Anyone out there in ThinkTank land have experience with 3D printers and/or ever tried 3D print manufacturing of fenders with such technology? At Front Street Community Bike Works in Coos Bay, OR, we are considering ~$3,000 purchase of specialized tooling to make aluminum fenders. That is a very big investment for us. Then we learned about the potential of using 3D printing to make fenders. We have no experience with 3D printing but the idea intrigues me.
Here is a link to a design in "Thingiverse" (love that moniker!). https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1695322/comments
Seems like the idea has potential and I wonder if it has been done with success anywhere.
Eric Clough FSCBW Coos Bay, OR
Hi Eric,
As a bike mechanic, I wouldn't recommend riding a bicycle with any 3d printed parts. I've used 3d printers and their application is mainly prototyping, not production, because of the low strength of the product. If you wanted to make a test part to see how your design fits into the bicycle, a 3d printer would be useful. But then the final part would be made by conventional means out of metal or plastic.
I'm curious about how fabricating fenders fits into the mission of your organization. Is the intention to provide metal working experience to people who can transfer those skills to local employment? Or to sell custom parts by mail order in order to fund other shop activities?
For refurbishing bicycles, I've found polycarbonate fenders from planet bike to be satisfactory. For odd applications such as folding bikes and recumbents, I've been able to modify metal fenders from VO and Honjo using basic tools with good results.
I've read a bit about your shop online, and it seems like a really good setup. You're definitely providing a valuable service to the people of Coos Bay. I'm in Portland, so the next time I make it down that way I'll be sure to stop in.
Best, Daniel Silverman
On Sun, Nov 4, 2018, 08:32 eric clough ericclough3@gmail.com wrote:
Anyone out there in ThinkTank land have experience with 3D printers and/or ever tried 3D print manufacturing of fenders with such technology? At Front Street Community Bike Works in Coos Bay, OR, we are considering ~$3,000 purchase of specialized tooling to make aluminum fenders. That is a very big investment for us. Then we learned about the potential of using 3D printing to make fenders. We have no experience with 3D printing but the idea intrigues me.
Here is a link to a design in "Thingiverse" (love that moniker!). https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1695322/comments
Seems like the idea has potential and I wonder if it has been done with success anywhere.
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I have a friend named Ian who will be available to answer questions about the work that he's done crafting bike parts with a 3D printer in "a couple of weeks" he says. I'll let you know :)
On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 11:32 AM eric clough ericclough3@gmail.com wrote:
Anyone out there in ThinkTank land have experience with 3D printers and/or ever tried 3D print manufacturing of fenders with such technology? At Front Street Community Bike Works in Coos Bay, OR, we are considering ~$3,000 purchase of specialized tooling to make aluminum fenders. That is a very big investment for us. Then we learned about the potential of using 3D printing to make fenders. We have no experience with 3D printing but the idea intrigues me.
Here is a link to a design in "Thingiverse" (love that moniker!). https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1695322/comments
Seems like the idea has potential and I wonder if it has been done with success anywhere.
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I'm no expert on 3D printing, but from my minor experiences, this seems like a not entirely wise application of that technology... the objects you want are extremely basic and need some flexibility and structural integrity over a long curve. Rigid/brittle materials are not your friend here, nor is a bit-by-bit manufacturing process. It makes way more sense to extrude or stamp and shape fenders. (Why tho? What's the objective in making them yourselves? If the answer is "because it will be rad," then that's good enough too!)
Josh Bisker 914-500-9890 New York Mechanical Gardens Bike Co-op http://bikecoop.nyc/ 596 Acres http://596acres.org/ Bindlestiff Family Cirkus http://bindlestiff.org/
On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 2:34 PM Peaches steve@compersia.community wrote:
I have a friend named Ian who will be available to answer questions about the work that he's done crafting bike parts with a 3D printer in "a couple of weeks" he says. I'll let you know :)
On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 11:32 AM eric clough ericclough3@gmail.com wrote:
Anyone out there in ThinkTank land have experience with 3D printers and/or ever tried 3D print manufacturing of fenders with such technology? At Front Street Community Bike Works in Coos Bay, OR, we are considering ~$3,000 purchase of specialized tooling to make aluminum fenders. That is a very big investment for us. Then we learned about the potential of using 3D printing to make fenders. We have no experience with 3D printing but the idea intrigues me.
