We have some 3D printers at the college where I work and I ended up on the mailing list of this company which produces parts from your plan in a wide variety of materials including metals. Until we can afford our own vanagon engine printing parts, it may be worth it for someone to make short runs of some improved design part via this method. here's some of their info related to automotive. http://www.3dsystems.com/case-studies?field_industries_tid_selective=440&field_printers_tid_selective=All&field_segment_tid_selective=All Edward On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 9:57 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Yes I know but they are so expensive. > We are looking to get a 3d printer at work. They recently go a 3D scanner > to work with the CNC milling and lathes we have. The CNC lathe has two > heads. Amazing what it can spit out. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > Of Sudhir Desai > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 9:24 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: NVC: 3d printed manual transmission > > There are metal 3d printers. The one I've seen requires the part to be > fired in a kiln-like oven for finishing. > On Mar 18, 2015 8:54 PM, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Internal engine parts made of stuff not metal Oil baffles Wrist pin > > buttons Timing chain guides Valve stem seals-slingers > > > > Some day we will be able to down load a file and print a part. Soon > > using metal powders or other magic we will be able to print metal parts > as well! > > > > Maybe! > > > > Dennis > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > > Behalf Of Michael > > Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 6:54 PM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Re: NVC: 3d printed manual transmission > > > > I'm sure a plastic engine part would last about 1.3 nanoseconds.... > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Mar 17, 2015, at 18:12, David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET> > > wrote: > > > > > > Yes. It is. > > > A 3-D printer is on tap for delivery to the International Space > > > Station > > to > > make parts. Quicker than waiting for the delivery man when something > > breaks, I would imagine. > > > > > > Dave B. > > > > > > > > > On 03/16/15, Harry Hoffman wrote: > > > > > > Ok, so this is pretty cool! > > > > > > https://imgur.com/gallery/LyzMwiS > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Harry > > > |
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