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Repairing fridge light switch with 3d printing

Nicholas Durdan, well known for using his 3d printer to repair broken parts on his Ford Focus made a DIY 3d printed replacement for a broken fridge light switch.

It is a perfect example of how home digital fabrication is changing the nature of replacement part economics.

Identify the broken part...

... design the replacement piece ...

3d print and replace!

Repair fridge doors with 3d printed replacement hinges

Simone Fontana and Ricardo Salomao repaired a broken refrigerator doors with 3d printed hinges. Another success story for owning your own universal home fabricator :-) The replacement part was printed on Ultimaker 2.

It would be interesting to see how many openings can the plastic hinge survive. Probably not so many (I might be wrong since it is only turning the door on the axial pivot).

Like someone pointed out in the comments, the full metal replacement hinge can be bought for some 10 USD, but it can be argued that in the future 3d printing materials will improve and then the whole replacement parts industry and economics will drastically change.

A hobbyist also gains knowledge and independance by repairing his own stuff.

Also do keep in mind that there are many plastic parts that cost a lot and are not under heavy stress.

Like:

Car buttons and attachment points:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/08/repairing-ford-focus-cargo-cover.html

or washing machine gasket:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/08/repairing-ford-focus-cargo-cover.html

or even expensive camera parts:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/04/diy-3d-printed-replacement-lcd-arm-on.html

How to make 3d printed replacment car key

Smith | Allen is a design company located in Oakland California and they posted a step-by-step guide on how to make a replacement or copy of a car key.

They took a photo of a broken car key, processed it in Fusion 360 and 3d printed in on Object Connex 500. You could use software you are used to or use Shapeways for printing the key. Simple FDM home printers were not used in the process so I'm not sure how the end result would be.

Do keep in mind that some keys have security codes so maybe you will not be able to start your car or you will trigger some sort of security protocol.

You can see a full tutorial here:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Copy-a-Car-Key-with-a-3D-Printer/?ALLSTEPS

If you want to do this yourself, you will have to watch out for the thickness and strength of your 3d printed car key and that you don't brake it inside your ignition lock.

And now stories will be posted by fearmongers on vehicle security and potential for crime and how you should always keep your car key out of sight so that they can not be copied by taking a photo of them ...

Hacking vintage Triumph TR3 car with 3d printing

In this video EpicenterBryan shows how he modified his vintage cars tail lights with a help of 3d printing to install LED lights for more safety. You can call it modifying but I call it hacking. Realistic and usable merger of new and old technology. It is also an tribute to DIY culture and handcraft since there were no robots involved in production of this Triumph.

He writes:

Here is one of my many projects. I thought our YouTube subscribers might get a kick out of this one. Some of you might know that I'm into old British cars, and have been my entire life. They are stylish and sexy. They are quirky and failure prone. Early ones have such serious safety issues I'm surprised any of us ever survived driving them all these years.

The stock Triumph TR3 has only one center brake light and if it fails, people run into you. That is why most early cars have been tagged in the rear. The right and left tail lights are only used as runner lights and turn signals. I wanted a quick and easy way to add brake lighting before making a bunch of wiring changes to the car. In the near future I will be adding relays in the tail to convert the function of the bright element of the 1157 dual element bulb to be not only turn signals but also brake lights. I have already designed and printed the 3D parts needed to mount the relays and will do another video if people are interested.

In this video I show how I added simple LED panel lights to serve as brake indicators in the existing tail lights with no other modifications. It takes a 3D printer to make the parts, and I'm sure several people will be interested in how the parts are made as well.

Hacking used cars with 3d printed custom air intake parts

Someone posted a video that shows how he uses 3d printer to make a custom car part to do some automotive hacking. The part connects air intake and carburetor of two different car types. It links VW Syncro air box and Toyota 4Y carburetor into functional unit. It is a sort of car hacking. You use incompatible non-operational parts to make something new and functional.