Here is a link to a design in "Thingiverse" (love that moniker!). https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1695322/comments
Seems like the idea has potential and I wonder if it has been done with success anywhere.
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We have been making fenders from PET pop bottle for years. Learned it from Chuck Harris a re-purposing genius, RIP. They work great -- shaped to an existing metal fender with a heat gun, they are strong, flexible, light, very durable.
May make a how-to video for our winter cycling fashion show coming up, but for now I found this, tho it is pretty hokey: https://www.instructables.com/id/Bike-fenders-made-from- water-bottles-and-clothes-h/
Jim Sheehan Executive Director Ohio City Bicycle Co-op 1840 Columbus Rd Cleveland, Ohio 44113 216 830 2667 OhioCityCycles.org jim@ohiocitycycles.org
On Wed, Nov 7, 2018 at 1:53 PM, Josh Bisker jbisker@gmail.com wrote:
I'm no expert on 3D printing, but from my minor experiences, this seems like a not entirely wise application of that technology... the objects you want are extremely basic and need some flexibility and structural integrity over a long curve. Rigid/brittle materials are not your friend here, nor is a bit-by-bit manufacturing process. It makes way more sense to extrude or stamp and shape fenders. (Why tho? What's the objective in making them yourselves? If the answer is "because it will be rad," then that's good enough too!)
Josh Bisker 914-500-9890 New York Mechanical Gardens Bike Co-op http://bikecoop.nyc/ 596 Acres http://596acres.org/ Bindlestiff Family Cirkus http://bindlestiff.org/
On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 2:34 PM Peaches steve@compersia.community wrote:
I have a friend named Ian who will be available to answer questions about the work that he's done crafting bike parts with a 3D printer in "a couple of weeks" he says. I'll let you know :)
On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 11:32 AM eric clough ericclough3@gmail.com wrote:
Anyone out there in ThinkTank land have experience with 3D printers and/or ever tried 3D print manufacturing of fenders with such technology? At Front Street Community Bike Works in Coos Bay, OR, we are considering ~$3,000 purchase of specialized tooling to make aluminum fenders. That is a very big investment for us. Then we learned about the potential of using 3D printing to make fenders. We have no experience with 3D printing but the idea intrigues me.
Here is a link to a design in "Thingiverse" (love that moniker!). https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1695322/comments
Seems like the idea has potential and I wonder if it has been done with success anywhere.
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Super interested in this, btw. Please do make a video or instructable if you can. Especially interested in the "forming with heat gun" part.
cyclista Nicholas
On 2018-11-07 19:18, Jim Sheehan wrote:
We have been making fenders from PET pop bottle for years. Learned it from Chuck Harris a re-purposing genius, RIP. They work great -- shaped to an existing metal fender with a heat gun, they are strong, flexible, light, very durable.
May make a how-to video for our winter cycling fashion show coming up, but for now I found this, tho it is pretty hokey: https://www.instructables.com/id/Bike-fenders-made-from- water-bottles-and-clothes-h/
Jim Sheehan Executive Director Ohio City Bicycle Co-op 1840 Columbus Rd Cleveland, Ohio 44113 216 830 2667 OhioCityCycles.org jim@ohiocitycycles.org
On Wed, Nov 7, 2018 at 1:53 PM, Josh Bisker jbisker@gmail.com wrote:
I'm no expert on 3D printing, but from my minor experiences, this seems like a not entirely wise application of that technology... the objects you want are extremely basic and need some flexibility and structural integrity over a long curve. Rigid/brittle materials are not your friend here, nor is a bit-by-bit manufacturing process. It makes way more sense to extrude or stamp and shape fenders. (Why tho? What's the objective in making them yourselves? If the answer is "because it will be rad," then that's good enough too!)
Josh Bisker 914-500-9890 New York Mechanical Gardens Bike Co-op http://bikecoop.nyc/ 596 Acres http://596acres.org/ Bindlestiff Family Cirkus http://bindlestiff.org/
On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 2:34 PM Peaches steve@compersia.community wrote:
I have a friend named Ian who will be available to answer questions about the work that he's done crafting bike parts with a 3D printer in "a couple of weeks" he says. I'll let you know :)
On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 11:32 AM eric clough ericclough3@gmail.com wrote:
Anyone out there in ThinkTank land have experience with 3D printers and/or ever tried 3D print manufacturing of fenders with such technology? At Front Street Community Bike Works in Coos Bay, OR, we are considering ~$3,000 purchase of specialized tooling to make aluminum fenders.
