Designed and Printed a transmission temperature gauge pod. I have it angled up and towards the driver. Apologies for the photo quality/visibility.
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What have you 3D printed for your TJ?
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Looks great! It's nice to see what switches are supposed to be there. I've got the X, and it came with the poverty panel. Soon to be replaced with an auxbeam 8-gang and custom 3D printed solution from @Urban 3D
So much to learn, young grasshopper...
...I beg to differ, and the evidence would suggest otherwise as well. It would seem bacon is, in fact, very good at giving hugs to a wide variety of food items. Stop being so Meatist.
At the risk of being accused of thread derailment due to a personal obsession with bacon, here's a two piece 3d printed hook I designed for a new Milton blow off gun I picked up. This will be used to blow 6 months of dust off the LJ's hardtop so I can finish, uh, finishing it.
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So much to learn, young grasshopper...
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...I beg to differ, and the evidence would suggest otherwise as well. It would seem bacon is, in fact, very good at giving hugs to a wide variety of food items. Stop being so Meatist.
At the risk of being accused of thread derailment due to a personal obsession with bacon, here's a two piece 3d printed hook I designed for a new Milton blow off gun I picked up. This will be used to blow 6 months of dust of the LJ's hardtop so I can finish, uh, finishing it.
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Note how every single one of these is bacon wrapping other food which is the exception I gave...
I don't know what that is, but I want one.
Very easy to make
https://www.bbqaddicts.com/recipes/pork/bacon-explosion/
Assuming one has any culinary skills...I'm more of an eater than a maker. When I eat it's usually a food item as opposed to a meal.
I have bookmarked it, just in case.
Quick 3D printing-related thoughts on the Bambu Lab AMS unit. I've got a large print job (7 1kg rolls) running on my X1C right now using multiple spools of the same filament. This is the first time I've had a reason to use the "Auto Refill" feature of the AMS. The ability to use every last bit of filament on the spool and have a print continue, virtually uninterrupted, by switching automatically to the next available spool is wicked pissah!
Oh, also, the filament I'm using only comes in refill form. I'd read some bad opinions of the system online, but it's worked flawlessly for me. The reloaded spools were ID'd easily by the AMS, fed without any issues and terminated properly when running empty. Only downside is that you need to have some empty spare spools.
Oh, also, the filament I'm using only comes in refill form. I'd read some bad opinions of the system online, but it's worked flawlessly for me. The reloaded spools were ID'd easily by the AMS, fed without any issues and terminated properly when running empty. Only downside is that you need to have some empty spare spools.
I use Fusion 360 to design. I have not yet needed to model threads. This might be the perfect opportunity to figure it out.
Fusion 360 has a free hobbyist tier that has limited features, but it's very well documented. I picked up most of it in an afternoon. I'm still learning, but I've made a ton of things from it. Even made a working clarinet
Would 100% recommend getting a printer
Not explicitly for the TJ, but inspired by vacuuming it out.
Needed a brushroll/beater bar to get dog hair out of my TJ's carpet, as the shop vacuum attachments weren't cutting it. Found that the SEBO vacuum turbo attachment is extremely powerful with the airflow provided by a shop vacuum.
But, given the SEBO vacuum is German, it uses 36mm hose fittings, and the Ridgid shop vacuum uses 2-1/2". And I couldn't readily find an adapter for that.
So I drew one up and printed it in solid polycarbonate in about an hour.
Likewise, you could just as easily print an air intake adapter or anything else this way.
Needed a brushroll/beater bar to get dog hair out of my TJ's carpet, as the shop vacuum attachments weren't cutting it. Found that the SEBO vacuum turbo attachment is extremely powerful with the airflow provided by a shop vacuum.
But, given the SEBO vacuum is German, it uses 36mm hose fittings, and the Ridgid shop vacuum uses 2-1/2". And I couldn't readily find an adapter for that.
So I drew one up and printed it in solid polycarbonate in about an hour.
Likewise, you could just as easily print an air intake adapter or anything else this way.
I did something similar a few months ago to adapt interior detailing vacuum attachments to my shopvac. Had to suck the remnants of the previous tenants out of my LJ's hardtop (aka. field mouse condo) and needed the small diameter tubes for access. Now that I think about it, I could have printed an entire nozzle to do the job.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2947831
Anybody taken a stab at printing these 5.25" speaker pods? Looks like Chase_C posted it in 2018 and sold a few on Etsy. I'm starting a quick PLA print for fitment right now.
