procharger Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 Use Rustoleum American accents stone texured paint it will look a lot better gray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibjet Posted November 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 I have latched and unlatched my doors probably 20 times since installing the 3D printed replacement plastic door lever guides. They are holding up just fine so far. I do not see any wearing. The lever does have quite a bit of spring pressure inward (pulls toward Aircraft center line) and so I do see my parts flex a little bit. I was not sure what the original door markings were, so I just made up what made sense to me. Took a picture of the pilots side yesterday. I took a beautiful flight down to Lake Havasu and had an early dinner. The restaurant is more like a rustic night club. They even have bands on the weekend! New favorite short trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 Since your airplane is SLSA you should have a copy of the AOI. The markings are included in the AOI towards the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibjet Posted November 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 I remember seeing them. I'll have to hunt that down. Now that I have white and clear vinyl sticky back printer paper, I can remake just about any marking. Thanks Tom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmInce Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 Looks great. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug G. Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 Do you think ABS or PETG might make a more durable print? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibjet Posted December 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 ABS is definitely stronger. The challenge for this particular part will be getting it to withstand heat exposure (like time on the tarmac on a hot summer day. For that, it would be better to machine the part out of Delrin or equiv (which is grey like the original parts. I went with the most common 3D print filament just so I could get usable parts without too many hours of learning how to deal with the more difficult filaments. But, if I had bought a mini CNC Mill I would have used Delrin. The parts I made are holding up fine so far. Not at all sure they will servive a hot day outside! Great question!!! ET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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