Wow! Did my memory fail me there. He drew it in SolidWorks and printed it himself.
Dan a mind is a terrible thing to waste > On Apr 16, 2016, at 7:03 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > There was a guy on BW that 3D printed one of those nylon blocks (sliding > jaws?) that the window regulator rides in on a W126. Had one break on him on > a Saturday, so he drew it up in Autocad and went somewhere locally to print > it. Turned out well and he offered the file up to anyone who wanted it. > > http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w126-s-se-sec-sel-sd/1660226-what-did-you-do-your-126-a-742.html#post14167706 > > <http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w126-s-se-sec-sel-sd/1660226-what-did-you-do-your-126-a-742.html#post14167706> > > Dan > > > >> On Apr 16, 2016, at 12:35 AM, clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> Somebody has to get his self a 3D scanner and go to town on all the parts we >> need. I would donate parts, but the stuff I find is mostly old and >> dilapidated, so would end up as URO quality once printed. >> >> I do question the quality of the feedstock and how it compares to original >> formulation for most of the parts our old cars need. The new models seem to >> use basic crap chinee prastic flavor, as the bits in my W220 spontaneously >> de-molecularize at random moments, sloughing off large portions of prastic >> willy nilly >> >> clay >> >> >> >> On Apr 15, 2016, at 7:52 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: >> >>>> Has anyone done this? >>>> i.e. something to 3D printer, scan, print, and get decent plastic part >>>> replacement? >>>> ...or has anyone read review of printed parts? >>>> I should think that if GE can print a jet engine, plastic parts might >>>> be decent, if affordable. >>>> Thanks. >>>> mao >>> >>> I've seen it at E week at the U. If you can generate a 3d object in >>> autocad or other solid modelling software, someone can print the part. >>> >>> If you could get autocad files for MB prastic parts from the 50s through >>> 80s or 90s, there'd be a good bidness in printing new parts, but the finish >>> would not be as nice. >>> >>> All the junk MB does not want to stock and what we can't afford to pay mb >>> inflated prices for. >>> >>> THere are custom shops that print the parts to order. just send file and >>> stacks of cash... >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
