3d printers for making stuff for the RV
I have fallen down the worm hole of 3d printing since Christmas, and was wondering if anyone else on here is playing with them. If so, how you use them when it comes to RV's. I can see them being ...
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Gdetrailer wrote:
However, given the size, it would take a huge 3d printer, consume a lot of filament and take more time than feasible to be cost effective.
The original was a 2-piece design. If size was a consideration, you could probably design it as a 3-piece.
This is a product that would lend it's self to be more cost and time effective via vacuum formed methods. A lot of sign companies which make outdoor lighted signs often have vacuum forming equipment.. Just need a form made up in the size and shape you want and the plastic sheet is heated and then vacuumed down over the form.. Once formed cut out the openings.
That's a good point.
Design a variable-size mold for it, put everything in a truck or trailer, and take it to Quartzite and other RV rallies to sell made-to-order window covers...
