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For reasons that I won't rant about, the stalk for my turn signal switch with the swanky 'pull to flash' headlight feature was snapped off. It's a fairly weak pot-metal casting to start with. I called Warren who sent me some pictures of a replacement machined part that he had seen. Somehow I got the idea of a 3D printed metallic part. Sounded easy enough... I started by whipping out the calipers and making some crude measurements. I then modeled up a part using a legacy version of Google Sketchup and ran it through some slicer software. I printed a few versions with a few small edits to each to dial in the location and sizes of the holes. I printed the final version in PLA (a very common 3D print material) and installed in in the switch. It's a little flimsy for sure, but for about an hour of computer work and a 30 minute print, I'm happy with the result. Total cost is probably in the neighborhood of $1.39. My el cheapo 3D printer is not capable of a quality metallic filament, so for now I'll just stick with the plastic.
If you find yourself with a broken turn signal switch and need the part seen in the picture, reach out to me and I'll send you one, or send you the file and you can print one yourself if you are so inclined.
Cheers!
-Kevin
If you find yourself with a broken turn signal switch and need the part seen in the picture, reach out to me and I'll send you one, or send you the file and you can print one yourself if you are so inclined.
Cheers!
-Kevin