[AT] reproduction parts

[Stephen Offiler]

EXACTLY right Henry.  I work in manufacturing, and I can talk all day long
about the tradeoffs with different manufacturing processes depending on how
many parts you will ultimately need to make.  The option of 3D printing,
when appropriate, is probably going to be "cost-effective" (might not look
that way to the consumer)  if you need a very small number, versus any
other strategy where you need serious investment in some kind of
mold/tooling.  On a related note, I have heard that Jay Leno has gotten
into 3D printing rather seriously, and now can make nearly any part for any
antique car that is being restored in his shop.  While there is such a
thing as 3D printing of metals, that technology is still young and wildly
expensive and focused largely on exotic materials.  But you can make
so-called "patterns" with 3D plastic or wax printing, and make casting
molds from the patterns, and make cast metal parts quite easily.

SO


On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 1:05 PM Henry Miller <hank at millerfarm.com> wrote:

> John deere had an internal story about doing this a few years ago. As I
> recall a part that would have been $20 in quantity costs $450 by 3d
> printing and the profit is less. Still for a one off part it is the easiest
> option. The 20 dollar part needs an expensive mold that was lost years ago.
>
> --
>   Henry Miller
>   hank at millerfarm.com
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> On Wed, Mar 20, 2019, at 11:05 AM, James Peck wrote:
>
> Could this be used to produce seals for 8Ns?
>
>
> https://www.constructionequipment.com/cnh-3d-prints-spare-parts?eid=216501888&bid=2398207
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