Hi guys!
I've recently figured out how to do some basic CAD, and I have access to a 3D printer and was wondering if there were any little accessories that you guys wanted. I could print some things and send them out to you. Probably going to be 15-30 bucks to cover materials and time.
Send me a message or post a reply!
Thanks,
Nick

 

I've got plenty of free time and I'm itching to CAD and print some things, let me know! Honestly, just want ideas to CAD stuff, and enough of you guys want it, we'll work out something to cover materials and shipping.

 

Figure out how to print the radio and clock bezels...those would be some popular items.

A cool little project would be a small rotor keychain, even cooler would be a small housing for it to fit in. Those would be some good starting projects. I have over 3 years of 3D CAD experience, let me know if you need help

 

Thanks for the suggestion. Only problem is, I don't have an actual bezel to go off of. Does anyone have the specs?

I'm very new to CAD, I wanted to pick it up while I'm a senior before I start college for ME. Thank you for offering to help, it means a lot

 

What kind of printer do you have access too?

 

Idiot light gauge pod for 2nd gen

 

J_tso, I have access to the fifth gen Makerbot, and the Makerbot Replicator two, however I will be getting the Rostock Max V2

Fuhnortoner, I'll sketch something out

 

You should get a 3D scanner to make parts replication easier or do you already have one?

 

i have one ready to go, it would be $$$ though, its a lot of plastic

 

Can you post the CAD? How much money we talkin?

 

Probably easier to fab something I would think

 

I think there are only 2 ways you can get a CAD file of the 2G idiot light console;
3D scan it or digitize it by hand. Even if Mazda used CAD to make this, I'm damn
sure they won't share the CAD file with just anyone, for free.

 

Does anyone have one i can borrow? I have access to a 3d scanner....

I can scan it and send a polygonal model to J9

 

this may be true. mine is from an old Border set. theirs was a metal gauge holder, and a vacuum molded hood

 

I will also soon have access to a printer that prints 15"x15"

 

I made a keychain and will print one tomorrow and post the finished pics!

 

We need those plastic covers for the ends of the armrests too for SA's... there are none left.

 

We need higher flow Nikki carb spacers....

 

Fuel resistant plastics can get a little pricey. I've been thinking about cutting Acetal (Delrin) for stub stacks on a Weber, but McMaster says max working temp is 180F. Does the intake manifold or carb get that hot?

 

Thats a little close for comfort, I would want something thats rated 2x whatever the intake
manifold temp can get to. Given it normally has coolant flowing through it, we can safely assume
the minimum is whatever the max coolant temp is. Add to that some heating from the exhaust
below and it can easily get near 200F I bet. This is just a back of the envelope WAG. So I would
want a plastic thats good to about 400F to be safe.

Whats Delrin rated at?

 

the OEM's use nylon 6. it turns out almost everything else is either not happy with gasoline, or has a borderline temp capacity.

 

I'd use maple if I wanted to make a Nikki spacer. Just saying.

 

Most sites I've looked at rate it 180F continuous working and 220F for short times.

 

How about making the plastic that goes around the door lock pull?

 

I make the wiper bushings, headlight bushings and door pull cups and I've made the door lock inserts and I still have not found a material that is storing enough when printed that thin.