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Forum: THE LOBBY 03-21-2024, 05:17 AM
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Posted By 3X24SPD
You're out of control with this stuff! LOL ...

You're out of control with this stuff! LOL

Shame you're retired and weren't younger and still in the work force and inclined to consider relocating to the NH seacoast.

I've been interviewing...
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-06-2024, 09:26 AM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
Nice piece! I'm not sure if I've posted this...

Nice piece!
I'm not sure if I've posted this one before on this forum.
This one is 3D Printed, fully functional, and dead accurate.
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-06-2024, 09:13 AM
Replies: 194
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Posted By 3X24SPD
You're right. The CAD work, depending on the...

You're right.

The CAD work, depending on the intricacies of the model geometry- is not really so much of a problem- but it is the most time consuming.
But the design work really is the fun part,...
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-06-2024, 06:00 AM
Replies: 194
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Posted By 3X24SPD
I did this one about 12 years ago, just goofing...

I did this one about 12 years ago, just goofing around one day.
FDM/ABS @ .010" layer resolution.
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-27-2023, 05:12 AM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
Well, Ultem has a Tg & HDT of only ~350F. The...

Well, Ultem has a Tg & HDT of only ~350F.
The collector can get hotter than that.
For this application- it just needed to hold up long enough to get me quietly down the road about 10 miles....
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-26-2023, 08:36 AM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
When I was wiring the WARPATH car a few months...

When I was wiring the WARPATH car a few months back, I didn't like the factory '66 starter wiring.
So I used a 67 Ram Air Tube that bolts to the motor mount to run the positive battery cable to the...
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-26-2023, 08:30 AM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
About a month ago, I was getting ready to have a...

About a month ago, I was getting ready to have a buddy install a nice 3" Mandrel bent exhaust with Magnaflow mufflers on the WARPATH car.
I tried to bolt on some header mufflers to get ready to...
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-26-2023, 08:24 AM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
Made this part this morning. Modeled it up a...

Made this part this morning. Modeled it up a couple years ago and printed it in Nylon 12 Carbon Fiber on an FDM printer- so I could fit a Victor/Dominator/NOS Plate on top of a BBC and close the hood...
Forum: THE LOBBY 03-03-2023, 07:23 AM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
FDM 3D Printing is semi-analogous to a Hot Glue...

FDM 3D Printing is semi-analogous to a Hot Glue Gun making parts layer by layer.
SLS is laser sintering of powdered polymers or metals.
This is my 450 sintering high temp PEKK.
Thought you might...
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-20-2023, 06:50 AM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
One more. Waiting on an Ames order last week...

One more.
Waiting on an Ames order last week that included some TriPower wingnuts.
Modeled these as temporaries. LOL
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-20-2023, 06:42 AM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
Installed a 1970 M22 Muncie into my 69 Z28. The...

Installed a 1970 M22 Muncie into my 69 Z28.
The factory shifter won't bolt up- so I needed a new Adaptor Plate to put the Shifter in the right place for the console opening.
This is Nylon 12 Carbon...
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-20-2023, 06:37 AM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
I imported Word fonts into Pro Engineer to...

I imported Word fonts into Pro Engineer to emulate the cursive Cadillac script for a 62 Caddy emblem.
The script letter thickness needs to be extruded on a taper.
Much as I despise LS swaps, a...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-14-2023, 06:28 AM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
For the helical sweeps, I just sketched an...

For the helical sweeps, I just sketched an equilateral triangle with s=pitch on the outer diameter of a extruded shaft for the male thread and the inner wall of the nut. That's not a true thread...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-13-2023, 06:21 AM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
I typically use Heat Staked threaded inserts from...

I typically use Heat Staked threaded inserts from McMaster-Carr installed with a soldering iron for smaller stuff, but you can model a hole in a part and tap it.
For larger threads, you can model...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-11-2023, 06:45 AM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
Nope. I've driven by there but don't know him. ...

Nope. I've driven by there but don't know him.
Shaker Jeff might- not far from his house.

I just got a Design World Additive Manufacturing Update email on the new HP Metal Jet. They're using it...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-05-2023, 06:32 PM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
You guys talking about inkjet probably already...

You guys talking about inkjet probably already know, but if you don't- check out HP Multi-Jet Fusion Technology. It's very popular and produces excellent quality durable parts. Somewhat limited in...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-05-2023, 06:24 PM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
Stratasys does a lot interesting webinars. If you...

Stratasys does a lot interesting webinars. If you go onto their website you can check it out and get registered and they'll email you latest news & developments in additive. Lot of interesting...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-05-2023, 07:22 AM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
Those carbs were done in ASA on an FDM machine. ...

Those carbs were done in ASA on an FDM machine.
ASA material is basically ABS- not compatible with gasoline.
And FDM technology is porous without some post-processing work.
I was just goofing...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-04-2023, 06:18 PM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
Last one

Last one. This MC was almost entirely 3D Printed. And you could ride it (had an electric motor)
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-04-2023, 06:14 PM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
CAD

CAD
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-04-2023, 06:11 PM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
Carbs

Carbs
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-04-2023, 06:08 PM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
MC Parts

This was a MC License Plate Bracket
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-04-2023, 05:59 PM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
Materials

I've worked very closely with the major players and materials manufacturers in the industry to develop some pretty exotic materials with very specific properties.
Antero 840CN03 was my baby. That...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-04-2023, 05:52 PM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
Panhead

Panhead
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-04-2023, 05:51 PM
Replies: 194
Views: 10,156
Posted By 3X24SPD
Car Parts

Another set of Spark Plug Wire Separators on my L71 427 Corvette
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