I'll try to find something which can be dyed the same color as the car, I've got too many black MB keys now and need a more elegant way to keep track of which keys go with which car. Maybe color-coding will be the answer, although I would hate to ruin a perfectly good key head simply to change the color. Maybe the second key for each car, or a third spare key... ------------- Max Charleston SC
On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 8:41 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Sure. Send me the files and I’ll knock them out. > > Do understand that there are a wide range of materials available for 3D > printing. Look here: > > > https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=3d+printing+filament&crid=2JF2L95MP97R2&sprefix=3d+printing%2Caps%2C258&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_11 > > Look down at the choices under “3D Printing Materials”. There are a number > of different materials to print with, all of which have different > characteristics depending on what you’re printing. The most common material > is PLA, but it’s probably not ideal for something like a key head. You can > get filament that has real wood in it to look wood grained, for example, > along with all sorts of other stuff. > > -D > > > > > On Jan 14, 2020, at 8:23 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Sounds like I need to find (or create) the files to make the two halves > of > > the key head and send them down to you for printing. > > ------------- > > Max > > Charleston SC > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 8:17 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> I got a printer courtesy of a credit card scam someone tried to > accomplish > >> on my youngest son. His credit card got compromised and someone ordered > two > >> 3D printers with it. The bank reversed the fraudulent charges and he > >> thought that was it, not knowing what they were for. A few weeks later > two > >> 3D printers show up at the house from some company in Taiwan. He > contacted > >> the company and the credit card people, and both of them said to keep > them > >> as I suspect it wouldn’t have been worth it to ship them back. > >> > >> He didn’t want them so I kept one and gave the other to a coworker’s dad > >> who is a retired aerospace engineer. I think it’s an Ender 3 or > something > >> like that. > >> > >> You don’t really have to have any design abilities. Just go to > Thingverse > >> or any number of other web sites that host 3D printer files and start > >> searching. The stuff you’ll find is amazing, and the materials to make > them > >> are relatively cheap. There are a bunch of Mercedes related things on > >> Thingverse. > >> > >> I haven’t done anything significant with my printer, but it’s fun to > >> tinker with. Most of what I’ve made so far are enhancements for the > printer > >> itself. > >> > >> -D > >> > >> > >>> On Jan 13, 2020, at 6:35 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> I've often thought about getting a printer but I've got no skilz on the > >> design side making it fairly impractical. Our house is so small it'd be > >> inconvenient too ASFAIK prints easily run into tens of hours... > >>> -Curt > >>> > >>> On Monday, January 13, 2020, 4:11:32 PM EST, Curley McLain via > >> Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> here's a printer for $200. You can create the file, then go inta biz, > >>> > >> > https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=40108&cl=res&utm_source=200109_email_seg&utm_medium=email&utm_content=cadet_button&utm_campaign=200110_cadet_comingsoon&deliveryName=DM7722 > >>>> Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >>>> January 13, 2020 at 9:09 AM > >>>> I'd have thought somebody would have already designed one but a search > >>>> on Thingverse came up negative... > >>>> -Curt > >>>> > >>>> On Sunday, January 12, 2020, 1:58:21 PM EST, fmiser <fmi...@gmail.com > > > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> What about 3D print? Not as elegant, for sure. But easy and > >>>> effective. > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
