too.

 

[OneWheelPeel]

View attachment 18351925 3/4 Headlight bezels. I may just disassemble my whole car and scan every single part on it

MediaFire

https://www.mediafire.com/file/9e6g9swyxby7ahm/Base_cilindrica_faro_led_DOGDE_CHARGER.stl/file

here are the files for you guys to download

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Nice, do you think the retaining ring will work with the stock holder? Two of mine popped the spot welds.

 

[OneWheelPeel]

Ok I'll give it a try.

 

[OneWheelPeel]

I can't find @CHARGER_VNZ_RT's post anymore so dunno what sup with that but I tried the headlight retainer today. Just a rough print with no post processing. I should have processed it, it was a little tight on the bulb and when screwing it in I broke a tab. Its still 10X better than the damaged stock one and doesn't wobble at all.
I'm gonna leave it on as is all summer to just see if the heat causes any issues or if the other tabs break. Its not like it will really bring down the looks of my car

 

[71Beeper]

I'm pretty sure that @Canadian1968 does some 3-D printing.
He makes an awesome HEI mount that replaces the factory electronic ignition box.

 

[Canadian1968]

I'm pretty sure that @Canadian1968 does some 3-D printing.
He makes an awesome HEI mount that replaces the factory electronic ignition box.

Thanks for shout out, and yes I am constantly 3D printing something, if it's not some sort of car part I want to fabricate, it's something for my wife or daughter. I have both resin and FDM printers , each has it pros and cons depending what your trying to create! I would be happy to help anyone out with their journey in to the hobby.