Ideas for 3D printed accessories / parts for ST1300?

ST Gui said:
I like the idea of under mirror light brackets and those in particular. But I wonder how well 3D printed kit would hold up under some weight and constant vibration. Some plastic house LEDs might not be a problem but some of the nicer kit have metal housings and have a bit more heft.
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Vibration is one of the reasons I haven't made plastic printed light brackets. Not that they would break from fatigue, but they would vibrate enough to be an annoyance to oncoming traffic and the rider. All too often I see aftermarket and even OEM fog lights on cars and trucks that flicker bc the bumper cover flexes so much. With LEDs it doesn't take much movement to see it and be dazzled or annoyed by it, let alone take a bump or pothole. I think with the right design they could be done, but I don't think the ones shown by Rogo would hold much weight firmly.

Another reason is I don't like cutting/drilling into plastic. Others are okay with it, but I'm not willing to test on my bike before I offer it to the world. Plastics are hard enough to come by. I'd hate to ruin a finish piece for something that would cost a tenth as much. Not worth it to me.
 
ST Gui said:
I like the idea of under mirror light brackets and those in particular. But I wonder how well 3D printed kit would hold up under some weight and constant vibration. Some plastic house LEDs might not be a problem but some of the nicer kit have metal housings and have a bit more heft.
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OP mentioned carbon fiber. Maybe beef up the bracket in editing.
With a proper infill, I imagine it would be rigid enough to support adequate lighting.


These milled aluminum brackets are nice for any serious photon cannon, if We could get them back in production.
I don't suspect that happening.
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rogo said:
OP mentioned carbon fiber. Maybe beef up the bracket in editing.
With a proper infill, I imagine it would be rigid enough to support adequate lighting.
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Printed carbon fiber isn't the same as layered-up CF. It is chopped strand mixed in with the plastic so it can be extruded through the tiny nozzle. Tbh I haven't played with CF yet. I have a new reel of CF/PLA filament but haven't seen what it can do. Since everything I make is usually for outdoor exposure I resort to ABS since PLA softens in the sun. I should look for some CF/ABS material...
 
rogo said:
These milled aluminum brackets are nice for any serious photon cannon, if We could get them back in production.
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Those were really nice brackets and I have some heavy 55W or 100W halogen lights I'd like to use (if I could find an H1 LED replacement that fit) that need a steel bracket.

rogo said:
I don't suspect that happening.
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Agreed. I think it was skipcurt that got the ball rolling on a run similar brackets. But a small run is pricey so yeah I don't suspect it happening again.

But I do like the idea of 4-5" LED photon Howitzers (used wisely) mounted under the mirrors. I doubt there's a suitable LED bulb for my Baja lights so there may be an LED lamp that strikes my fancy.
 
rogo said:
These milled aluminum brackets are nice for any serious photon cannon, if We could get them back in production.
I don't suspect that happening.
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If someone has a set of these and can measure them pretty accurately, I'll be happy to have a look and see what I'd need to do to make them (from aluminum). Just looking at the pic, the only non-standard thing I see is the rounded portions, I can cut the Z profile on wire EDM easily, but it does tend to be expensive ($120 per hour). A water jet would be more economical but I don't have one. I'd need hole sizes as well as outside dimensions. No promises at this point, but happy to have a look at what it would require.
 
Nice work. If I may suggest, see if you can improve the design so those pieces don't go missing so easily. I don't have a 1300 but I know they are constantly getting lost and harder to find.

I don't profit per se on my prints, but what I make I roll back into the hobby to design and produce more parts. Plus, I like the challenge. Just wish I had more time and energy to focus on it. Keep up the good work!
 
jdmccright said:
Nice work. If I may suggest, see if you can improve the design so those pieces don't go missing so easily. I don't have a 1300 but I know they are constantly getting lost and harder to find.

I don't profit per se on my prints, but what I make I roll back into the hobby to design and produce more parts. Plus, I like the challenge. Just wish I had more time and energy to focus on it. Keep up the good work!
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The improvement I can see immediately is changing the retention devices. The two piece push pin seems to be less than perfect, though probably the best solution at the time for this part. A mechanical fastener for each side of the part and the underside tab such as a bolt and nut seems sturdy, but access will be an issue. I may look at "beefing" up the tabs to make them less likely to fail. I see some space available or each of the four tabs to become more robust and perhaps significantly reduce this issue.
 
Perhaps. I'll need to looks closely at mine. I have added a larger windscreen and something like this might not have much effect. But that is the general idea.
 
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