Subj : 3d printing
To   : Jamestyree
From : Ernest J Gainey Iii
Date : Sun Sep 15 2019 14:15:30

  Re: 3d printing
  By: Jamestyree to Ernest J Gainey Iii on Tue Sep 10 2019 02:16 pm

 Ja> I have a Shapeoko 2 from Inventables.com. I have had it for a couple of
 Ja> years but I don't use it very much any longer. My other hobby includes
 Ja> vintage stereo systems, including reel to reel tape decks. I got one deck
 Ja> made by Akai and after 30 years, the aluminum cams inside that were
 Ja> responsible for playing, recording, FF/RW (everything was manual back
 Ja> then) had started to disintegrate. I was able to recreate one that worked
 Ja> perfectly and shared it on thingiverse.com. About a year after I had
 Ja> shared it, I was contacted by a business in Montana USA that services and
 Ja> restores the reel to reel decks. [..snip..]

That's awesome, perfect use for a 3d printer. I haven't really started yet with trying to design anything, but having a bit of fun going through thingiverse.


That's great, that there is an actual need for the part you designed and it is helping collectors keep their machines running. A little compensation is nice too... ;)
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Ernest J Gainey III
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