I am not sure if he saved money or not. Some of the comments are saying all the equipment cost more and others are saying it was a wash. Even if it cost more, the real crime was Porsche charging $2000 for a piece of molded plastic.
That scanner is brilliant. Most people wouldn't have a clue how to redesign that part digitally in order to print it. May he didn't break even this time, but he will next time. You could make a business out of printing over priced OEM parts.
the equipment cost more...
Me making something I could buy for $5 on my $6000 milling machine :-).
True but the dealer wanted $1800. If you already have the equipment then go for it but buying all the stuff for 6k to avoid giving 1800 to the dealer? Truly the American way of thinking.
It looks like a Creality K1 max, they run $649. I would have personally used ASA or ABS and a 1kg roll runs in the $20-30 range. The scanner is believe is either a Creality ferret or otter. The ferret runs $350 and the otter is closer to $800.
Also the 3d printer and scanner aren't 1 time use items either. I have used the shit out of my two printers. I have 400 printing hours on one and 600 printing hours on the other.
This is why I got into 3D printing. Love it.
I'm not going to say 3D printing has no uses. And this, for sure, is interesting.
But they guy making this video needs to see he did about $1,700 worth of work (when factoring in the cost of the scanner and printer) - possibly more - just to make this part.
If this were me, I'd just find some aftermarket part which would likely cost less than $200.
Neat use of 3D printing, but in this case it's stupid in my opinion.
Sorry but this has to the dumbest fucking take on 3d printing I've ever read. Tell me you're a boomer without telling me. Well done boomer.
careful on temperature range of "printed" parts
a plane fell down because some printed the engine air inlet and it collapsed (small plane obviously)
I get what you're saying, but this particular part is more aesthetic. If it fails, the car will give no shits.
ASA and ABS are good for heat deflection up to about 80 degrees celsius (about 175 Fahrenheit)
Well you still have the equipment. He could sell this part on ebay