That is a very big investment for us. Then we learned about the potential of using 3D printing to make fenders. We have no experience with 3D printing but the idea intrigues me.Here is a link to a design in "Thingiverse" (love that moniker!). https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1695322/comments
Seems like the idea has potential and I wonder if it has been done with success anywhere.
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There's always good old fashioned coroplast fenders, all you need is some zip ties, old election signs and a little creativity. I realise it's not the most stylish choice but you can make them look half decent. Or terrible if you want them to double as theft protection :P (see attached)
-Morgan from London Ontario
On Wed, Nov 7, 2018, 13:53 Josh Bisker jbisker@gmail.com wrote:
I'm no expert on 3D printing, but from my minor experiences, this seems like a not entirely wise application of that technology... the objects you want are extremely basic and need some flexibility and structural integrity over a long curve. Rigid/brittle materials are not your friend here, nor is a bit-by-bit manufacturing process. It makes way more sense to extrude or stamp and shape fenders. (Why tho? What's the objective in making them yourselves? If the answer is "because it will be rad," then that's good enough too!)
Josh Bisker 914-500-9890 New York Mechanical Gardens Bike Co-op http://bikecoop.nyc/ 596 Acres http://596acres.org/ Bindlestiff Family Cirkus http://bindlestiff.org/
On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 2:34 PM Peaches steve@compersia.community wrote:
I have a friend named Ian who will be available to answer questions about the work that he's done crafting bike parts with a 3D printer in "a couple of weeks" he says. I'll let you know :)
On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 11:32 AM eric clough ericclough3@gmail.com wrote:
Anyone out there in ThinkTank land have experience with 3D printers and/or ever tried 3D print manufacturing of fenders with such technology? At Front Street Community Bike Works in Coos Bay, OR, we are considering ~$3,000 purchase of specialized tooling to make aluminum fenders. That is a very big investment for us. Then we learned about the potential of using 3D printing to make fenders. We have no experience with 3D printing but the idea intrigues me.
Here is a link to a design in "Thingiverse" (love that moniker!). https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1695322/comments
Seems like the idea has potential and I wonder if it has been done with success anywhere.
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I’ve made one of these for a shop tandem. All it takes is know how and duct tape.
https://biketoeverything.com/2018/01/31/cardboard-bike-fenders-price-free/
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From: Thethinktank thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org on behalf of Morgan Rehme morganrehm@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:22 AM To: The Think Tank Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] 3D Printed Fenders/Mudgaurds?
There's always good old fashioned coroplast fenders, all you need is some zip ties, old election signs and a little creativity. I realise it's not the most stylish choice but you can make them look half decent. Or terrible if you want them to double as theft protection :P (see attached)
-Morgan from London Ontario
On Wed, Nov 7, 2018, 13:53 Josh Bisker <jbisker@gmail.commailto:jbisker@gmail.com> wrote: I'm no expert on 3D printing, but from my minor experiences, this seems like a not entirely wise application of that technology... the objects you want are extremely basic and need some flexibility and structural integrity over a long curve. Rigid/brittle materials are not your friend here, nor is a bit-by-bit manufacturing process. It makes way more sense to extrude or stamp and shape fenders. (Why tho? What's the objective in making them yourselves? If the answer is "because it will be rad," then that's good enough too!)
Josh Bisker 914-500-9890 New York Mechanical Gardens Bike Co-ophttp://bikecoop.nyc/ 596 Acreshttp://596acres.org/ Bindlestiff Family Cirkushttp://bindlestiff.org/
On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 2:34 PM Peaches steve@compersia.community wrote: I have a friend named Ian who will be available to answer questions about the work that he's done crafting bike parts with a 3D printer in "a couple of weeks" he says. I'll let you know :)
On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 11:32 AM eric clough <ericclough3@gmail.commailto:ericclough3@gmail.com> wrote: Anyone out there in ThinkTank land have experience with 3D printers and/or ever tried 3D print manufacturing of fenders with such technology? At Front Street Community Bike Works in Coos Bay, OR, we are considering ~$3,000 purchase of specialized tooling to make aluminum fenders. That is a very big investment for us. Then we learned about the potential of using 3D printing to make fenders. We have no experience with 3D printing but the idea intrigues me.
Here is a link to a design in "Thingiverse" (love that moniker!). https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1695322/comments
Seems like the idea has potential and I wonder if it has been done with success anywhere.
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