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This is going to change the motorcycle industry. Most of the (very expensive OEM) plastic pieces on the bike are small enough to be replicated within the scale
by jboggan 14y ago
This is going to change the motorcycle industry. Most of the (very expensive OEM) plastic pieces on the bike are small enough to be replicated within the scale of the Replicator 2, and those that are could easily be segmented into printable jobs. For example, right now I'm waiting for a small $70 part to be shipped from a warehouse in Bologna - why couldn't I just print it out myself? Even better, why not replace it with a more personalized design?
- reustle 14y agoI agree its great tobe able to print our parts, but I don't see many uses. I've owned a few bikes (cbr and supermotos) and not many platic parts fit in a 3d printer, let alone items that would break often
- jboggan 14y agoTessellated dragon skin fairing . . . just think about it.
- lambda 14y agoI've always wondered; how many pieces of much value can be made from lumpy, soft plastic with a low melting point? The results I've seen always look lumpy due to the resolution of the printer, the plastic isn't that hard, and the melting point is pretty low. While I've seen a few neat things of novelty value, most of the actual things that I would want to make would require metal or harder plastics, and a lot more precision than these things are capable of.
- MortenK 14y agoAt places like shapeways, they have the big printers. Those can print some sort of metal. I have a sample, it is rock solid.
- devnill 14y agoI have an original replicator. With a little practice, you can have much nicer results than the 'lumpy prints' that you describe. Also, ABS is really easily sanded and is quite solid if you want professional looking parts
- lambda 14y agoI'm curious what actually useful parts you've made from it. I'm not sure I have ever had a problem where the solution was a part that I could print on a 3D printer; but maybe I'm not being imaginative enough, so I'm curious what other people have done with it.
- HCIdivision17 14y agoExactly what I'm looking for. I'm putting a sensor package together for my Dyna, and mounting a display and securing parts is a bit of a problem if you don't have a tool shop. And given Harley's reputation for cost, this printer may actually be a reasonably wise purchase. And I'm fairly happy with the cost: I've put together the higher end Cupcake, and was severly disappointed with how hard it was to use well. This should allow some really neat rigs, or at least make excellent (instead of merely approximate) prototypes.