3d print files?

[Nurse Julie]

Sorry chaps, not going to be able to get this knob off without the risk of breaking something. It is locktited on and I'm concerned that if i try forcefully to remove it, it's gonna get broken, that's if i could even get the screw out. I can still take photos / measurements with it in situ but I'm not sure if that will help much. Let me know if you want me to do that though.

[Rob62]

Julie, if you can take measurements and photo’s of the exterior and if sprocket can measure and photograph the part that it fits onto, then we can still have a go at producing a CAD model.

[Nurse Julie]

Ok 👍

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[Rob62]

That should be good enough Julie. The hole on the other side can be drilled to suit, if I just model up a solid piece that should be ok 👍

[Rob62]

Sprocket, if you pm me your email address I will send you an stl file on Tuesday when i get back to work... you can then load it straight into your 3D printer.

[Sprocket]

Awesome, thank you very much! Will pm you

[Sprocket]

I have a button! Very pleased with this, thank you so much!
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I will need to excavate the back of it to take the metal slot, but that's pretty straightforward with a small drill bit.

I imagine loads of people will be after this STL file now...

[Nurse Julie]

Great work....well done
If I knew what a STL file was, yes, I would probably want one 😀😀😀

[Rob62]

Nice one, although the print resolution looks a bit on the low side, do you have your own 3D printer? I printed one out myself the other day here at work just to test the stl, it was a bit smoother than the one on the photo. I could have posted it to you but we only have white plastic...

[Sprocket]

I'm pretty sure the camera is showing it up a bit. I don't have a printer, but a guy in another one of our offices does. I can't tell you what the printer is or what filament it's using - but I'm pretty happy with it so far! I might need a couple more done, so I'll investigate what the resolution is at that point.

[Rob62]

We have several printers but the best resolution comes with the finest filament...if i can find a bit of black filament i will print you a few....

[smoothoperator]

Did anyone manage to produce any of these switches in black? I am the proud, new member of the missing horn button club.

[allankelly1]

Hi all

Sorry for the hijack

Just wondering what material were they originally printed in

I am running some ABS on my home printers and for abs one trick is to use an acetone fume chamber to smooth out the lines

Another good material is ASAx that I am printing yam horn covers in (and battery straps in at the moment)

And for the horn cover after a “soak” in my chamber and paint look Bob on

Fresh print in ASAx



After paint





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