Recently I paid 25$ for simpler and much smaller air intake plastic part for my Mercedes A class from 2001. Since it is an older car I had to search several used car parts salesman. Since Croatia is EU such car parts are easier to find now, but some years ago it was much harder and more expensive. I didn't even thin about printing the par myself since it didn't even cross my mind. next time I'll know better.
There is booming used cars markets in developing countries that also need many spare parts and this is where 3d printers could be of some assistance.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtDOjn9FHZXfftB6-8Gsotw

DIY 3d printed replacement LCD arm on high end camera

So, you have an expensive camera and a small plastic "thingy" on it brakes. Replacement part costs 143 $. What do you do? Answer is simple: you 3d print your own replacement part for 7 $.

Raster, the guy who did it, documented entire process on his blog:

3d printed replacement part for the cameras LCD arm

Source, more details and photos:

http://rasterweb.net/raster/2014/02/24/a-new-arm/

http://rasterweb.net/raster/2014/03/05/a-new-arm-part-ii/

Raster also designed and used DIY 3d printed:

Boom pole mount:

http://rasterweb.net/raster/2014/03/12/boom-pole-mount/

and matte box mount for (very expensive professional) RED camera:

http://rasterweb.net/raster/2014/04/02/red-rail-mount/

This is another great example of how home 3d printing is changing the whole supply chain and business models. You can see another example here:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/01/small-example-of-3d-printing-changing.html

Small example of 3d printing changing the traditional supply and sale chain of plastic stuff

Great post on BoingBoing illustrating disruptive potential to traditional supply chain by 3d printing technology. It is also a small case study how physical objects can behave as digital objects.

Basically, someone on internet said:

I need this plastic replacement part, but it is incredibly expensive!

Few hours later, complete stranger sent him .stl file to 3d print that part.

Truly revolutionary!

On separate note, there are two additional things to think about here:

if you run a company with business model based on sale of overpriced small plastic parts, maybe it is time to think it over
if you want to be a (rich) lawyer, you should start researching 3d printing

From the source article:

Back in April, a redditor complained that a simple plastic cable-comb (used to bundle cables) was too expensive at $45. Later that day, WillySF modelled a printable cable comb and linked to the shape files (1, 2). It's a bit of a futuristic moment, no?
Saw the cable comb on Amazon with prime shipping

Model picture of the item in question:

Source:
http://boingboing.net/2014/01/06/complain-about-overpriced-plas.html

Here is another example of how 3d printing saved 140 $ when Raster replaced a part on his camera:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/04/diy-3d-printed-replacement-lcd-arm-on.html

or making a replacement cargo attachment point on Ford Focus:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/08/repairing-ford-focus-cargo-cover.html

Daily 3d printing - replacement notebook key

3d printable replacement key for notebook keyboard. Nice work. I have several keyboards missing keys. Some fine knifework was needed to clean the part ...

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:199914 by fckmakerbot

3D printed DIY replacement parts - replacement Jawbone Up cap

Here is another example of DIY 3d printable replacement part, this time for popular personal activity / fitness tracker Jawbone Up.
The cap can be lost or broken and someone designed replacement cap (with their logo on it). Retail price of the original part is around 10 $ + shipping, so printing it can save huge percent of that cost.
It shows how home 3d printing can change economics of replacement parts and raises some questions about IP rights. Since I'm sure that this trend of DIY replacement parts will continue I wonder what will be the response from the corporate manufacturers and design IP rights owners.

Files can be downloaded here (I think that the advertisement logo can easily be replaced or removed):

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:166407

If you don't know what Jawbone Up is, here is a review:

Daily 3d printing - washing machine gasket replacment

Daniel Norée got a new washing machine but it came without plastic gasket, he 3d printed it in NinjaFlex and solved the problem.

3d printed replacement high speed cooling rotational part

Video showing PLA 3d printed replacement part for small air compressor. It is some sort of high speed rotational suction / turbine for pushing air to cool the engine block.
There are no details ... I would like to see more ... if the claim of the video is valid it is great example of usefulness of 3d printers in everyday usage ...

Source:

http://www.youtube.com/user/MrJamieLaing?feature=watch

Repairing chuck key holder on a power drill

JamesBruton shows how he repaired broken key holder on his power drill.

http://xrobots.co.uk/chuck/

Replacing missing part of a bandsaw with 3d printed one

Great post on http://thinkl33t.co.uk/3d-printing-bandsaw-fence with detailed pictures and description of how 3d printed part replaced missing one on a bandsaw. Another epic win for additive manufacturing.

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