yes, just DM your mailing address to me and we'll pick up from there.
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I'm also willing to give it a light sanding and see how it responds to an acetone vapor bath. I've done this twice, the second time with encouraging results but it's also extra labor/fee of $20.
I have robwickham's prototype but haven't installed it due to cold weather. To me the texture looks attractive in hand (but not in photos). I will not be sanding mine.
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The ridges show up much more prominent in the photo than in real life. When I saw Rob's photo, I wondered if he printed differently than my son did. The I took my photo and it looks just like Rob's photo. I don't see a need to sand it. Some folks are more sensitive about such things than I am, however.
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Well I ordered it sans-sanding, so we’ll see how it goes! Just have to wire the switches up to actually do what they’re gonna be labeled for now…
printing in fine (0.1mm) layer height is an option to reduce layer lines, but it's also a doubling effect on the print time -- up to 12 hours for this particular part at typical 50mm/sec speed. Now, printing in resin would be a whole different ballgame, but I don't have that type of printer (too messy.)
I finally got around to attaching robwickham's prototype. I already had labels on my switches so version 1 works fine for me. The guard should be perfectly effective at preventing accidental toggling of the switches (particularly when my wife has rotated the passenger seat 90 degrees and has her feet up on the driver seat reading.
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On my 2016 the mounting position for this guard has a slight curvature to it. To ensure a snug fit I took a heat gun to the guard. This was easy and it mounted nicely.
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Thanks Rob.
On my 2016 the mounting position for this guard has a slight curvature to it. To ensure a snug fit I took a heat gun to the guard. This was easy and it mounted nicely.
Thanks Rob.
very clever with the heat gun! in the future, I think I could tweak the design to have that same curve (or remove those 2 veritcal pieces) and still work fine on more recent model years.
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Yes, I have a few from the last round of printing, and at a few different price points vs. print quality (smoother = more costly.) I have a few I've vapor smoothed as well. I'll get a photo of all of them with pricing so you can pick. What year model is your Transit?
This is the full set of guards, lowest price/quality to highest price/quality. The STL file for the latest design is available at Cults3d.com (Ford Transit Upfitter Switch Guard v2), and you can get a decent price for cloud service printing from https://craftcloud3d.com/. That's my recommendation unless you aren't comfortable with using a print service. The upside is you get to pick from more color, material, and finish options.
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This is an earlier design I printed using a cloud service before I owned a printer. It's $15 + $5 in USPS shipping. Any of these can be sanded as much or as little as you like. Wet sanding as the final step in sanding can produce a nice finish, such as 1800 grit.
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This is the latest design, but it vapor smoothed a tiny bit too long so it began to deform slightly. Some filler of your choice and sanding is an option. This is also $15 + $5 in USPS shipping.
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This is the latest design printed in "normal" resolution. It's $30 + $5 in USPS shipping.
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These were done in "fine" resolution and have been the most popular as a tradeoff for cost vs. finish quality. No sanding needed on these. $40 + $5 USPS shipping. I have 4 of them.
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This one is sweet. It's printed in "fine" and vapor smoothed just the right amount. No need for sanding, and minimal print artifacts. It's $50 + $5 USPS shipping.
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This is an earlier design I printed using a cloud service before I owned a printer. It's $15 + $5 in USPS shipping. Any of these can be sanded as much or as little as you like. Wet sanding as the final step in sanding can produce a nice finish, such as 1800 grit.
This is the latest design, but it vapor smoothed a tiny bit too long so it began to deform slightly. Some filler of your choice and sanding is an option. This is also $15 + $5 in USPS shipping.
This is the latest design printed in "normal" resolution. It's $30 + $5 in USPS shipping.
These were done in "fine" resolution and have been the most popular as a tradeoff for cost vs. finish quality. No sanding needed on these. $40 + $5 USPS shipping. I have 4 of them.
This one is sweet. It's printed in "fine" and vapor smoothed just the right amount. No need for sanding, and minimal print artifacts. It's $50 + $5 USPS shipping.
Great, please DM me with your address and we can pick up from there.
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I am a relatively new user and as with many others, am having a difficult time getting access to DM. I would greatly appreciate your DM to me so we can get this going.
Thank you.
Done!
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The switch plate in action. no more dog flipping switches. Fit on a 2022 Transit.
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How do I DM you Rob? Yo gusto 😁
just hover over my profile ID and there is a "Message" gesture there.
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Thanks Rob for putting this out there. Such a need with a dog😁 Always on the road people thought I was light bar flashing them! Great product
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