3Dprinting

[dalliance56]

from ottawa Canada ,just a question to all members .has anyone thought of making 3Dprints parts from old motors? i mean low compression motors such as the elto cub/mate should be relatively easy ,or any other parts for that matter that does not meet heavy force /tension .just a thought if not why?

[chinewalker]

It’ll just take someone with the machine, skill, time, and desire to make whatever is needed.

[dalliance56]

do you think there might be a market for it?

[billw]

We are a club of, how shall I say, "frugal" people; so the 3D idea will not have much of a market unless it is cheap.

Long live American manufacturing!

[The Boat House]

We are also into maintaining originality. If we cant get an
origin part we would want a reproduction made from the
same material.

[Buccaneer]

I watch TubalCain on YouTube some times (mostly on lathe work)
but he now has a 3D printing machine, and I believe he has used
the plastic parts he’s printed out for making molds, then casting
parts out of aluminum.

Prepare to be boarded!

[chris-p]

There is a lot of work to 3D printing a part. Much more time than you will get properly compensated for! Not a good business model.

[crosbyman]

quote Chris_P:

There is a lot of work to 3D printing a part. Much more time than you will get properly compensated for! Not a good business model.

sounds like a quote on oldies maintenance … 😆 Much more time than you will get properly compensated for

Joining AOMCI has priviledges 🙂

[chinewalker]

For a one off part, yes, the time involved would be prohibitive. BUT, if it’s a part that might have some demand, once the files are set up, subsequent "printings" are much less involved.

[outboard315]

Plastic parts are within reach, you can get them pretty cheap and printers with out spending a small fortune.

Metal parts are not there yet, they are expensive, harder to come by and a mess to deal with at this point.

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