Bored today to I made a ashtray gauge pod
 

I wanted to get a gauge pod for the ashtray but they aren't offered anymore so I decided to draw one up in solidworks and print it out on a FDM machine out of ABS plastic so its pretty tough. I printed it in 3 pieces to test fit it all. The top section inst glued together in the pic yet since im going to make some small adjustments to the model. Took ~3.5hrs of time to print but im pretty happy with the results :) The only thing left to do is prime it and paint it to match the center console.

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Thats pretty awesome, could you make one angled a bit toward the driver? How much would you charge for that?

Looks good, and nicely done{thumbup}

Looks fantastic! I too wish that it were clocked 25* to 30* toward the driver though. I'd buy one. Great job of designing and execution!

I wish I was this productive when I'm bored :lol:

Nice job!

Wow that looks pretty good. If you start selling them, Pm me and i will pick one up from you :lol:

I went to a cad dimensions 3d seminar in engineering or college and watched a planetary gear box get printed all assembled. Amazing stuff

I would be interested in buying 1 as well.

as would I, i would honestly pay 20$ for sumthin like this lol

Making it angled towards the driver would be as difficult as modifying my 3d model and printing another one. As far as selling them I don't know how cheap I can make them since its a rather time consuming process and I have to babysit it while its printing. I'll let you guys know though.

cool let us know man, i bet you could make sum pretty decent sales with these. good luck and thank you

Definitely cool. I'd be in for one as well ! Especially if it was angled. Great job OP!

Damn man you could make some money off of this!

Hit me up too for an angled one if u get around to selling them. Looks great.

What 3d printer do you use ? Water soluble?