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burnard

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16th Dec, 2014 at 10:36:31pm

When you cant find exactly what you want, want not just draw it yourself and print it?

Gauge pods these days piss me off, no one seems to make anything nice or suitable for what i wanted to i drew up what i wanted in CAD and 3d Printed it.

What do you guys think?
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16th Dec, 2014 at 10:55:14pm

I am sure an old rover had something like that.


Top work by the way

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17th Dec, 2014 at 02:29:51am

Very nice *Clapping* I Can't even tell it's been printed in the photos - have you already done any sanding / finishing to it? What's the spec of the printer?

Edited by PhilR on 17th Dec, 2014.


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17th Dec, 2014 at 07:21:04am

On 16th Dec, 2014 madmk1 said:
I am sure an old rover had something like that.

P5B Coupe. I've got two in my car.

The printed one looks good.

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i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

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17th Dec, 2014 at 09:39:09am

modern technology and all that. just wonder what we'll be 'printing' in a few years

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17th Dec, 2014 at 10:26:37am

3d printers are so cool.

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17th Dec, 2014 at 10:02:08pm

very nice could you give us old ones a crash course on your printer and meterial you use etc ...........

burnard

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18th Dec, 2014 at 06:21:30pm

The pod was not modeled based on anything but i just googled the P5B and you are right. haha.

The part is as it came out of the machine and does have some undulations and dodgy bits, but this was the first thing ive ever printed so can only hope i will get better if i do more.
There is a slight defect on one edge where the ABS didnt seem to set properly between layers and has colapsed a little but turning the heat of the bed down stopped that for the other side. all a bit of a learning curve really.

the printer used is an UP! 3D mini, and unfortunatly belongs to my college and not me. but i am very tempted to buy one now as prices are pretty good, especially as a student.

All the details can be found here: https://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/...mini-3d-printer

this part has been printed in the basic ABS plastic supplied with the machine. PLA is also available, but dont fancy trying that since it apparently biodegrades after 3 months. :/
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