3d printed Speedo needles

[alankelly]

Hi all

Ok time for a new thread

Thoughts on a post card please

Print program needs a few tweaks but not bad for my first attempt in orange material

Best wishes Al

(Note the replacement part is the orange needle using the original black Yamaha boss)

[midlifecrisisrd]

Very nice 😎

Steve

[alankelly]

Hi Steve

Yes not bad

Like I said program needs some tweaks but as it’s only a 10 min print it does not take too long to see the result of an adjustment

Also this sample was the ASA but would like to try making one in PETG too to see if printing in this material is easier for something this fine

Bit different to the clock case that in the end was over 13 hours to make one case😳😳

Best wishes Al

[midlifecrisisrd]

Your printer is paid less per hour than an Indian 8 year old

Steve

[scubajas]

Are you selling these needles , can I buy 3 please

Jason

[alankelly]

Jan 28, 2021 21:33:40 GMT 1 scubajas said:

Are you selling these needles , can I buy 3 please

Jason

Not yet but will be soon once I am happy with the part

[JonW]

Great work Al as ever.

Super that these are a 10 min print. Thats about 140 you can do in 24 hour period. just need to snooze while it prints and wake when it beeps.

[scubajas]

Thanks broke the needle on my speedo the other day , would appreciate some when they are ready please

Jason

[shaunthe2nd]

This is quite common with these near 40yo brittle little things...



Hopefully Alan can save us all some heartache.

[scubajas]

Hopefully 🙏🙏

[tacky1]

That would be great, Im in the same boat as Shaun, Lots of broken needles, but I kept all the bases....

[scubajas]

What is the spindle size on a rd350 kidney clock

[shaunthe2nd]

Most likely 1.0 mm same as earlier LC but haven't checked, and just sorted a couple of those for someone.
Just measure the spindle with vernier guage.

[shaunthe2nd]

I don't think that Alan is making the black centre bit though, just the orange needle part so you will need to retain the bit that fits onto the spindle, so not an issue, unless that is the bit that is broken.

[scubajas]

Good point 👍🏼👍🏼

[alankelly]

Jan 28, 2021 23:12:12 GMT 1 shaunthe2nd said:

I don't think that Alan is making the black centre bit though, just the orange needle part so you will need to retain the bit that fits onto the spindle, so not an issue, unless that is the bit that is broken.

Yes it’s just the needle itself I am trying to print

You need the boss as it has the brass tube moulded in and that little brass weight

Best wishes Al

[sbscnor]

Alan/Shaun some excellent work there between you, are speedo/rev counter needles the same size/fitting be interested in seeing how the colour compares to a new needle

[huggy76]

Another great piece Al.

You have printed so many items now that it would be good to see a list of all the parts you are able to print perhaps.

Thanks for all your hard work on some difficult items.

[shaunthe2nd]

Jan 29, 2021 11:33:05 GMT 1 sbscnor said:

Alan/Shaun some excellent work there between you, are speedo/rev counter needles the same size/fitting be interested in seeing how the colour compares to a new needle

Yes speedo and tacho needles for 4L1/4L0 are the same size and fitting.

[jay]

Excellent work Alan might have a go at changing
the clock faces myself at some stage now that you are making
replacement needles as i was afraid of breaking the needles
Regards Jay

[shaunthe2nd]

Alan sent me some of his new needles to try out, so thought I'd have a go at repairing some of my collection of broken needles.

Alan provides just the needle not the centre boss. This pics shows his replacements at the top. some original broken ones on the right, and to the left are some during the repair process.



Old needle dremelled off the centre boss from behind. Brass weight comes away at same time.
Glue in new needle first;



Then glue in the brass weight after needle has dried;
This pic shows a mix of genuine needles and new ones:



..and this is what the new and originals look like from the front. Originals are nos 1, 3, 5 etc and new 2, 4, 6 etc

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The new are a bit more orange and very slightly thicker than originals.
My suggestion would be to use them when refurbing both tacho and speedo at same tme to keep them looking similar.

You can also see that the gen needles are all slightly diferent shades too depending on how much sun they got over nearly 40 years.

Well done Alan, gives people a good option for a difficult to obtain part.

[scubajas]

Lovely 😊

[scubajas]

Hopefully this will bring a few old clocks back to life

[midlifecrisisrd]

Yes please

If you look,at the prized passesion thread the needle on the nos Speedo is ORANGE

Steve

[JonW]

nice work Al!

Another great product.

I'll share this on the XT500 forum as well.

[alankelly]

Feb 14, 2021 22:33:42 GMT 1 shaunthe2nd said:

Alan sent me some of his new needles to try out, so thought I'd have a go at repairing some of my collection of broken needles.

Alan provides just the needle not the centre boss. This pics shows his replacements at the top. some original broken ones on the right, and to the left are some during the repair process.



Old needle dremelled off the centre boss from behind. Brass weight comes away at same time.
Glue in new needle first;



Then glue in the brass weight after needle has dried;
This pic shows a mix of genuine needles and new ones:



..and this is what the new and originals look like from the front. Originals are nos 1, 3, 5 etc and new 2, 4, 6 etc

[/url

The new are a bit more orange and very slightly thicker than originals.
My suggestion would be to use them when refurbing both tacho and speedo at same tme to keep them looking similar.

You can also see that the gen needles are all slightly diferent shades too depending on how much sun they got over nearly 40 years.

Well done Alan, gives people a good option for a difficult to obtain part.

Hi Shaun

Thank you for taking the time to test them

They look good and glad they fitted ok with a bit of good old super glue

To all the others have asked for needles I had a thought and I will do 3 needles for a fiver posted (so you have a spare if needed (and as Shaun mentioned they are a slightly different orange to the originals so to remove the odd look you would best to replace both during you clock rebuild) but the catch is I cannot start this print run till most likely next weekend at the earliest as I need to clear some of my back orders like need to first finish tthe RDLC horn covers and also finish off the current list for Koso and standard clock cases that never seems to stop😳

But once these are out the way I will make small batch of about 20 and then add to this thread that they are ready

Catch up with you all soon

Best wishesAl

[scubajas]

Thanks for helping us out with these needles , can we put our name down now for some or do you want us to contact you as each batch is done

Jason

[alankelly]

Hi Jason

Let me get the batch made first then I can post out accordingly as at the moment I have too much going on and don’t want to confuse myself further 🙂😳

Best wishes Al

[steve h]

Feb 15, 2021 19:23:09 GMT 1 alankelly said:

Hi Jason

Let me get the batch made first then I can post out accordingly as at the moment I have too much going on and don’t want to confuse myself further 🙂😳

Best wishes Al

Take some staff on Al.

[alankelly]

Feb 15, 2021 19:40:02 GMT 1 steve h said:

Feb 15, 2021 19:23:09 GMT 1 alankelly said:

Hi Jason

Let me get the batch made first then I can post out accordingly as at the moment I have too much going on and don’t want to confuse myself further 🙂😳

Best wishes Al

Take some staff on Al.

Hi Steve

Staff is not the issue but time itself as it’s only a hobby and I have a family of 4 plus I am head engineer at one of BD medical device manufacturer plants so all my commitment both family and work really eats up the day

Original clock cases take 13 hours each and the Koso case are 10 and other stuff is on average 5-6 per unit so a order for a standard pair of clock case is 26 hours plus a little set up and finish time

Got three printers on the go virtually 24:7 so it just take time to get the parts produce

But as long as people understand it’s not my full time job and are patient that’s ok

Catch up soon

Best wishes Al