Quick Disclaimer: Use these models at your own risk. I'm not offering any goods or services.
Here's the collection in Thingiverse where i'll be saving all my designs and any other people's designs I find:
http://www.thingiverse.com/Books/collections/fr-s
Instead of adding onto my regular car journal, I think that 3D printing stuff for the 86 deserved it's own topic.
Intro:
I am not claiming to be good nor a professional. I'm just a guy with a 3D printer and some curiousity. I have an engineering background but zero modelling experience.
My goal is to tinker and share with everyone what I've come up with and to get some ideas and feedback. And also to help those who want to give 3D printing a try
My Printer:
I have a
Solidoodle 2 that I bought last year. It has served me well so far and I have a multitude of colors I can print in (one color at a time). My max print size is 6x6x6 inches and I print with ABS Plastic. I can print with a layer height of 0.3mm to 0.1mm.
In terms of strength, the printed object is strong but it's no super material. It WILL break if you force it between the layers. It's also VERY dependent on shape, size, and fill (hollow or partially filled interior), little parts that stick out, etc. There are ways to make them stronger though. For example, if you printed a small 1 inch cube, it can't survive a hammer but will survive a rubber mallet (i've tried).
My main focus in this thread are on the designs and not on 3D printing itself. There are already a vast number of articles [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing"]3D printing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame], so sorry in advance.
My other tools:
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Google Sketchup: This is what I currently model but any CAD software like Maya or Blender also work.
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Thingiverse: This is the flickr/imgur/photobucket of 3D printing models. I will be sharing my models via this website.
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I just moved my printer to a new spot in the house (more stable, doesn't annoy everyone in the house anymore). It needs to be re-calibrated but I whipped this up and did a test print. So here's a quick preview of my first model:
(Preview) Interior Fuse Box Cover:
This is going to be a template that will be modified. I recently installed a new BlackVue dashcam with the parking mode accessory, which requires tapping into the fuse box (via
this DIY). Since the cover doesn't fit anymore, I need to make an extra large cover that will protect the fuses from my wet shoes.
Future projects: Phone holder, Tow Hook cover with hole (for license plate relocation kits), cover for the useless cubby next to USB port (FR-S only), new logo(?), and any other useless crap I can come up with.
EDIT: Some more pics: (
Again, uncalibrated)