I just replaced my front 4x6s with some Kickers and added an amp because I could barely hear them before. Turns out the new 4x6s and amp don't help much.
Anybody taken a stab at printing these 5.25" speaker pods? Looks like Chase_C posted it in 2018 and sold a few on Etsy. I'm starting a quick PLA print for fitment right now.
I just replaced my front 4x6s with some Kickers and added an amp because I could barely hear them before. Turns out the new 4x6s and amp don't help much.
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It's on my list. I probably won't get to audio until fall or maybe even next year.
Tired of my suction cup phone mount wiggling all over the damn place. Hoping to stop that for good. lol
I'm 6' 5", so already find most vehicles a bit of challenge on a number of fronts. A big one is headroom along with the position of the central rear view mirror. While the headroom is excellent in my Jeep, the mirror position is not. I inverted the mirror tight against the header trim, which helped, but only marginally. Replacing the seat foam only made things worse again.
Someone posted here many months ago about adapting a panoramic SxS mirror to their TJ's header trim, and that got me thinking. I didn't care much for that particular mirror, but a quick search produced some more automotive-quality options. I settled on a 12" panoramic and proceeded to design a bracket to attach it to the footman's loop riveted on the windshield header.
New fasteners:
Reused mirror parts:
Printed bracket parts:
Assembled and ready for installation.
Installed.
It seems to work well and the new mirror/position are perfect. The panoramic view is brilliant. Time will tell how the bracket holds up. Both visors can be operated without hitting the mirror, though some of that is just down to mirror adjustment. The header trim can be removed and installed with the bracket in place. I do have some concern that there may be interference with the hardtop header when installed but it will be a bit for I can find out for sure. No issues with the soft top.
Now I just need to come by a replacement windscreen without the black spot for the mirror mount.
Someone posted here many months ago about adapting a panoramic SxS mirror to their TJ's header trim, and that got me thinking. I didn't care much for that particular mirror, but a quick search produced some more automotive-quality options. I settled on a 12" panoramic and proceeded to design a bracket to attach it to the footman's loop riveted on the windshield header.
New fasteners:
Reused mirror parts:
Printed bracket parts:
Assembled and ready for installation.
Installed.
It seems to work well and the new mirror/position are perfect. The panoramic view is brilliant. Time will tell how the bracket holds up. Both visors can be operated without hitting the mirror, though some of that is just down to mirror adjustment. The header trim can be removed and installed with the bracket in place. I do have some concern that there may be interference with the hardtop header when installed but it will be a bit for I can find out for sure. No issues with the soft top.
Now I just need to come by a replacement windscreen without the black spot for the mirror mount.
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I'm 6' 5", so already find most vehicles a bit of challenge on a number of fronts. A big one is headroom along with the position of the central rear view mirror. While the headroom is excellent in my Jeep, the mirror position is not. I inverted the mirror tight against the header trim, which helped, but only marginally. Replacing the seat foam only made things worse again.
Someone posted here many months ago about adapting a panoramic SxS mirror to their TJ's header trim, and that got me thinking. I didn't care much for that particular mirror, but a quick search produced some more automotive-quality options. I settled on a 12" panoramic and proceeded to design a bracket to attach it to the footman's loop riveted on the windshield header.
New fasteners:
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Reused mirror parts:
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Printed bracket parts:
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Assembled and ready for installation.
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Installed.
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It seems to work well and the new mirror/position are perfect. The panoramic view is brilliant. Time will tell how the bracket holds up. Both visors can be operated without hitting the mirror, though some of that is just down to mirror adjustment. I do have some concern that there may be interference with the hardtop header when installed but it will be a bit for I can find out for sure. No issues with the soft top.
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Now I just need to come by a replacement windscreen without the black spot for the mirror mount.
This is awesome! As a 6'7" human I really approve of this. Do you happen to have the stl posted somewhere and a link to the mirror you used?
Nice to find another properly sized human, just waiting for everyone else to catch up...
As for the files, it's my design so I do have them, but this is hot off the press, literally. I printed the final parts overnight and assembled and installed it earlier this morning. I also tend to test stuff a bit before releasing to the wild, but if you're keen I can probably make an exception.
Here's the mirror, I currently have both the tinted and clear as I wasn't sure which I'd like. Might be darker with the hardtop as well...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D499FWPF?tag=wranglerorg-20
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