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[J Tiers]

Good plan!

Nice looking mold cavity also, is that CNC? I think I see the typical CNC machining marks around it.

[J Tiers]

As mentioned, SOME people seem to get what they want when they want it. Maybe they took the trouble to learn how to get good parts.

Some...

[J Tiers]

BF, you are being nasty ....................as usual.... At least I was being helpful, not "damning with faint praise". Are you Doozer's...

[J Tiers]

And, yet, many people right here, "non-professional" users, get just what they want when they want it.

Your problem...

[J Tiers]

Plumbing is extremely difficult to outsource to china. So are many other "trades". Engineering, finance, nearly any "desk job",...

[J Tiers]

Plastic is a poor heat conductor. The heat gun tends to heat the outside too hot before the inside of the material is hot enough. The oven can be set...

[J Tiers]

The time is not remarkably short for your purpose. If, instead, you were making a commercial product, and wanted parts for a prototype...

[J Tiers]

It's sort of illustrated by my example. With a bit of Dooz thrown in.

If you have a need to produce plastic parts without molding, it can...

[J Tiers]

And, any sort of reasonable clearance of a pin in a hole should do better than that by at least a factor of 3 even when worn a bit. Therefore, a straight...

[J Tiers]

Just have a setup that looks like a huge pin chuck. 3 tapered "petals" that are just a turned and split cone, with threads behind it., and a...

[J Tiers]

You did not say it as far as I know. People read into posts whatever they want, and that's if they bother to read past the title. Don't worry about...

[J Tiers]

I have to agree, that is a great use for a 3D printer.

Back when I still had the Volvo wagon, I was ready to get a printer. I had been...

[J Tiers]

Some easy checks:

Check both arbors at the large end for diameter. If different, what are the diameters?

Put the two tapers...

[J Tiers]

Yep, the saddle is a very good plan if there is no saddle in place now..

[J Tiers]

They are commercially available, although possibly not so much where you are.

Still a friction fit, but at least is a backup, and they hold...

[J Tiers]

Hey, Dooz....... is that worth an "Oh S**t"? 😁😉...

[J Tiers]

The print always rules. Agree on that.

[J Tiers]

Thank you.

[J Tiers]

It surely would not hurt to do that. You could also put a block above, as weight at the extreme end produces an up force on the u-bolt joint. The crane...

[J Tiers]

So where do you get that stuff? I looked at the Bahco "where to buy", but there were a lot of pages, and the map showed diddley in the US....