3D printing small parts
-
- Posts: 1911
- Joined: Sat Nov 08, 2008 10:46 am
- Location: Southeast Tasmania
3D printing small parts
Postby LG » Tue Jul 04, 2023 12:41 pm
I find myself in need of some dura ace 7300 dust caps as well as some name plates for some 9 speed ultegra shifters, originals are hard to find (and expensive), but files seem to be available for printing.
https://grabcad.com/library/dust-cap-fo ... ub-front-1
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4689172
- MichaelB
- Posts: 15421
- Joined: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:29 am
- Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Re: 3D printing small parts
Postby MichaelB » Tue Jul 04, 2023 3:05 pm
Only they are NOT cheap in the slightest.
-
- Posts: 1911
- Joined: Sat Nov 08, 2008 10:46 am
- Location: Southeast Tasmania
Re: 3D printing small parts
Postby LG » Tue Jul 04, 2023 5:06 pm
- Clydesdale Scot
- Posts: 2260
- Joined: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:55 pm
- Location: Adelaide, SA
Re: 3D printing small parts
Postby Clydesdale Scot » Wed Jul 05, 2023 7:12 am
Load the file up to a 3D printing bureau. Getting a quote is just a few clicks of a button
Shapeways has an amazing range of options in materials.
- MichaelB
- Posts: 15421
- Joined: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:29 am
- Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Re: 3D printing small parts
Postby MichaelB » Wed Jul 05, 2023 8:46 am
The prices are scary though !Clydesdale Scot wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 7:12 amDesigning the files are the most difficult element.
Load the file up to a 3D printing bureau. Getting a quote is just a few clicks of a button
Shapeways has an amazing range of options in materials.
- familyguy
- Posts: 8465
- Joined: Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:30 pm
- Location: Willoughby, NSW
Re: 3D printing small parts
Postby familyguy » Wed Jul 05, 2023 9:03 am
You can sure prototype on cheaper machines to confirm your design to avoid a costly undersize opening or misjudged curve. Last part I printed worked out at about 4c per unit printed based on usage of filament. Better than $12 per part if I got them commercially printed and they didn't fit quite right, like the first set.
- Clydesdale Scot
- Posts: 2260
- Joined: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:55 pm
- Location: Adelaide, SA
Re: 3D printing small parts
Postby Clydesdale Scot » Wed Jul 05, 2023 9:07 am
Isn't that the point of getting a quote?MichaelB wrote: The prices are scary though !
I have recently bought some fibreglassing supplies, to make moulds for more leather saddles.
Yes, the resin and the matting cost money, but there were new skills learned, and I was very pleased with the result.
For 3D printing I just ask another brother-in-law, he has two 3D printers. He knows how to design the models and the materials best suited to the product required. And the requests I have made are simple and straightforward, unlike the projects he uses the printers for.
I would be interested to see the quotes from a 3D printer.
-
- Posts: 1911
- Joined: Sat Nov 08, 2008 10:46 am
- Location: Southeast Tasmania
Re: 3D printing small parts
Postby LG » Fri Jul 07, 2023 12:41 pm
I might give ordering some ultegra name plates, the DA dust caps and a couple Shimano aero stem caps a go, will be interesting to see how they come out and whether they fit!
- Clydesdale Scot
- Posts: 2260
- Joined: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:55 pm
- Location: Adelaide, SA
Re: 3D printing small parts
Postby Clydesdale Scot » Fri Jul 07, 2023 1:44 pm
- foo on patrol
- Posts: 9493
- Joined: Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:12 am
- Location: Sanstone Point QLD
Re: 3D printing small parts
Postby foo on patrol » Fri Jul 07, 2023 2:37 pm
Foo
Goal 6000km
-
- Posts: 1911
- Joined: Sat Nov 08, 2008 10:46 am
- Location: Southeast Tasmania
Re: 3D printing small parts
Postby LG » Fri Jul 07, 2023 2:41 pm
I haven't progressed from quote to order yet, please let me know how they come out for you.foo on patrol wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 2:37 pmI have a 3D printer and might try one of these files.
Foo
- foo on patrol
- Posts: 9493
- Joined: Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:12 am
- Location: Sanstone Point QLD
Re: 3D printing small parts
Postby foo on patrol » Fri Jul 07, 2023 9:27 pm
LG wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 2:41 pmI haven't progressed from quote to order yet, please let me know how they come out for you.foo on patrol wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 2:37 pmI have a 3D printer and might try one of these files.
Foo
I won't be able to try this straight away, as I'm yet to have enough room for setting up the printer since we moved, so I don't want to disappoint you with a time frame.
Foo
Goal 6000km
-
- Posts: 1911
- Joined: Sat Nov 08, 2008 10:46 am
- Location: Southeast Tasmania
Re: 3D printing small parts
Postby LG » Sat Jul 08, 2023 9:58 am
I've progressed, will report back in a few weeks once done.
-
- Posts: 2
- Joined: Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:42 pm
Re: 3D printing small parts
Postby spacersnightmare » Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:46 pm
How did you go mate?!
I am in desperate need of printing some spacers for an integrated seat post and tt bars
Thinking go getting some mates to have a go at designing then sending it off to someone to print...
-
- Posts: 1911
- Joined: Sat Nov 08, 2008 10:46 am
- Location: Southeast Tasmania
Re: 3D printing small parts
Postby LG » Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:03 pm
It went pretty well, the the name plates came out a slightly unusual shape which I assume is the design in the file, but they work. Finishing required a light sand and then a spray paint. I'm not all that technologically minded so doing a design myself was beyond my capabilities.spacersnightmare wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:46 pmHow did you go mate?!
I am in desperate need of printing some spacers for an integrated seat post and tt bars
Thinking go getting some mates to have a go at designing then sending it off to someone to print...
If I needed more parts, I'd do it again.
- General Australian Cycling Topics
- Info / announcements
- Buying a bike / parts
- General Cycling Discussion
- The Bike Shed
- Cycling Health
- Cycling Safety and Advocacy
- Women's Cycling
- Bike & Gear Reviews
- Cycling Trade
- Stolen Bikes
- Bicycle FAQs
- The Market Place
- Member to Member Bike and Gear Sales
- Want to Buy, Group Buy, Swap
- My Bikes or Gear Elsewhere
- Serious Biking
- Audax / Randonneuring
- Retro biking
- Commuting
- MTB
- Recumbents
- Fixed Gear/ Single Speed
- Track
- Electric Bicycles
- Cyclocross and Gravel Grinding
- Dragsters / Lowriders / Cruisers
- Children's Bikes
- Cargo Bikes and Utility Cycling
- Road Racing
- Road Biking
- Training
- Time Trial
- Triathlon
- International and National Tours and Events
- Cycle Touring
- Touring Australia
- Touring Overseas
- Touring Bikes and Equipment
- Australia
- Western Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Victoria
- ACT
- Tasmania
- Northern Territory
- Country & Regional
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: Majestic-12 [Bot]
- All times are UTC+11:00
- Top
- Delete cookies
About the Australian Cycling Forums
The Australian Cycling Forums is a welcoming community where you can ask questions and talk about the type of bikes and cycling topics you like.
Bicycles Network Australia
Forum Information
Connect with BNA
This website uses affiliate links to retail platforms including ebay, amazon, proviz and ribble.