Hi,

 

I have been annoyed by the dirty rear windscreen when travelling at work. So I thought I had to do something about it.

So I designed spoilers in Google Sketchup, and converted the 3D file into something that my 3D printer understands.

I printed five modules (Because the printer can handle maximum 17 cm hight). Three middle sections in red PLA and two end modules in black PLA.

This red PLA is lighter than the colour of the car, but I think I'll just let it be that way.

Anyway, the spoiler works fine. It guids the airflow over the rear windscreen and prevents turbulence in drizzling down the rear winscreen with salt and gravel.

I made sure the spoiler doesn't prevent other drivers to see the third breaking light.

I recommend this tweak. It saves the wiper from being damaged due to gravel and asphalt particles.

I have pictures of it, but I got a message telling me "You have exceeded your allotted disk space for attachments" even if the pictures are relatively small.

The colours matches the aux LED lignts that I also have printed in black and red PLA.

 

Hopefully I can post the pictures later in this thread...if admin can help me out...

 

Br. Vidar

Sounds great. Look forward to seeing these pictures.

^{Nice to see where the future is going. Good work. Look forward to pictures.}

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Can't wait to see the photos.

Hi,

 

I have been annoyed by the dirty rear windscreen when travelling at work. So I thought I had to do something about it.

So I designed spoilers in Google Sketchup, and converted the 3D file into something that my 3D printer understands.

I printed five modules (Because the printer can handle maximum 17 cm hight). Three middle sections in red PLA and two end modules in black PLA.

This red PLA is lighter than the colour of the car, but I think I'll just let it be that way.

Anyway, the spoiler works fine. It guids the airflow over the rear windscreen and prevents turbulence in drizzling down the rear winscreen with salt and gravel.

I made sure the spoiler doesn't prevent other drivers to see the third breaking light.

I recommend this tweak. It saves the wiper from being damaged due to gravel and asphalt particles.

I have pictures of it, but I got a message telling me "You have exceeded your allotted disk space for attachments" even if the pictures are relatively small.

The colours matches the aux LED lignts that I also have printed in black and red PLA.

 

Hopefully I can post the pictures later in this thread...if admin can help me out...

 

Br. Vidar

Wow, have to admit I'm impressed, that's cool. Although I love the irony that you've designed and 3D printed your own spoiler but can't upload a picture of it!

If you upload a photo to imageshack, photo bucket, facebook, Twitter etc, get the URL of the image and use the image link embed option on the reply to the thread.

Can't wait to see the photos.

What he said ^ if you need any help using photobucket let me know

Email me this pictures and I'll host them for you 2032.

I just remembered I have a Flickr account. I have uploaded pictures there:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/102644148@N08/16247034930/sizes/o/

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/102644148@N08/16247034800/sizes/o/

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/102644148@N08/16247034940/sizes/o/

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/102644148@N08/16434443335/sizes/o/

Edited 3 February, 201511 yr by Citigo2032

Btw, I have had better luck with good quality prints after I replaced the extruder and temp.sensor. I had a problem before where the temperature readings shifted 40 - 50 deg.C in an instant, forcing the hardware to prevent cold extrusion (PLA is not fed when temperature readings is below 175 deg.C), so all my previous models was not waterproof. Also, there was a damaged teflon tube inside the extruder which made the PLA to not only flow out of the nozzle, but also the wrong direction, causing less PLA flow than neccessary.

Now, I have much better luck, with smoother prints, and completely waterproof models. Matten the glass bed as well as increased bed temperature from 60 to 90 deg.C in order to make the model stick better to the surface during production.

 

Printing spare parts for virtually everything is much easier now :-)

 

Vidar

:peek:

 

 

 

 

That was better! Thanks 

Edited 3 February, 201511 yr by Citigo2032