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3D printing automotive stuff is hard and takes some more complicated and finnicky materials. Standard PLA or PETG will not hold up in after large temperature swings and with a bunch of UV. My 2 cents having messed around with that stuff a bit is to design the part you want in Fusion 360. Print in PLA to test fit then order the real nylon print from a place online. Nylon is a BITCH to print. As an easier alternative just make an aluminum filler panel and mount the switches to that.
iptman
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That all sounds really great! And none of it i have a capability to do.
. Well I suppose I could hack my way through an aluminum panel but was hoping for something a little cleaner.
I’ve used Send Cut Send with good luck. It took some time to figure out making the cut file.That all sounds really great! And none of it i have a capability to do.
I used Inkscape but if you have access to Adobe or other CAD programs they’re better or your could more easily find someone that can do it online. Also, Send Cut Send has their own online tool to build stuff. It’s probably gotten a lot better since I tried it.
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Aluminum, stainless, hpde, titanium, abs…they pretty much have any material you want.
They even do bending.
A friend made a storage box and he had no CAD experience previously.
That all sounds really great! And none of it i have a capability to do.
For what it’s worth, you can scan the part with an iPhone and polycam and then import that into fusion360 which is free to model what you want printed. The learning curve isn’t that steep. Paying to get something printed in PLA is pretty cheap now to test the fit.
Send cut send is amazing and I would definitely use them for any laser cut/bent panels
iptman
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Ok, ok...you guys got me... Off I go learning to fish. 
iptman
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.....and.....done!
A buddy of mine has a cheap 3d printer and he'll print it up for me this weekend for test fitting. Thanks for the motivation fellas. Good coincidental timing on taking the club axle centering tool kit. That digital calipers was a critical component of this exercise.
A buddy of mine has a cheap 3d printer and he'll print it up for me this weekend for test fitting. Thanks for the motivation fellas. Good coincidental timing on taking the club axle centering tool kit. That digital calipers was a critical component of this exercise.
Check out Front Panel Express
www.frontpanelexpress.com
I used them a few years ago. Good quality products.
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I used them a few years ago. Good quality products.
I have a friend with a CNC mill and lathe. He's machined a few things for me that I've drawn up in Fusion360. If you're interested, I'm sure we could work something out. I'm up in PA, but those would easily be packaged and sent when finished.
A quick sample:
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afgman786
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Front spacer is pretty straight forward. But he's definitely one of the more trusted guys around here. They installed the lift for me on my 200 a few years ago now
Anyone have recommendations for a shop that can enlarge the center bores on a set of wheels?
Do you mind me asking how much it ran?
I'd send you the receipt if I had it...but if memory serves I want to say somewhere around ~80 a wheel. I think it's probs close to if not more than a half hour of labor/wheel.
OTRAMM
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I made a fixture to mount 6 on 5.5" wheels in my mill to bore the centers. That's the only pattern I've done though.
Would be for a 100 so 5x150
Found an old message lol
Allied Industrial Machine Services
One of the Best Machine Shops in the DC/MD/VA Area 1245 West Broad Street - Falls Church, VA 22046 - (703) 533-8355
1MOA
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That is a GREAT machine shop. I grew up with one of his mechanics that works there. They are not cheap but by far one of the best shops on the east coast of the US.
Does anyone have a good source that can tint the windows on a 90 FJ62? I checked a couple local places near me and they can't tint them because it's not in the computer they use to lookup vehicle models and computer cut the window film sections. Wtf?
iptman
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Welcome to the New World Order!
It won't be long until you have "master" plumbers who don't know how to sweat pipe.
It won't be long until you have "master" plumbers who don't know how to sweat pipe.
