Actually made something useful with my 3D printer.

Too lazy to read back through the whole thread, so two questions which may already have been answered:

1. What material was that printed with?

2. Final product or mold form for casting from aluminum or other metal?
 
grouchie77 said:
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Got bored and test-fit the manifold too.
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What's the plan for final manifold material? Fab from steel/alloy and Tig welding and some machining? Pay for a billet cut of GF Nylon, alloy or other? Or 3D Print in super material with a diamondback nozzle?

What's on you list for possible filaments?

Super keen to hear about it. I love cast parts and making stuff with the welder, and the possibility of building up a part even with failed castings is an exciting concept.
 
Made brackets to properly secure my stainless-steel headers. Up until now I had a hodge podge of z-brackets, washers, mismatched (chromed) clams and no way to properly rest the side stand. Used CAD and my kid’s 3D printer to prototype the brackets and SendCutSend to fab them out of 0.100” 304 stainless.

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https://www.xs650.com/threads/brackets-for-1-75-stainless-steel-headers.69513/#post-903939
 
Jim said:
I use TinkerCAD for wiring diagrams and such, but yeah, it's pretty limited.
I'll have a look at FreeCAD.

Fwiw... I'm pretty much CAD illiterate. Got lots of learning ahead. :banghead:
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You Tube has a lot on FreeCAD. CAD is not an intellignece test. it is all about learning rules for modeling that someone else has created.
 
Jim said:
I use TinkerCAD for wiring diagrams and such, but yeah, it's pretty limited.
I'll have a look at FreeCAD.

Fwiw... I'm pretty much CAD illiterate. Got lots of learning ahead. :banghead:
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it is a nice printer you have on the way. does it have multiple nozzles? multiple nozzles is a big plus if there are many different colors in a single object
 
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