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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Just to keep this tread alive, this isn't RV related but some here seemed interested in 3D printing so I thought I would share.
I was mowing today with my 19 yr old Sears & Roebuck riding mower. The steering has been feeling sloppy but I didn't think much of it. All of the sudden I lost all steering control and the steering wheel would spin around with no resistance at all. DARN!
The pinion was riding below the rack. I realized I can pull up on the steering wheel to engage it enough to get me back to the shop. Now What?
After accessing the situation I determined a spacer somewhere must have gave up and disappeared. AH-HA, I can print something. So I pulled out my calipers, scratched down some measurements and within 30 minutes had this in hand, printed from Proto-Pasta carbon fiber HTPLA
With spacer in hand I wedged a 2X4 under the steering wheel to lift up the shaft so I could install the spacer under the retainer.
The mower was down for under 2 hours before I was back out there mowing. I test drove the new spacer for about 45 minutes to finish the job. So far so good.
I was mowing today with my 19 yr old Sears & Roebuck riding mower. The steering has been feeling sloppy but I didn't think much of it. All of the sudden I lost all steering control and the steering wheel would spin around with no resistance at all. DARN!
The pinion was riding below the rack. I realized I can pull up on the steering wheel to engage it enough to get me back to the shop. Now What?
After accessing the situation I determined a spacer somewhere must have gave up and disappeared. AH-HA, I can print something. So I pulled out my calipers, scratched down some measurements and within 30 minutes had this in hand, printed from Proto-Pasta carbon fiber HTPLA
With spacer in hand I wedged a 2X4 under the steering wheel to lift up the shaft so I could install the spacer under the retainer.
The mower was down for under 2 hours before I was back out there mowing. I test drove the new spacer for about 45 minutes to finish the job. So far so good.
