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3D printing out of production parts
Has anyone looked into this? I thinking specifically brake hoods. The last generation suntour superbe pro brake hoods are impossible to find and there is no substitute. Aero gran compes work but not great. I have an old hood that split down the side but is relatively intact to use as a model. I would love to get some replicas made.
Any ideas on cost?
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I've made the ever elusive Huret Duopar dropout washer in 3d printed form. Works great. |
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The best 3D printed rubbery parts are made by Carbon right now. The hoods would be really expensive ($250+) and would take some relatively complicated CAD and a few iterations to get right. The finish would not be as nice as the originals and they would probably wear out faster.
https://www.carbon3d.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTpx28CH7PI
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But the best way would certainly be to 3d print a mold and cast them. Smooth-on makes relatively affordable materials that would work well for this. Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk |
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Wow! There's gotta be a market for those as nothing else works.
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I should have qualified that post with something like "the best elastomeric components I have used are from carbon". Formlabs parts look great as well.
I have had really bad luck casting from 3d printed molds but the resolution on the molds components was pretty low.
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The best online documentation of how to do it I have viewed, have a look! https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...ria-hoods.html
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People out there are making passable replicas of Campy Nuovo Record and Super Record brake hoods, so, obviously, primitive and effective technology is available. I suggest you reach out to the folks making/selling Campy repros and ask them whether they'd be willing to take on the Suntour project.
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There is a shop in Loveland, CO (Love City Cycles) which has 3D printed a couple small parts. I bought a set of their reproduction Simplex skewer nuts for my PX-10.
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I'm currently brewing up a group buy for the BF guys. I'll keep you posted. The beta unit is still being tested on my Cannondale. So far so good. For a part that's pretty much hidden from view when installed, the part looks just fine.
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True, some surface prep will most likely be needed to get good results with a printed mold. Especially if you are after a smooth rubber component.
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A project I work on decided to forgo tooling costs for a low volume part similar in size and flexibility to a brake lever hood. Instead, we use urethane casting-- basically create a master part (3D printed or otherwise), create a silicone mold around it, and then cast the part in urethane. https://support.xometry.com/hc/en-us...thane-Casting-
The silicone molds are good for ~200 parts before needing replacement-- sometimes sooner, sometimes later. |
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You would need to get the part you want copied 3d scanned so you can print a pattern or CNC machine a mold. We machine a lot of acrylic molds for casting silicone or you could make an RTV mold for casting urethane. We print soft durometer parts on our Objet machines and they are not nearly as durable as urethane or silicone.
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