Printed a Shaft Seal Installer Tool on my 3D printer

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Printed a Shaft Seal Installer Tool on my 3D printer

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Could NOT find one for a TV12 Mazda Miata Compressor a while back.

So I made one...on my 3D printer.

IT WORKED !!

Cost: 13 CENTS

Disclaimer......I DID smooth it by sanding the outside of the printed part for about 10 minutes with 500 then 1000 emery paper.
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Re: Printed a Shaft Seal Installer Tool on my 3D printer

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Maybe we could have fun w/ your 3D printer w/ a grill escutcheon for Tim (ACKITS.COM) and 3D hood ornaments for bohica2xo's compact PU ('Yote) and my F150 (Boar head w/ tusks).
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HogSlayer:
Anything he swept up on the floor would resemble the last 'yote. The 30/378 makes soup @ 3750

I am still in the subtractive manufacturing camp...

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Re: Printed a Shaft Seal Installer Tool on my 3D printer

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Tim wrote:Show off!
Well, yeah.
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Re: Printed a Shaft Seal Installer Tool on my 3D printer

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Old school metal remover,
Nice sand casting and machining and branding
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Re: Printed a Shaft Seal Installer Tool on my 3D printer

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ice-n-tropics wrote:Maybe we could have fun w/ your 3D printer w/ a grill escutcheon for Tim (ACKITS.COM) and 3D hood ornaments for bohica2xo's compact PU ('Yote) and my F150 (Boar head w/ tusks).
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All doable.....if you have funds....I have printer :D
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Re: Printed a Shaft Seal Installer Tool on my 3D printer

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Whoa! Some serious topic drift going on here!
bohica2xo wrote:HogSlayer:
Anything he swept up on the floor would resemble the last 'yote. The 30/378 makes soup @ 3750
I am still in the subtractive manufacturing camp...
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Well, that's nice I guess....whatever it is.....but what's it got to do with installing seals on a TV12?

I have to say, I'm still WAY more excited about my seal installer because for that compressor, they are not available....and it worked! Woot!
Not sure how your bradford herrick thingy could have helped me install the seal.
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Re: Printed a Shaft Seal Installer Tool on my 3D printer

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Nah, I just decided to make the whole compressor. That way it takes a seal I have a tool for...
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Re: Printed a Shaft Seal Installer Tool on my 3D printer

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Diametric,
We're just funning and staying friendly,hope there is no offense.
It was just a thought for reward for service to this free web site (services performed:
"ACKITS.COM" grill ornament for TIM
"BRADFORD HERRICK" emblem for bohica's Salt Flats cycle
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