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3D Printing Projects - Truck parts and tools
- Thread starter kennyw
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PTEG-CF, carbon fiber infused PTEG. The carbon helps produce a better surface finish and slightly stronger material properties than the base PTEG alone. I can get stronger parts printing in ABS or ASA, but I need to add external ventilation or move my printer out to the shop before I can run that material.
I plan to run any interior parts out of ASA because of the UV resistance vs ABS. I have designed a angled mount for my Holley ProDash that is a two piece sandwich style. I just need to tweak the dimensions.
However, I am at the point where I won't run PLA or PETG, or any plastic 3D print, without external ventilation either. I don't feel it's safe after getting scratchy throats and mild headaches from PLA even with a HEPA filter on the exhaust. I think a lot of the fumes also come from the purging. I plan to put an enclosed purge container on the back instead of the chute, unless I just put the whole printer inside an enclosure and exhaust that outside.
However, I am at the point where I won't run PLA or PETG, or any plastic 3D print, without external ventilation either. I don't feel it's safe after getting scratchy throats and mild headaches from PLA even with a HEPA filter on the exhaust. I think a lot of the fumes also come from the purging. I plan to put an enclosed purge container on the back instead of the chute, unless I just put the whole printer inside an enclosure and exhaust that outside.
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I don't know if you think the HEPA filters take out anything other than particles. Your throught is scratchy from the fumes, you need to see what can if any filter these out.
Outside ventilation is the only real safe solution.
HEPA doesn't remove fumes correct, it also an active carbon filter that supposedly removes fumes as well, but despite this it is still unhealthy from my experience. I am going to exhaust it outside, no matter what material I print. In fact the printer has been off until I exhaust it.
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@kennyw Any chance you would revisit your original method back on the first page of this thread? I love this design and how you've iterated it, but in it's current form it is too large for my printer (230x150x150mm area). If you made a version that could be printed in 2 pieces and glued together that would allow me to print it myself on my old printer 
I've been lurking on the forum a while and this thread is what pushed me over the edge to premium status. Had to see the pics of this thing!
That is easy enough. But it helps that the new version was based more square and less round.@kennyw Any chance you would revisit your original method back on the first page of this thread? I love this design and how you've iterated it, but in it's current form it is too large for my printer (230x150x150mm area). If you made a version that could be printed in 2 pieces and glued together that would allow me to print it myself on my old printer
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Try it out and let me know how it works for you.@kennyw Any chance you would revisit your original method back on the first page of this thread? I love this design and how you've iterated it, but in it's current form it is too large for my printer (230x150x150mm area). If you made a version that could be printed in 2 pieces and glued together that would allow me to print it myself on my old printer
Awesome, thanks for putting that out there! I'll try a batch this weekend in some ABS I have laying around.
I went back through and organized everything better on that latest version. I have also added a version that is a map pocket without cup holders.
v5.0 - one-piece map pocket cup holders
This is a one piece design, 250.5 mm length on the long side and the best print results if it fits on your printer bed.
Plate 1: v5.0 MPCH, left and right w/ small cup holder, plus 4x dowel pins
Plate 2: v5.0 MPCH, left and right w/ large cup holder, plus 4x dowel pins
v5.1 - two-piece map pocket cup holders
If your printer bed is too small for the one-piece design, you can now print in two pieces and join them with dowel pins and glue.
Plate 1: v5.1 MPCH, left w/ small cup holder, plus 5x dowel pins
Plate 2: v5.1 MPCH, right w/ small cup holder, plus 5x dowel pins
Plate 3: v5.1 MPCH, left w/ large cup holder, plus 5x dowel pins
Plate 4: v5.1 MPCH, right w/ large cup holder, plus 5x dowel pins
v5.2 - map pocket without cup holders
Plate 1: v5.2 MP without cup holders (2X)
v5 - badges
Plate 1: Squarebody CHOP SHOP Bowtie
Plate 2: GMC Sierra Classic
Plate 3: CHOP SHOP
Plate 4: Chevy Bowtie
Plate 5: blank for custom text or design
v5.0 - one-piece map pocket cup holders
This is a one piece design, 250.5 mm length on the long side and the best print results if it fits on your printer bed.
Plate 1: v5.0 MPCH, left and right w/ small cup holder, plus 4x dowel pins
Plate 2: v5.0 MPCH, left and right w/ large cup holder, plus 4x dowel pins
v5.1 - two-piece map pocket cup holders
If your printer bed is too small for the one-piece design, you can now print in two pieces and join them with dowel pins and glue.
Plate 1: v5.1 MPCH, left w/ small cup holder, plus 5x dowel pins
Plate 2: v5.1 MPCH, right w/ small cup holder, plus 5x dowel pins
Plate 3: v5.1 MPCH, left w/ large cup holder, plus 5x dowel pins
Plate 4: v5.1 MPCH, right w/ large cup holder, plus 5x dowel pins
v5.2 - map pocket without cup holders
Plate 1: v5.2 MP without cup holders (2X)
v5 - badges
Plate 1: Squarebody CHOP SHOP Bowtie
Plate 2: GMC Sierra Classic
Plate 3: CHOP SHOP
Plate 4: Chevy Bowtie
Plate 5: blank for custom text or design
I also played around with a new logo.
Care to modify how you uploaded the stl files? It looks like you uploaded them as multiple pieces in one stl file and for whatever reason the slicer I'm using does not like it. I was expecting more of a 5.1_MP_LH.stl and 5.1_CH_Lg_LH.stl to be able to load them individually and move them around as unique objects in the slicer. As it is now, I can't do anything with it
It merges them into some odd single object. This is my attempt to open v5.1_MPCH_RH_Large.stl
When I view the uploads in the 3D viewer it looks to be one piece as well. So maybe I'm missing something as someone not in the Bambu ecosystem that enables splitting items?
Anyone want to volunteer to print a 77-80 version and do a test fit? I sold the only truck I had to test it on.
I can do that. Give me a few minutes. Although, I may modify things differently to look like what I just did for the 77-80 version.Care to modify how you uploaded the stl files? It looks like you uploaded them as multiple pieces in one stl file and for whatever reason the slicer I'm using does not like it. I was expecting more of a 5.1_MP_LH.stl and 5.1_CH_Lg_LH.stl to be able to load them individually and move them around as unique objects in the slicer. As it is now, I can't do anything with it
It merges them into some odd single object. This is my attempt to open v5.1_MPCH_RH_Large.stl
I like how this is working out. Enough that I am going to go back and fix the previous v5.x versions on a few details including how I split them.
I have updated all of the files with some updates. Try again.
That's a slick update on sticking the two parts together. Thanks for sharing it!
After some more poking around I figured out what I was missing with the files. I joined the 3d printer scene back in 2016 and everything then was stl files. I'm just a hobbyist and boot up my printer a few times a year and haven't stayed up to date as the technology as progressed. The stuff you've uploaded is 3MF and is a newer format than I am used to and contains different info than the old stl files did. My old slicer software only works with stl and I couldn't decipher how to break down what you uploaded into individual stl files.
For anyone else not used to the 3MF format you can load it up in Bambu Studio and export individual parts as stl files to print them out one by one.
Very cool. When the stock design is completed it would be interesting to add other mounting points for a b&m tranny temp guage.
