Tagora parts - home made

[pshome]

Recently did a few Tagora plastic bits in 3D, quite a learning curve... but the results are excellent.

If anybody needs one of these parts, check here: http://www.altefranzosen.de/pages/tagorateile.html

 

Door vent:

 

 

 

Mirror plug

 

 

Console trim to fit SX Trip computer into GLS

 

 

 

Working on the outside mirror covers now.... pretty difficult because its about the only part of the car that is not rectangular

 

 

 

[Junkman]

Can you make a 1/18 scale Tagora, then?

[pshome]

    Hab ich schon, einer reicht.

 

[TagoraSX]

Well done!

 

I can't wait to see how those mirrors turn out.

[406V6]

Nice work. Good to see modern technology helping owners of older cars

[RichardMoss]

Excellent work

 

[Junkman]

    Hab ich schon, einer reicht.

 

Zwei sind minimum.

[cort1977]

This is really exciting.   Can you tell us a bit more about how the data is captured before being reproduced in the printer?   Presumably a lot of measurements or did you get access to a 3d scanner?

[AlabamaShrimp]

Wow! Does this mean you can make anything? Are we all going to have to bombard you with requests for random bits of plastic

[The Moog]

I await the daily mail headlines of outrage that normal people can print their own tagora. Then blame the Brussels

[DSdriver]

Can you print out different types of plastic then? the shell casing for the wing mirror is much harder plastic than the touchy-feely switch

[Skizzer]

This is very exciting indeed. Great work. We need more details! Is it your own 3D printer?

[KruJoe]

Exciting indeed! It's only a matter of time before we're all having odds'n'sods made - bits that were previously only available in unobtainium.

[Inspector Morose]

Hmm. Lots of plastic parts on a bx. Can you do a bonnet in blue? Or lots of Mondeo owners wanting new bumpers?

[cort1977]

Aren't lots of Mk 2 Cavalier plastic bits now made of pure unobtainium?  Not a lucrative niche admittedly...

[michael1703]

Gr9 for DIY vibrator kit

[pshome]

Gr9 for DIY vibrator kit

 

No problem, needs a model though. Just come over, lay down on the kitchen table and keep it up for a few hours while i scan it from all sides with the laser beam. You may flip the underwear pages of the 1981 La Redoute mail order catalogue i found in the trunk of my GLS to keep things straight. Laser has radiation warnings about eyes, but nothing about balls... looks like a safe procedure. Old wiper motor shall do for the mechanics.

[pshome]

Zwei sind minimum.

No room left in the garage...

[Skizzer]

That 504 shooting brake is sex on wheels.

[pshome]

My personal favorite is the 1:87 model of my blue 504 out on an collection trip all across Germany getting the yellow 504 V6 convertible.

 

The tow bar is not mentioned in the car papers and max. tow weight is 1.1 tons anyway. Some truck drivers got pretty upset for no reason, what's wrong taking a ramp at 30km/h uphill on the Autobahn? Saves fuel!

 

[Tag26]

Hey that's fantastic, if a mirror casing can be reproduced that really would be something..........as I could really do with one.

[michael t]

Apologies for the thread resurrection but I'm thinking of buying a 3D printer for exactly this sort of thing, any update on how this is going @pshome ?

[Uncle Jimmy]

Can you make a 1/18 scale Tagora, then?

Can you make a 1:1 Tagora then?

[Uncle Jimmy]

Haven't seen a Tagora of any shade for sale for ages...

[steve_earwig]

I'm sure I saw one recently, maybe in the land of frogs?

 

I only just noticed how old the thread is, did the mirror ever happen or did the printer explode?

[pshome]

The mirrors did happen, but not in 3D printing. Reason is that there is no suitable material available for 3D printing such parts. It needs to be tough to withstand daily (ab-) use but still flexible otherwise your can't mount the mirror and the mechanics into the case.

 

We ended up making the mirrors using a mould made from an original mirror.

 

 

 

The mirrors are for sale on the Tagora meeting next week, if you need one, just come to the meeting.http://autoshite.com/topic/18002-talbot-tagora-meeting-june-2015/

[pshome]

Apologies for the thread resurrection but I'm thinking of buying a 3D printer for exactly this sort of thing, any update on how this is going @pshome ?

 

Making small parts is Ok, but for larger bits or for materials other than "hard" plastics its still not working well.

Consider twice if investing into your own printer is worthwhile. The cheaper ones lack the resolution you need to make good parts or offer only a very restricted size. Technology advances quickly, by the time you printed your first couple of parts a better and cheaper printer is already out.

 

Unless you see it as a hobby investment, you better have the parts printed at a professional service, there are plenty around. They use very good high defintiion printers and offer a choice of materials and colors.

 

Good luck

 

see also here: http://altefranzosen.de/pages/tagorateile.html

[steve_earwig]

You clever buggers! Now i really am impressed

 

No Tagora I'm afraid (I'm a big fan of old Talbots so I'd love one but it would fail the wife test even if I could find one here) but I have previously experienced the joys* of running old motors with zero parts availability.

[tooSavvy]

I have previously experienced the joys* of running old motors with zero parts availability.

Slight thread drift - I enjoy* running newer motor with [stealer only] parts availability & manage [to save] by finding other motors with parts I can utilise

 

3D?.. bring it on

 

 

TS