Thread Number: 39348
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
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Post# 417466   12/20/2019 at 22:51 (1,560 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Hey
I read a few threads a few years ago. I noticed someone mentioned a person who 3d printed vacuum parts. I have looked and believe it's true. I'm not naming anyone or any machines. Its happening I was wondering what everyone feels about it. You can't tell the difference between real and these items. I get it but if you are selling a machine should it be discolsed to buyer. It could also be considered fabrication which is accepted. This isn't a thread to bring up names or machines. It's a thread how you feel about it. If you bought a machine would you want to know. Les |
Post# 417482 , Reply# 1   12/21/2019 at 17:06 (1,559 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Don't blame the person doing it - blame the vacuum company for not making spare parts - or too many people throwing them out for no reason instead of selling them on eBay and making common parts rare.
If you do it properly (proper temperature and high quality plastic mold used) - 3D printed parts are just as durable if not more then the OEM. If the OEM part is available then use the OEM part, but if you've been like me and hunting for 3 years for a cleanout port cover for a Hoover Z700 and having Sears steal your money then a 3D printed part is preferable. |
Post# 417487 , Reply# 2   12/21/2019 at 19:42 (1,559 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 417491 , Reply# 3   12/21/2019 at 22:51 (1,559 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)   |   | |
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No... 3D printed parts are very obviously 3D printed. Unless you have a printer that costs $10k - or are using one via a print service - the finish quality and dimensional accuracy will not be that good. And even the good prints usually *look* like they've been printed. Prints can be doctored with many methods to make them look better, but then you start getting into time consuming manual finishing, and if somebody's spending that much time making it perfect, it's probably going to be made well.
Resin prints are supposed to have better surface finish, but I've yet to see any IRL. A friend of mine has a resin printer, but like all of these 3D printers, it's finnicky and he barely has the mechanical aptitude to figure it out. |
Post# 417492 , Reply# 4   12/21/2019 at 23:13 (1,559 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 417510 , Reply# 5   12/22/2019 at 20:54 (1,558 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 417517 , Reply# 6   12/22/2019 at 22:38 (1,558 days old) by gregvacs28 (U.S.)   |   | |
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3D printing is, like other technologies, improving in quality and availability.
Imagine being able to print all the parts for an entire vacuum, then just snap or screw them together for a complete vac. |
Post# 417532 , Reply# 7   12/23/2019 at 11:40 (1,557 days old) by jrdavis (oklahoma)   |   | |
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Post# 417534 , Reply# 8   12/23/2019 at 13:06 (1,557 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 417550 , Reply# 10   12/24/2019 at 11:59 (1,556 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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Post# 417551 , Reply# 11   12/24/2019 at 11:59 (1,556 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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Post# 417552 , Reply# 12   12/24/2019 at 12:00 (1,556 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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