I've had a 3D printer for a little over 6 months now, and I love it more and more every day. I'd like to share some of the recent designs I've completed and applied. Quick backstory: I bought my 93' supra off a friend and auctioneer, it was in great condition, just needed some love. There was some grime on the headliner, and the headliner was sagging. Luckily the sag was not the fabric, but rather the panel itself due to all but one headliner brackets being lost. I got my headliner all cleaned up (for the most part, still needs some work), but to fix the sag I had to get creative. Like I said, I only had one of the four brackets left. I removed the bracket, got out the digital caliper, got precise measurements, made a quick 5 minute model, and sent it to the printer. After adhering some industrial velcro fasteners to the flat end of the brackets I installed them and my headliner was returned to it's former glory. Ecstatic with the results, I decided to keep the ball rolling. I then measured 2 mount points available on my stock front bumper for a bracket for my GoPro, designed it and then printed it out. It holds solid! 3D printers have opened up a world of possibility, it has made me start thinking about what I would like and how I can use it to achieve the results. I'm actually starting to build my second 3D printer using parts that are mostly 3D printed. The total cost for making a 3D printer using the method I am will cost me about 250$ USD for any size build volume. I could theoretically build a 3D printer 8ft x 8 ft x 8ft if I wanted to. Just wanted to post this as I was inspired by possibilities. I'll be posting links to my designs as soon as I get them uploaded. Here's some pics! Disregard the stupid headunit, I'm replacing it soon.
Headliner before
Headliner after (still a WIP)