I hope I can find a 3D Printing/Prototyping/Engineering Job like your employee that does this has in the motorcycle industry. About to be solid works certified and already making my own Axle Sliders for Super Moto's that nobody else is doing! This give me many things to aspire to!!!
only place I've seen this work so far (super high quliti by the way. 10/10!). I currently own a mt-03 but here in Brazil it is illegal to change the subframe... hmmmm would it be still viable to do a xsr'esque seat without changing the frame?
Ooof I don’t if I’d trust a 3D printed exhaust hanger. Especially not pla lol Just a shame I don’t have a cnc. I’m gonna work on making a tail tidy for my 2014 cbr 500r
Right on! This exhaust hanger (and the other parts) are all just prototypes but I've heard through the grapevine that our CNC machined hangers are almost ready. 🤫🤐🤐
We do not use one program but several packages in our tech stack. It depends what we are doing with the 3d data. For most sheet metal parts like this bracket we typically use SOLIDWORKS. If you are just starting out there are free or inexpensive packages that will get the job done so I would not steer by what others are using.
I'd be interested in printing some parts for one of your motorcycles. We can print fairly large FDM and have been testing new engineering grade materials materials lately...
We use FDM for prototype testing and tooling/jigs only. We have our own equipment to accomplish what we need. For larger parts we have a local partner company that has a BigRep. But I suppose having more contacts with capabilities is never a bad thing. If you want to send us some information on your work, machines, area of specialization, unique aspects, etc., we will possibly consider doing something with you.
Well there is no universal answer to that. You haven't really shared any details on whjat you would be scanning or printing. There are so many different types of equipment out there and they differ so much in what they are the most efficient at. If you are just starting out then I would say get a Creality printer and learn that real well. After you have outgrown that you can sell it and at that point you will have enough of your own experience to make the determination on what is the next sensible choice. Scanners aren't so easy because they are relatively expensive if you want precision, and then you still have scale ranges. If you are going to be scanning an entire vehicle and then also something the size of a key then there is no equipment out there that accomplishes both scales with good accuracy. You will have to do some research.
The 3d printing is the easy part of the process. The part has to be designed in 3d first and then the machine part takes very little effort. Do you have the designs for the parts you are inquiring about?
It is possible but depends on the size of the printer. Most likely has to be done in sections, then bonded into one unit. It also had to be designed in a way that places it far from the exhaust so it doean't melt.
In addition to the dude that started the open source movement, it would be good to mention the inventors of the technology he ripped off. Extrusion based, FDM 3D printing was invented by Scott and Lisa Crump in 1989 and is the widest used 3D printing technology today.
