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Originally Posted by
rlhammon
Hi Rudy...
I just ran across a vendor of mine that does the 3D printing in ABS.. first time I've come across that. Unfortunately they don't contract out their machine as it's fairly full with their own parts. They did mention that it was the cheaper option for them.. so hopefully the costs will be more inline.
I haven't come across any further information to help with the prototype costs.. but if you run into issues let me know and I'll see what I can dig up for you.
Still can't wait for these! I'd love it if the grills are EASILY removable so that I can pull them off when I was the car and get the bugs out. I tend to kill a lot of bugs when I drive apparently.. and the red of the dead bugs screws up the MEAN paint job!
hey rlhammon...
Yeah, the place that I'm thinking of having it done is actually an open public workshop that has a 3d printer. Here's the website, if you're curious:
TechShop is the SF Bay Area's Only Open-Access Public Workshop -- Welcome
However, they don't allow the public to actually use the printer. They have their trained staff to do that. But, all you have to do is give them an .stl file that will fit within the boundaries of their bed and they will "print" out your part in abs plastic. Like I mentioned earlier, the grill is larger than the bed footprint, so I'll have to split it in half. But, the cost savings may be that much more greater than the previous STL shop I previously got a quote from.
Regarding the removal of the grill inserts, I haven't figured that part out just yet as I still need to confirm fitment of the main outter grill frames to the oem bumper openings. I don't see an issue since I'm working with GM's CAD files to develop these products.
Anyways, thanks again for your help and efforts and since there has been some recent interest in these, I'm going to try to get this project test fitted before the end of the month. I'll post pics when I get there.
rudy