That is why the news is part of “TV programming”. Well that term may be dated now. For years people have been programmed and manipulated by it.
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Fixed it for ya
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This is a interesting project with many 3D printed parts.
I thought the Shaper was a great idea but a little too rich for my blood .This is an alternative.
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I like that “Compass” Router.
In the second video, it would have been more illustrative if he would have done the design in a clear part of his paper.
But all-in-all, pretty cool.
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I installed a cheap weber knock out carburetor on my 1980 Toyota pickup. I was not much more then rebuild for the oem.
the install went well. I had to use some adaptor plates between the intake manifold and the carb.
Then the throttle did not attach to this new carb the same as the old one so I measured-up and 3d print an adaptor.
The benefits of the adapter are
Did not have to modify either the original throttle cable or the aftermarket carburetor.
Did not have to disassemble either part of them
Did not have to use any fasteners to put the assembly together.
Almost no play
gave it an oil change and then ran it for a bit.
Ran pretty well right out-of-the-box the idle was a little low
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Is this that thingy you were wanting to know how to print for strength?
ON TOPIC - nice job. Good to know you can print another for the glove box if this one breaks.
how old is that hose in the second pic, NOT the one with your finger on it?
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A lot of what you see under the hood was OEM
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No that piece for a Jeep and it’s currently just being tested at default bambu printer settings at 15% infill
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3D printing is pretty scary. And you did it without burning the house down…how rare??? /sarc off
LOVE IT!!!
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45years?
Now that I’m running a electric choke with this new carb I could delete that hose.
This truck originally came from California so it had the full smog package. So there’s a lot of emission stuff that isn’t functioning that could be deleted.
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Oh, I thought that was some type of cooling hole maybe a heater hose. I was gonna say if it’s 45 years old, you better replace it.
I made a GIF out of the video I think it shows how that connection with the carb linkage works a little better.
And I did purposely use garish colors so the 3D printer parts would stand out. I’m really liking the no fasteners, no modification nature of this adaptor.
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So long as that dovetail that you put on there doesn’t slip and bind up everything at wide open throttle
Absolutely no slip and no binding completely tight. It doesn’t seem to move at all from the desired position. I am gonna delete that old hose for the choke as soon as get some plugs
So it looks like the axes of both the throttle cable arm and the carburetor valve line up pretty well. Measuring and approximating that dovetail seemed like you used some fancy Feng Shui to make everything line up.
That would have taken me a minimum of 4 tries.
Did you think about dusting off one of your 3D scanners?
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I looked again that hose I’m talking about is a coolant hose not a vacuum hose.
Squeeze it right where it’s all bulged out just above the Barb fitting and see if it’s not soft and squishy right there
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I didn’t. The components were simple enough I just used a set of digital calipers and a digital angle gauge and that was enough to get the measurements I needed.
The center axis was close enough to get away with a little fudging.
I could send you the F3D if you want to see the design route I took.
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Sure! I always learn stuff from your process. It may not be something I will use today or tomorrow but it rarely goes to waste.
Thanks.
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