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Main => Builders Discussions => Topic started by: pierclav on November 03, 2015, 01:24:22 AM
First things first: credit to Jackpilot for the measurements.
8 hours of printing and plenty of finishing work in the following order:
1- Glazing putty (red) to fill the the surface of the 3d print
2- Sanding (100 and 220 grit)
2- Alternating coats of primer-finisher (grey) and polypropylene bumper primer (clear)
3- Sanding (220 and 400 grit)
4- Black acrylic
5- High-gloss clear coat.
I am pretty happy with the results for a first try. I will be happy to share the Solidworks and STL files (or any other format I can convert to).
Pierre
Very very cool!! You thought about making them on a limited basis? Great job!
Rob
Nice work!
I have these in stock Rob if you need one! - http://www.aerosimsolutions.com.au/products/b737-steering-tiller/ (http://www.aerosimsolutions.com.au/products/b737-steering-tiller/)
Cheers Gwyn
Quote from: pierclav on November 03, 2015, 01:24:22 AM
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I am pretty happy with the results for a first try. I will be happy to share the Solidworks and STL files (or any other format I can convert to).
Pierre
Excellent work Pierre!
I wonder - which 3D printer you use?
Nick
Rob,
I am too busy at the moment to consider get into that business. I am semi-retired but building my cockpit has pretty much turned into a fulltime job. My goal was to save on shipping costs.
Nick,
The print was 1 cm too big for my Prusa so I had to farm it out to a local Makerspace. I live in Thailand so the costs are very reasonable. Not sure there would be a cost advantage if you have to farm it out in your part of the world. I looked at Shapeways and the liked and theirs costs are ridiculous. If you don't have access to a 3D printer that can handle the volume, it makes more sense to buy an off-the-shelf product such as Gwin's.
Pierre
merci de la référence... ;)
Quote from: pierclav on November 05, 2015, 05:00:11 PM
Nick,
The print was 1 cm too big for my Prusa so I had to farm it out to a local Makerspace. I live in Thailand so the costs are very reasonable. Not sure there would be a cost advantage if you have to farm it out in your part of the world. I looked at Shapeways and the liked and theirs costs are ridiculous. If you don't have access to a 3D printer that can handle the volume, it makes more sense to buy an off-the-shelf product such as Gwin's.
Pierre
Hi Pierre,
No, I don't need to build the tiller - I already have one that I got from Gwyn.
I am just thinking of getting 3D printer, that's why I wonder which printers people use.
Nick